CHOCOLATE AND MUSIC.

A email from a classical music lover asked me to say something in my Blog about the Brahms Concert by our famous Nusantara Symphony Orchestra tonight. Why, I asked. Because, she said that people who read my blogs in Jakarta, were not just chocoholics but classical music lovers. I was tremendously flattered of course. Why why not, so far chocolate has been associated with many of the good things of life.

The Nusantara Symphony Orchestra is our oldest, most famous, orchestra in Indonesia. It has enjoyed much acclaim from visiting conductors and music ans. Tonight the Orchestra will be conducted by the eclectic Hikotaro Yazaki. Yazaki who impacted this region for his recent taking the Requiem to new emotive heights in the memory of Princess Galyani of Thailand.

Tonight's concert will present Brahms Piano Concerto No1, Opus15, in D Major and Symphony No2 Opus73 in D major.

The pianist is Jun Komatsu, graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston. She as you may know is also the winner of the Palma d'Or.

Discreet enjoyment of chocolate will not be frowned upon. Don't take noisy packaging with you.

There are some connections of chocolate and music. I am not stretching to make a point. Both are known to be relaxing to the brain. Both stimulate some kind of brain activity(you have already heard of the Mozart Effect).Classical Music it is claimed, offers short-term improvements to the spatio-temporal reasoning. Chocolate rich in flavonals encourages learning and memorising. Music researchers say has transformational powers in health, education and well being. The same has indeed been said of chocolate.Both Classical Music and Chocolate make you better disposed towards others and towards the world in general.

So do attend tonight's concert. And come back home and have a hot cocoa.