The next time I get an attack of the “contemporary music blues,” I need only think of this amazing concert. Left to right: Zhou Tian, Adolphus Hailstork, David Hayes, and Jennifer Higdon. So wonderful to finally meet Adolphus Hailstork, whose music I have admired since the 1980s, to reconnect with Jennifer Higdon, who is one of the nicest people (and who used to live two blocks from me in Philadelphia), and to catch up with Zhou Tian, a former radio guest and now something of a friendly acquaintance. David Hayes I remember from when he was still a student at Curtis, the kid who went on to conduct the Philadelphia Singers. Of course his career has only continued to blossom. A truly memorable evening, and a concert chock-full of good and even great things!