Hello friends,
I sure would like to talk about music again, and try and move my mind away
from the events of the last few days.
Of course, that may not be possible.
I read in the Washington Post today something about the stages of grief.
First is disbelief, then rage, then sadness and finally acceptance. I'm
caught somewhere between disbelief and rage. But, reading about these steps
made me think of the laments in my repertoire, and I find it interesting that
the music can be played to fit these emotions, in that order.
For example: "The Elegy for Rob Roy MacGregor". "Death of My Friend". And I
find that "Though I Go To My Bed" fits the stages of grief.
I know, a big difference from lively discussion of reels & strathspeys, but I
imagine this is where several of us are right now.
--Cynthia Cathcart
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