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I have a favorite sweater that I really like to wearEven on days when it’s covered with the kitties’ hair.I’ve had it for 5 years and I’ve changed the buttons twiceIt’s been to France and England, and it’s been in snow and ice.I put it in my closet, hiding it from view.Hoping to stop wearing [...]
Another night with the Pacific Symphony. Carl St. Clair conducted–his long gray hair flying all about as he leapt around on the podium. I told John that in some ways he looks the very caricature of a conductor–his movements so exaggerated, his whole body leaping dramatically around the stage. But he remains a complete joy [...]
Tonight our family enjoyed a night of movie music at the OC Pacific Symphony. They showed clips from famous musicals on a large screen above the orchestra as they played the accompanying musical score. What fun! The evening began with the music from 2001–the opening scenes with “Thus Spake Zarathustra.” I forget how powerful those [...]
I knew that my passion for Rachmaninoff was pretty deap-seated, but I was still downright surprised with my quiz results… If I were a Dead Russian Composer, I would be Sergei Rakhmaninov. I lived in the early Twentieth Century and was well known for my compositional, conducting, and piano skills, yet I am melancholy despite [...]
Take me to hear Rachmaninoff at the symphony. And not just any old piano player, but make it Alexander Kobrin, the 25 year-old Russian boy-wonder. And make the music be Rach’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. And watch me hold my breath until it’s over and then cry because it’s over…and then smile :)
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