Last night we went to see Gordon Lighfoot, one of my favorite singers of all time, at the historic Sanders Theater at Harvard University. I'm not sure which one was the star of the evening.
Gordon Lighfoot has recorded many hits over the years; If You Could Read My Mind, Rainy Day People, Carefree Highway, Sundown, and many others. He's 70 years old now, and his voice isn't what it used to be, but it was still a great show.
The Sanders Theater was built in 1876, and the Harvard Commencement was held there that year. In 1881 Greek plays were held at Sanders, and regular attendees included Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Also in 1881, the Boston Symphony orchestra was formed and contracted to play six yearly concerts Sanders. In the 1960's, because the back stage area is not heated, the Symphony found a loophole in the contract and moved to what is now Symphony Hall. Among the famous people who have spoken at the Sanders Theater are Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
The music was great and the setting was spectacular. Check out the schedule, and attend an event at Sanders if you ever get a chance.
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