30Q #34 -bignaf

[GreatCarouser]

BTW, *ig. The organist at the concert in the park in San Diego mentioned a colleague who teaches (organ?) at Yale but dropped no name. His name is Stephen Tharp.

[bignaf]

which reminds me of another entity within Yale that teaches music. there's Department of Music for B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. there's School of Music for only Graduate studies (M.M., M.M.A., and D.M.A. and cetificates) this is the one I'm going to, and is the free one). then there's the School of Sacred Music. crazy stuff. they have a really nice Organ in the concert hall.

[eaphil]

GC,

Katrina was just a strong storm by the time it reached us in northwest Mississippi. As did nearly everyone in this part of the country, we worked to find and support family members, friends, and strangers who had lived closer to the coast. And as did hundreds of others, our small town became home to thousands of refugees, for many months providing shelter, food and clothing.

I checked, and until yesterday, my last BBB post had been Jan. 20, 2005. I wrote that my wife and I had just returned from a short vacation to the French Quarter, the memory of which soon became bittersweet.

Days after our return from New Orleans, we received a phone call from our daughter, 27, four years married and childless. She said, "Get Mom on the other phone." We both thought, "a grandchild!"

We were not prepared for, "I'm going to Iraq." Everything else, for the next several months, faded in importance.

She eventually spent 30 days as an imbedded journalist in Iraqi cities and villages south and southwest of Baghdad. She wrote about the daily lives -- accomplishments, failures, frustrations, fears and joys -- of Mississippi men and women serving in the 155th Combat Brigade. She lived with them in the field and had a firsthand view of the violence of war and the strength and courage and perseverance of men, women and children, American and Iraqi.

During that time I got out of the habit of visiting BBB.

I'm glad I returned yesterday. You can't imagine how pleased I was to read this morning that you and Shos remembered me.

I do enjoy the discussions of music by those of you who actually know what you are talking about.

I'll be back.

And thanks for asking.

Ed

[eaphil]

Bignaf,

What do you think of Marshall's compositions (yeah, sure he's going to discuss the work of a future teacher on a public bulletin board).

eaphil

[eaphil]

And back to the game. Oboe?

[BigJon@Work]

eaphil,

Can we read your daughter's work online?

[eaphil]

eaphil,

Can we read your daughter's work online?

I don't think so. I checked before I posted my message... being a proud papa, I was going to include the link... looks like the newspaper finally took down the special site...

I'll check with Jennifer to see if there is some way to view the stories. As an editor myself, I am proud of her work... she filed three features almost every day for 30 days straight under less than ideal circumstances. (She's still ticked at her photographer for "scooping" her story on their encounter with an IED in his online blog.)

Earlier this year Jennifer went to work in the communications department at the University of Mississippi (I kid her that she's gone over to the dark side). It's a great job for her and the kicker for me is UM Communications hasn't sent the first staff member to Iraq.

I'll let you know if the stories are still online.

[OperaTenor]

Ed, welcome back! I trust your daughter is now safe and sound?

I would love to hear what her take is on the whole situation now that she's been there.

Sorry for the hijack.

[bignaf]

And back to the game. Oboe?

27. no. (you know you can't guess again, but you can still help the others with questions).

[bignaf]

Bignaf,

What do you think of Marshall's compositions (yeah, sure he's going to discuss the work of a future teacher on a public bulletin board).

eaphil

I'll discuss it after we reveal the answer. I don't want to give anything away!

[Catmando]

Sibelius in His Radio Corner?

[bignaf]

Sibelius in His Radio Corner?

guess: no.

[bignaf]

errrmmm

[navneeth]

Is this the longest running 30Q?

[piqaboo]

I, as a nonparticipant, in the spirit of political correctness, demand outragedly that as the questions have exceeded the predetermined limit, the answer be revealed post haste and the next 'host' be selected by acclimatization (oops I mean...)acclamation.

:foofoo icon:

[bignaf]

Is this the longest running 30Q?

I'm pretty sure it is.

[bignaf]

I, as a nonparticipant, in the spirit of political correctness, demand outragedly that as the questions have exceeded the predetermined limit, the answer be revealed post haste and the next 'host' be selected by acclimatization (oops I mean...)acclamation.

:foofoo icon:

actualy only 27 question were asked, so feel free to ask more. it's a piece by Ingram Marshall, less than 3 instruments, no keyboard, not fog tropes, not Sibelius is His radio Corner. pre-1990.

[navneeth]

Guess: Cortez?

[bignaf]

Guess: Cortez?

nope.

[dai bread]

Do you count a tape recorder or some other playback device as an "instrument"?