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2021-03-19 18:25:27
‘Most composers know they will never be heard’
From a thoughtful essay by Ephraim Radner, professor of historical theology at Wycliffe College: Most composers and performers know they will never be heard. The sounds come together in their heads, are painfully transcribed onto sheets of paper, and are left in an undisturbed pile. Over days and years, scales are practiced and melodies sent […]
2017-06-28 17:18:46
“I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn’t itch”
On this day in 1946 actress Gilda Radner was born. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4VRqFUSIvY On this day in 1841 Adophe Adam’s ballet Giselle premiered in Paris. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHRQ6Gx-f-k Born on this day in 1874 composer Oley Speaks. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSzXoVWjEbo Born on this day in 1902 composer Richard Rodgers. and Happy 62nd birthday baritone Thomas Hampson. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCwPNdsFzuo Born on this day in 1912 conductor Sergiu Celibidache. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlY3mdjD4wc
2016-09-03 01:55:00
[…] very, very ambitious for himself. But he loved his friends. He made them his co-stars. And he did everything he could to make them look as good as possible. He wrote The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother specifically for Madeline — and Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, and himself. Every one of them gets a chance to shine. You see a similar generosity in the scripts he wrote for Richard Pryor and Gilda Radner, too. This was a man who truly cared about the people he worked with. If you haven’t seen Smarter Brother, I hope you’ll do so soon. It was the first picture Gene wrote and directed, and he also stars. It’s not a perfect film, but it’s a beautiful tribute — to Madeline — to Marty — to Dom — and to Gene himself. Now, Gene didn’t write a movie for me. […]
2016-09-02 23:55:00
Gene Wilder
[…] Gene was very, very ambitious for himself. But he loved his friends. He made them his co-stars. And he did everything he could to make them look as good as possible. He wrote The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother specifically for Madeline — and Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, and himself. Every one of them gets a chance to shine. You see a similar generosity in the scripts he wrote for Richard Pryor and Gilda Radner, too. This was a man who truly cared about the people he worked with.If you haven’t seen Smarter Brother, I hope you’ll do so soon. It was the first picture Gene wrote and directed, and he also stars. It’s not a perfect film, but it’s a beautiful tribute — to Madeline — to Marty — to Dom — and to Gene himself.Now, Gene didn’t write a movie for me. But he did what […]
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