I love your post for many reasons, Dom. For one, I wish that I could help the students I teach cultivate the kind of openness to music you've developed, only applied to poetry. Second, since my wife and I are now grandparents, it reminds me of the responsibility that I have to my grandchildren to help them develop into full and thriving human persons. Thanks!
I’m glad you enjoyed the post Donald. Congratulations on being grandparents. I’m sure your students and family are already inspired by your love for poetry. I wasn’t aware of such strong positive influences in my life until I was older.
Thanks Stephen, staying on topic, I heard Pauline Oliveros’s music for the first time at a concert at the Royal College of Music. They turned off the lights and played Bye Bye Butterfly in what must have been winter as I remember being a bit cold. It was wonderful; the natural acoustics and live audience really brought the piece to life.
Love the stories about this important family matriarch in your life. You know, I have a few recordings of Cage's music that I often return to, because sometimes that's just the only thing I want to hear.
I love your post for many reasons, Dom. For one, I wish that I could help the students I teach cultivate the kind of openness to music you've developed, only applied to poetry. Second, since my wife and I are now grandparents, it reminds me of the responsibility that I have to my grandchildren to help them develop into full and thriving human persons. Thanks!
I’m glad you enjoyed the post Donald. Congratulations on being grandparents. I’m sure your students and family are already inspired by your love for poetry. I wasn’t aware of such strong positive influences in my life until I was older.
Your grandmother was a wise woman, Dom.
John Cage and Pauline Oliveros deeply changed how I think about music, and even more importantly, how I listen to music.
Thanks Stephen, staying on topic, I heard Pauline Oliveros’s music for the first time at a concert at the Royal College of Music. They turned off the lights and played Bye Bye Butterfly in what must have been winter as I remember being a bit cold. It was wonderful; the natural acoustics and live audience really brought the piece to life.
Love the stories about this important family matriarch in your life. You know, I have a few recordings of Cage's music that I often return to, because sometimes that's just the only thing I want to hear.
A fellow New Yorker as well! It’s interesting how certain music suits certain moods and times in one’s life.