Tonight, Wednesday, I went to the San Francisco Symphony, Michael
Tilson Thomas, conducting (what would have been last nights
programme, but . . was cancelled), Mahler's "Tragic" Symphony #6.
How appropos.
Before the performance, he spoke, and said with all due respect and
honor for the victims of the devastating tragedies in our country,
musicians across the country must and will continue to make music,
for its power to remind us all of our human connection: the great
power of music.
THen he led the orchestra in the National Anthem, as we all stood,
and remained standing for a long few minutes of silence, before he
began the magnificent Mahler's 6th.
In the spirit of this thread, I thought I would add this experience I
had tonight.
Richard in San Francisco
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.At 11:55 PM -0400 9/12/01, JMDL Digest wrote:
>
>Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 21:34:31 -0600
>From: "Brett Code" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: laugh and sing and play music (njc)
>
>The Canadian country music awards were held in Calgary this past weekend.
>Since none of the artists could fly home, they decided to organize a big
>concert, for free, for people to laugh and sing and celebrate - all that's
>good in our world and to thank the U.S. for the light it shines. Donations
>are going to the Red Cross. The music is going out into the universe, to
>join the light.
>
>Brett
>
>- -----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>S"Don't
>apologize"! We have to begin to laugh and sing and play music and celebrate,
>otherwise HATE wins, and we can't let that happen.
