Can’t decide on tattoo: map of 1919 East Prussia, HR Giger Easter Bunny, Spaceballs poster, Triceratops skeleton, or topographic map of Minnesota.
Porridger’s Almanack (Breakfast of Ganglions)
Americans don’t need somebody to play more Brahms or Beethoven. They need to know that there is very important music out there that they’re not listening to—because our ears and spirits need constant renewal.
— Conductor James Conlon (remarks occasioned by the Britten centenary)
Nine years ago yesterday:
An unusual day: a second Symphony Update.
I did indeed lay some more work down, adding yet another 70 seconds, in fact. There is now some four minutes and change of the first movement, which is now a bit more than half finished. [22 Oct 2016]
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