Rika, Hannah and I went to listen. The recital was well attended with the 300 seater hall feeling quite full. Two of my colleagues from work, Mikoyo and Kumi also attended but they arrived late so we didn't sit with them.
The hall had a glassed-in room at the back where Hannah could be noisy without disturbing the other concert goers. However I foolishly decided to sit us in the main auditorium (near the door) for the first piece.
The hall had a glassed-in room at the back where Hannah could be noisy without disturbing the other concert goers. However I foolishly decided to sit us in the main auditorium (near the door) for the first piece.
Hannah was rapt from the moment Christopher appeared on stage from a trapdoor in the floor, and listened silently for the first 8 min of the first piece. But eventually just before the piece ended, she wanted to talk about and we had to slip out. Unfortunately not as silently and inconspicuously as I'd planned. We enjoyed the remaining four pieces from the room at the back, where Hannah could wriggle, ask questions and sing-along.
Afterwards we stayed back to say hello to Christopher, who was very nice to Hannah. But I felt bad all week for disrupting the performance, since it was clear the he and others had done a lot of work to make sure everything was just perfect.
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