Word: silent
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Feeney's unmasking was the first of 1997's philanthropic dramas, as a roaring bull market induced conspicuous giving from Ted Turner, George Soros and Bill Gates. And yet the richest 1% of Americans still give only 2% of their annual gross income to charity. It made Feeney's silent work seem all the more admirable. In an age of aggrandizement, Feeney showed that humble hearts still beat. In many ways, that is a revelation even more gratifying than the sums he has given away...
...historian who focuses on the presidency, I found Rosenblatt's commentary downright hysterical until I got to the quote he attributed to Woodrow Wilson. In fact, it was Calvin Coolidge who said when a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results. It's worth noting that Silent Cal had a sense of humor so dry that Alice Roosevelt Longworth said he looked like he'd been weaned on a pickle. DAVE ESPOSITO State College...
DIED. STEPHANE GRAPPELLI, 89, exuberant jazz violinist; in Paris. Grappelli started out as a pianist for silent films but switched to strings for the swing standards he loved. America had Ellington, but Europe got the Quintet of the Hot Club of France in the 1930s--the chamber group-cum-jazz ensemble that featured Grappelli and guitarist Django Reinhardt. The quintet broke up during World War II, but Grappelli played on--recording more than 100 albums...
...truth, every moment of the performance brings the audience such joy that it is difficult indeed to remain demurely seated and silent. Not only is each element--soloists, chorus, orchestra--magnificent in itself, but all are expertly balanced and coordinated by Finney's direction, producing in totality a truly memorable Messiah. Anyone who's ever heard Messiah, or indeed anyone who hasn't, should attend this production to experience it as Handel might have imagined and hoped it should...
...noses buried in their music throughout the performance, which somewhat detracted from the message. Nonetheless, the warmth with which it was sung added to the general feeling of joy among the singers, reached out to the listeners. And at last, after a joint audience/choir rendition of the old favorite, "Silent Night," the audience gave the singers and conductors the ovation they deserved for a superb concert and a lovely way to begin the holiday season...