Vilde Frang saved my day today.  Her performance of Edward Elgar’s Violin Concerto in B minor, Opus 61 made me remember that art is integral to life, and that the tragedy that seems to be thundering toward us cannot overtake everything.  And all day I’ve been feeling politics

Even as we were going into the concert hall our friend whispered, “Who knows?  Maybe at the next concert we’ll have to sit separately from the men….”  And I whispered back, “that is the least of my worries.”

And then there was Vilde Frang, who played with her whole body and soul and helped us rise beyond all thoughts of politics. 

She reminded me that yes, this transcendence is worth fighting for.  This freedom is worth fighting for.