Beautiful buildings and winding streets in Trieste

Another full day of fun adventures at IMFA! We began with a sound check of our electronic pieces at 9:30, then I slipped next door to the local church, San Giovanni, to attend a 10:00 mass in Slovenian. I could follow most of it, and even recognized a few of the hymns. We had a wonderful concert at 11 in the auditorium, featuring composers, instrumentalists and singers. Here are some sound clips of the electronic works:

Neil Quillen, “We, giants to some, ants to others”[esplayer url=”https://brookejoyce.com/wp-content/uploads/wegiants.mp3″ width=”200″ height=”25”]

Ben Davidson, “Sea Change”[esplayer url=”https://brookejoyce.com/wp-content/uploads/seachange.mp3″ width=”200″ height=”25”]

Jamie Leidwinger, “Pulse”[esplayer url=”https://brookejoyce.com/wp-content/uploads/pulse.mp3″ width=”200″ height=”25”]

Evan Twichell, “Dog Ciao”[esplayer url=”https://brookejoyce.com/wp-content/uploads/dogciao.mp3″ width=”200″ height=”25”]

After lunch, a few of us decided to head to Trieste, the eastern most city in Italy. After a long bus ride (which shouldn’t have been quite so long), we arrived in the city center and made our way to the Piazza Unita d’Italia, where we had a nice coffee and sweet at Harry’s Cafe (recommended by my friend Harvey Sollberger). Without a real plan, we wandered around the area for a few hours, exploring many of the side streets and alleys. Magically, we found our way back to the bus station just as the rain started falling.

4 normal-size jars of Nutella, and one jumbo

Harry’s Cafe in Trieste