I might have posted this before but there’s something really great about watching Diana Damrau sing the shit out of this aria at the end of a long night spent trying to live up to Julie McQuinn’s expectations for my music history education. Best 5 minutes a 14 seconds of my day so far…
Staunchly he threw his anchor out; and this anchor was the word. Yet this word was not that arbitrary and senseless cud which the modish singer chews from side to side, as the gristle of his vocal tone; but the necessary, all-powerful, and all-uniting word into which the full torrent of the heart’s emotions may pour its stream… This was the word which Beethoven set as crown upon the forehead of his tone creation: “Freude!” (Rejoice!)… The last symphony of Beethoven is the redemption of Music from out her own peculiar element into the realm of universal art.
— Wagner - I know he was pretty much a huge racist, but he loved Beethoven a lot. And after I read this I promptly dropped a lot of money on tickets to see the CSO play the 9th on Friday, June 18th. I’m counting the days.
Bummed out cowbell girl. I have so much respect for the camera operator that noticed her and filmed this.
remember when making funny facebook groups was the thing to do? I kind of miss that.
also I’m missing out on what is looking like a potentially great new years eve in Chicago and am really quite sad about it.
oh right
things have been going by the wayside in the tumblr-arena. I’m leaving to see my sister in France in like 5 hours and still haven’t really started packing. Well I’ve laid out 3 pairs of pants (jeans, corduroy, casual slacks). Then I debated whether or not I needed another pair of jeans for like 3 minutes, laid them out in a separate “to go if I have room” pile, became overwhelmed and came to check my email.
Don’t worry, I’ve already packed the log of Skoal classic tobacco requested by one Charles Ging when I asked him if I could bring along anything from America to gift him as a thank you for hosting me for a few days.
I think I’m going to get a hash brown and see if packing goes more smoothly after a decent breakfast.
amen. watched all 5 seasons over winter term last year and this is post (thank you carrie ann) is just enough of a reminder that I might go for another round.
i jumped on the wire bandwagon since thanksgiving, when my bro lent me the entire series on dvd. all i gotta say is OMAR. JESUS. CHRIST.
sometimes I really suck
So last night after a crummy orchestra dress rehearsal, I drank a lot of whiskey and PBR instead of doing my last assignment for . Then I got up at 6:45 to do my assignment before my 8:30 class only to realize that I don’t actually have the essay questions (because I skipped class last Friday when they were handed out). It’s time like this that I realize I’m really tired of being in college.
Bach toccatas in the chapel at 9am. Sometimes music school is great.
