36 Years Ago

36 Years Ago, Vienna 1971—A Student Journal

Day 323: Horn recital and goodbye and hello to friends

Day 323 — Horn recital and goodbye and hello to friends
20-Jun-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)

Today is a big day. My horn class recital and saying goodbye to my friends and teachers in both my horn and electronic music studies. What a wonderful year!

2009 brings in a surprise—Ragtime.
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Day 171: Munich & Dachau

Day 171 — Munich & Dachau
20-January-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)

Munich Marienplatz
I’m in Munich and I spend an amazing sightseeing-packed day with my great friends from my college, Montclair State College. The madrigal choir is in Munich as part of a Christmas European tour.

It was a day of contrasts. Singing joyful madrigals in the town center contrasted with seeing the horrors of Dachau.

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Day 168: A Lulu of a day

Day 168 — A Lulu of a day
17-January-1972 (Montag–Mon.)

It’s a
Lulu of a day. I had two good lessons. It’s a day at the dentist. It’s Lulu at the opera. And, I learn a life-lesson from a young blind boy.
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Day 150: Lord of Wagner's Ring

Day 150 — Lord of Wagner's Ring
30-December-1971 (Thur.)

Lucille and the Dixie Pixies
Before the Lord of the Rings movies, there was Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle. I go to see the first opera, Das Rheingold. Although there is no CGI (computer-graphic imagery) in these operas, as in the movie, the live staging and effects that an opera company often produces for a Wagnerian opera can often be quite dramatic and inspiring.

What do these girls (above) have to do with Wagner? Nothing. A Montclair State friend, Lucille, informs me that they are heading to Munich soon. Yay.

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