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...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...
...reflected in the current composition of the Grand last, a "serious" attitude towards piano playing is equated with being an advanced piano student. Now while it may be true that many (although certainly not all) advanced pianists are dedicated to their studies it is equally true that many beginning and intermediate students are just as equally dedicated and "serious." Since everyone benefits most from playing a well-tuned, responsive instrument, it seems fair that if a Grand List should be maintained at all, it should reflect more than just the number of years that a student has been studying...
...Grand List students are not allowed to play on the grands at any time, even if one is available. As a result, such a student must often sit idle while a perfectly good piano lies unused, or must watch a Grand List student who has arrived after him begin to practice before him. Not only is this unfair, but it prohibits non-Grand List students from ever using Paine Hall's best pianos...