The Music on the Green Concert

    This evening, Julia, Summer and I together attended both The Yale Summer Festival, which was held on the courtyard of Trumbull College from 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. , and the The Music on the Green Concert, which was held on the historic New Haven Green from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m..  

    As we set off for The Yale Summer Festival after finishing our supper around 7:00 p.m. and arrived at the courtyard of Trumbull College ten minutes later, we saw only the ending part of the Festival: a band playing music, scores of young students enjoying listening, watching, talking, eating, drinking and taking photos of the band, and a group of staff members serving foods and drinks. We took some photos while listening to the music, and tasted some food, which was delicious. And when the Festival came to an end as scheduled, we left for The Music on the Green Concert.

   

    The concert was extremely popular. There was a sea of audience. The spacious green-land was crowded with people, some simply sitting on the grass, some sitting on a folding chair, some standing singing and dancing to the music, and a few lying on the grass. The music and singing were loud, and the people were excited and delighted, whistling and shouting and applauding whenever a song was finished. Looking around, we found that besides students from Yale University, the audience consisted mainly of couples, including old and young, and families, including very young kids. Some of the couples danced and kissed each other, and some families embraced each other. It seemed that the couples and families were deep in love and happy together. Among the big crowd were also policemen, and around the huge Green, I saw one ambulance and a long line of portable toilets. The organizers of the concert are really considerate! According to me, the concert offers a good opportunity for couples and families to stay together, to feel and express their love for each other by listening to music, singing and dancing. It may follow that the more such concerts are held, the lower the divorce rate in America.