The blue lights flash and stream out from the top of the
stage, spraying over the many fans crowded in for the concert. Fog is pouring
out from behind the curtains as the artist steps onto the stage. Screams and
clapping erupt from the audience as they cheer on the performer while she walks
up to the middle of the stage, readying herself for tonight’s performance. As
she raises her instrument to her left shoulder, the noise dies down. The people
are now waiting in silent anticipation, waiting for what they came for.
Everyone breathes in quietly and out quietly, their eyes never once leaving the
musician. That’s when the music started. The beautiful sound quietly spread
across the ocean of azure like a single, lonely wave. A small tremolo to
accompany the light wubs and bangs coming from the speakers. The music then
began to climax as she moved her bow across the strings, faster and faster. The
bass dropped and she began to move and sway to the fast paced music. No one
moved or cheered, they were too busy watching her move to the sound of the violin.
Adrenaline coursed through my body as she played, causing my whole body to
shutter from the angelic melody. As the music slowed, fake snow began to fall
from above, an allusion to the original music video to the song. Crystallize.
It was a name that fit the graceful tune.
The speed and sound picked up again
like a gust of wind swirling through the crowd. Music and sound alike slammed
the audience back as she continued to play and spin to the beat. My heart
slammed in my chest, and my body numbed, as if I couldn’t move. As if I were the one with snow falling around
me in a castle of ice. The music captivated me. Soon enough, everything began
to slow again; the song was coming to an end. And as fast as it had come, it all
stopped, and the music was replaced with the sound of hundreds of screaming
fans. I blinked as the people around me jumped up and down, cheering out for
their idol. Lindsey Stirling. She smiled and waved while the man over the
intercom announced that the concert was over. The horde of people continued to
call out and whoop for her while I stood there and smiled. My first Lindsey
Stirling concert will always be the best one I’ll ever go to. I’ll never forget
it.
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