Last Sunday I had the privilege of listening to the Cornell Symphony Orchestra in their final performance of the year. One of the main reasons I wanted to go was that I wanted to see my roommate O rock out on the viola one last time. While O said that the performance had a few hiccups along the way, I thought it was great. The only critique I have is that I wish the songs were played in a different order. The first piece was very good in that it had a lot of drums and had a decent pace. The second piece was Tchaikovsky’s famous Romeo and Juliet: Overture-Fantasy where I cant explain how it goes but if you heard it, you would recognize from other various TV shows and movies. The final piece was a Finnish piece about their independence from Russia and how people needed a national identity. Also just realized this but, they finished with a Finnish piece (bum, bum, tssh). I think the order should have been Tchaikovsky, Finnish piece, First one. The Finnish one dragged on at the end, not that it was bad, but that it seemed like it was never going to end. Putting that in the middle between the more enjoyable pieces would have made it more bearable. Also, ending with the more powerful drum piece would have brought the performance to a fever pitch. All in all it was a great performance and a nice way to relax before finals.