The glorious instrument inside the rebuilt Frauenkirche in Dresden. Built by Daniel Kern, the organ possesses reconstructed stops from the original Gottfried Silbermann organ design as well as the addition of a fourth manual and stops suitable for 19th century symphonic literature.

The best thing I ate while abroad: a Schaumrolle from the (rightfully!) famous Demel bakery in Vienna.

Eastern European choir tour

Needless to say, it has been an insane semester, as evidenced by my deafening silence. Here is a juicy tidbit, not as an apology, but as the beginning of an explanation. I took this photograph on the Pest side of Budapest, on the second day of my Eastern European choir tour (more to follow).