For three days now, we’ve been going to the Strumenti & Musica festival.  (In our case, we’ve snubbed the Fisarmonica in favor of the pianoforte—in lots of the playing, a might heavy on the forte.)

What a blast!  Young adults in their early twenties, sometimes younger, all auditioning to play in an ensemble (we think)—or for some other prize we haven’t figured out.

You can cut the competition with a knife.  One mother thumped her daughter on the back (in a gesture of encouragement, one presumes)—so hard it almost took the wind out of the girl and the room.

Another prima donna (if males be such) moved around like he owned the place. And as for Palazzo Leti Sansi itself, here’s hoping Rebecca’s photographs do the trompe l’oeil (optical illusion) justice!

The judges even joined us at nonna‘s kitchen for lunch one day, though they probably think it was the other way around.