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June 2015

Meeting Murray Schafer

We are working on Murray Schafer’s spectacular musical creation ‘Apocalypsis’, and the composer himself dropped by to observe our rehearsals this weekend. Everyone wanted to meet him. There are hundreds of people involved in the show, and everyone wants that brief brush with the great Canadian composer. When my turn came, I introduced Mr. Schafer to a young trumpet player in the show. Murray talked with Jair animatedly, for a long time, pouring over the full score and describing how, when he was young, he was not sure if he wanted to be an artist or a musician, so he… Read More »Meeting Murray Schafer

Lunchtime in the garden

A tiny, green humming bird hovers over bright red blossoms, unhindered by the white linen flapping on the line; uninhibited by my hungry, human presence, gobbling up the first fruits of my little garden patch, drinking in the long absent sunshine, sipping white wine, humming old tunes, passing the time. No distractions here; no phones ringing, no urgent tasks; only the intermittent whiz of white noise as cars pass by; only the unintelligible cadenza of Italian dialect from fervent neighbours planting basil, pulling weeds, pruning fruit trees, smoking cigarettes, chastening children, singing lullabies. My modest plot of green begs just… Read More »Lunchtime in the garden