If someone says, I'll give you $100 to play Kanon,
what do you do?

Probably go for it, unless you really did have other options for the
date.... but hopefully wouldn't be the only piece you were asked to
play...

I've not tried to learn a cello part for a long
time. Wonder how long this one would take - it's
only 8 notes, after all. Probably the most demeaning
piece in the repertoire, for cellists anyway.

In about 6 weeks I get to play
Fiddler on the Roof; I said yes purely for the dough.

Are you playing the Fiddler violin part...? or just part of an
ensemble...?

Yah, I'se the real thing.

Despite my recent history, I'm not accustomed to
rubbing elbows with people who perform gratis.

Ah... that's the difference between being a professional or being a
talented amateur... While we've had (and still do at the moment)

Talented amateurs get to choose their gigs.
Beyond that there's this vast area of varying
degrees of slavery and indenture, until one gets
to be Yo-Yo, which doesn't happen very often.

professional musicians as part of our church, most are and have been

RPO people among them, right?

more in the talented amateur category (along with, of course, some of
the less talented as well).... So more of my experience has been with

They're tolerable unless they get an attitude.
Chipped notes and skipped beats are forgivable
when there's kindliness and good intent behind.
If they don't happen in performance.

the latter... and both family and church ensembles have tended to have
been a mix... two of Aunt Sylvia's daughters became professional
musicians, one a violist and the other (now deceased) a cellist... but
always were also part of their family ensembles... :)

Was there a conscious effort to mold the
family members into ensembles? Ma and Pa
playing the violin, perhaps, which leaves
viola and cello for the kids.

at the time, the others would get 83, and the contractor
would get 250 (a full share as contractor and two shares
for being the performing leader).

I'm glad you were more equitable with your musicians than the normal...

They were as well; not so much my landlords.

Because it didn't net enough to pay the rent...?

Let's just say that I wasn't the greatest of
businessmen.

He knew she taught at SUNY-Buff and played in the
Philharmonic but was not overly concerned with the
details. He himself was not an intellectual nor
very artistique.

Seems like a bit of a distance in their relationship as well as a lack
of concern for the details....

They adored each other. But he was a handyman
and house painter, and she was one of the few
women principals in a sort of major orchestra.
Nisalliances sometimes work.

Greenfleeves. Isn't that a pretty unlikely title for a fong?

It's a well-known folksong, after all (like La Follia), that lends

That's a Flanders & Swann reference. I quote them
often when I don't have any G&S on the tip of my
tongue.

Ah.. ok... it felt like that sort of a retort... ;)

"Ah, H2SO4, Professor! Don't synthesize anything
I wouldn't synthesize. And the reciprocal of pi
to your good wife."

a fun piece to play... :)

I hope you enjoyed the performing.

Well enough... :) I was much more relaxed as part of a trio than I've
been when soloing at such events... (I don't get the jitters when
playing for services, but that's a different setting...)

Oh, yes. I hate being primus, but it's fine
being primus inter pares.

I knew a kid by that name. Played the cello, too.

Coincidence, no doubt... (G) We did pretty well.... at least we weren't embarrassed by our performance, and lots of people thought we did
great... ;)

I always take the well wishing with a grain of
salt. Sometimes I use too much salt.

Well, of course, one is more likely to have noticed all the errors and mishaps.... but there are some people whose opinion is genuine and
reality based... ;)

But being one of those myself, I wonder what they're
really thinking!

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.00

Title: Minnesota Minestrone
Categories: Main dish, Soups, Cheese/eggs, Vegetables
Yield: 10 servings

2 lb Lean Ground Beef 1 c Onion; Chopped, 1 Lg
1 ea Clove Garlic, Minced 28 oz Tomatoes; 1 Cn
15 oz Kidney Beans; 1 Cn 12 oz Whole Kernel Corn; 1 Cn
1 c Celery; Sliced, 2 Stalks 2 c Cabbage; Shredded,Abt
1/2 Hd
2 c Zucchini; Sliced, 2 Sm 1 c Elbow Macaroni;
Uncooked, OR
1 c Spaghetti; Broken, Uncooked 2 c Water
1/2 c Red Wine Or Water 2 t Beef Bouillon; Instant
1 1/2 t Salt 1 1/2 t Italian Seasoning

----------------------------------GARNISH----------------------------------
1 x Parmesan Cheese; Grated

Cook and stir the meat onion, and garlic in a Dutch oven until the meat
is
brown. Drain off the excess fat. Stir in the undrained tomatoes,
undrained kidney beans, the undrained corn, and remaining ingredients
except the cheese, breaking up the tomatoes as you do. Heat to boiling
then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the macaroni and
vegetables
are tender, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve hot with the
Parmesan cheese. Source unknown

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