Thought for the Day
Filed in Inspiration, Thought for the Day on April 17, 2005 at 4:01 pm“An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger.”
–Dan Rather, US television newscaster (1931 - )
(. . . So, at six hours in length, was the William Tell opera one of Rossini’s “laundry lists”?)
Thoughtful History for the Day: Leopold Mozart
Filed in History, Inspiration, Reviews, Technique, Thought for the Day, Violin on April 16, 2005 at 10:37 pm“When I was a young fellow I used to think that philosophers were people who said little, seldom laughed, and turned a sulky face upon the world in general. But my own experiences have completely persuaded me that, without knowing it, I must be a philosopher.”
–Leopold Mozart (in a letter sent to the Baroness von [...]
Thought for the Day
Filed in Inspiration, Thought for the Day on April 15, 2005 at 4:25 pm“Give me a laundry list and I’ll set it to music.”
–Gioacchino Antonio Rossini
Lori Huff Recital, Back on Track
Filed in Composition, Performance on April 13, 2005 at 10:10 pmOn April 30, 8pm, the Lori Huff saxophone recital, “An Eclectic Evening”, will finally take the stage at Cal Poly, Pomona’s Recital Hall. Featuring the musical talents of both Cal Poly students and faculty, the eclectic line-up of musical styles and ensembles for that evening will include: “Foxtrot”, a sax and violin duet by Michael [...]
Thought for the Day
Filed in Inspiration, Thought for the Day on April 12, 2005 at 11:05 pm“Music is well said to be the speech of angels; in fact, nothing among the utterances allowed to man is felt to be so divine. It brings us near to the infinite.”
–Thomas Carlyle
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