Backstage at a concert last night, while waiting to go onstage, the tuba player was waiting to go onstage, with the tuba resting upside down on its bell on the floor. A pianist accidentally was standing on the edge of the bell.
"Excuse me, could you move your foot? You're standing on thousands of dollars."
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Make music, not war
I happen to be a news junkie... and as I read about the middle east problems, I recalled something I read conductor/pianist Daniel Barenboim saying in a book of conversations between him and Edward Said.
He described a European youth orchestra project that he had been involved in, and how an Israeli student and a Palestinian student ended up as standpartners, and eventually became friendly, as a result of their shared musical experiences.
The word "harmony" can be used interchangeably with "peace" for a reason.
He described a European youth orchestra project that he had been involved in, and how an Israeli student and a Palestinian student ended up as standpartners, and eventually became friendly, as a result of their shared musical experiences.
The word "harmony" can be used interchangeably with "peace" for a reason.
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