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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000005.txt from 2008/04
From: Matthew Peaceman <mpeaceman@-----.de>
Subj: [DR-L] Re: On cycles and funerals
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:19:44 -0400
Harold,
I played at my Dad's funeral. It was the thrid movement of my Abyss
composition, the movement called Shtetl. You have it on my Cd or can
hear it at my website und the Abyss page. A personal protext against
things lost forever. I wouldn't necessarily play for everyone but bot
the close friends and loved ones I would. It is our language.
Matthew
harold schrieb:
> Hi Matt
> Could you kindly forward this e mail to the DR List--which never
> accepts messages from those away from their homecomputers.Many
> thanks--shiva is almost over.Thank goodness!e>
>
>
>
> > Dear List,
> > > Speaking about bicycle orchestras and other subjects,someone
> suggested on the other DR List "Harold should comment on this subject."
> > I would like to reply to the other List but in the supposed wisdom
> of battles against possible cyberspace infections, that List does not
> accept replies written on Internet Explorer from double reeders on the
> road,away from their native habitat.
> > So i am replying herein and would thank anyone sending this off to
> other antisceptic List.
> > I have watched and encouraged the Bicycle orchestra in Rio de
> Janeiro since Prof. Leo Fuchs,an oboist and the closest local musician
> to Leonardo da Vinci, first informed me of his unique idea. In fact I
> have composed a work "Cycles" ,which I performed on solo oboe as
> cyclers scooted and tooted around me.
> > Rememering the Gershwin ditty ,"Who has the last laught now?"let us
> not completely discount or discredit Leo's cycle orchestra.In fact my
> dream was/is to bring it to an IDRS convention with 100s of bassoons
> and ooes playing ....Cycles?
> > Secondly I write fom New Jersey,where I am in a brother's home
> participating in the Jewish ritual of shiva,which follows the death of
> a loved one, in this case, my Dad who--as an example to all of us--
> went out dancing the night before his death(the next day) at 93 years
> old!
> > Bringing this personal matter to the List, my inquiry is should we
> bring our oboes,bassooons or kazoos along to funerals? The politically
> correct answer--although I performed the Marcello Oboe Concerto,Second
> Mvt. at my Mom's graveside some years ago--seems to be NO.
> > So this time, due to terrible sadness , I left my oboe back in Rio
> de Janeiro but managed somehow to perform a scheduled concert the day
> in Brazil after being informed of the passing away,as it's etter put.
> > I arrive in Long Island and now New Jersey and everyone has been
> asking me "Aren't you going to play the oboe in honor of your father?"
> > Sorry to continue on such a dismal subject but what has been your
> experience with your oboes or bassoons during such sad moments: take
> it along or leave it at home?
> > My advice from this experience is bring it along because no words
> I/we can
> > say in public are equivalent to what can be better expressed in music.
> >
> > Best wishes and Peace,
> >
> > Harold Emert
> > in New Jersey (temporarily)
> >
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