Day 7: A song that reminds you of a certain event.

This is actually a song that reminds me of several events with the fabulous Jessie Stein and equally fab squirtt77 .  We played this piece so many times in two years that I lost count.  But I distinctly remember playing this with Jessie and the York College Wind Symphony my sophomore year as concerto ( Read more... )

Day 3 -- a song that makes you happy.

Dvorak's Slavonic Dance No. 8 and I go way back. High school, college, orchestras, piano four hands, listening, playing, arranging. And without fail, it makes me smile every time I hear it.

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Day 2 is least favorite song.

I do not like John Cage.  I have tried desperately to overcome this prejudice against him, but I just don't see any value at all in his work.  Here is one of the things that amuses me the most in my dislike:

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This looks utterly yummy.  It also means that I have to post here more often than once every several months.  And it's always fun to play with music ( Read more... )