I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to.

I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to.

Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage them.

Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage them.

Tom he was a piper's son,
He learned to play when he was young;
Bug all the read more

Tom he was a piper's son,
He learned to play when he was young;
Bug all the tune that he could play
Was "Over the hills and far away."
- Unattributed Author,

I wanted to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since you are going to be read more

I wanted to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since you are going to be here for only a short while, in fact, too short for witnessing all the marvels of it.

To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to read more

To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.

When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to read more

When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to retain his amateur status. It is the thought of just such a listener that excites the composer in me.

Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence.

Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence.

the blackberry bees
reorchestrate their chant.

the blackberry bees
reorchestrate their chant.

The high note is not the only thing.

The high note is not the only thing.