Word: pianos
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...woman (or goddess or whatever she was) at the east end of the park has been painted dark (she was gold and white in different eras). One of the massive elms has died. Yet the grassy areas are as they were-four neat lawns cut in the shape of piano tops, on which no ballplaying is permitted. The gravel paths are the same, as are the benches, set at proper distances from one another to combine privacy with friendliness. Outside the park, the houses look pretty much the same as well. And the feeling of the neighborhood persists. People...
Despite their radically different compositional styles, Penderecki, 50, and Messiaen have much in common. Both are devout Roman Catholics; their outputs have prominently featured devotional music, notably Penderecki's St. Luke Passion and his Utrenja ("The Entombment of Christ" and the "Resurrection"), and Messiaen's massive piano piece, Vingt Regards sur I'Enfant Jésus, and his work for large chorus and orchestra, La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ. Both men are leading composers in their countries, yet each has transcended parochial considerations to become an important international figure. Furthermore, each writes...
...Cole Porter dropped in on the Currier House production, he'd probably want to see the second act. When the production's collective blood seems to quicken, the orchestra, led by Leon Gruenbaum's lively piano, is in top form post-intermission, particularly during "Blow, Gabriel Blow" and "Be Like the Bluebird...
...Grenadian jungle. Staying at a nearby hotel is a CIA man who lives like a bat, eating beans and canned Dinty Moore stew and going out only at night. Then there is Morgan, the inmate at the bombed-out mental hospital, who turned up one evening playing piano at the Red Crab. Because of his light complexion, he was taken for a Cuban and carted off to Point Salines, where he cheerfully told tall tales to the interrogators. "There's like some supernatural thing happening here," Thompson says. "Can you imagine being an aging Negro in the insane asylum...
...allowing non-pianists to practice in rooms containing pianos, precious "piano-hours" are being wasted. Suitable, alternate practice facilities should be provided for non-pianists...