Day 27+28: Resting in San Francisco

On tour, it's always a good idea to take some time for rest and rejuvenation. Normally, NYO-USA would always get a day off after every concert, but very recently we were given two days off in foggy San Francisco.

It was a little hilarious seeing everyone all dressed up in shorts and t-shirts while coming off the plane only to find that the San Francisco weather was not representative of the typical Southern California heat at all:

Watching a native San Franciscan walking by

San Francisco was a lovely city, however, and it was apparent that the music scene here was big. Although our concert wouldn't be in San Francisco (but instead, Sonoma State University), it was nice to walk around and explore.

Sonoma State University's Weill Hall is modeled after Tanglewood's Ozawa Hall. We went to Sonoma for a dinner party hosted by the Weill family, and it was hard not to feel nostalgic for the concert we had at Tanglewood. All of us began to tear up just a little when the NYO-USA staff put a slideshow up consisting of all the photos that Chris Lee took of us on tour. Though this wasn't our farewell party, we all felt a little bittersweet that the end was approaching.