36 Years Ago

36 Years Ago, Vienna 1971—A Student Journal

Schönbrunn Palace
36 years ago, Vienna 1971—A year of music, study, travel, sightseeing & friends abroad

Day 314: Horn quartet in church

06/11/08 07:36 AM Filed in: Vienna | music | sightseeing
Day 314 — Horn quartet in church
11-Jun-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
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I play in a horn quartet today in Prof. Gabler’s church then take a walk through Schönbrunn.
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Day 262: Rehearsing at Schönbrunn

04/20/08 07:16 AM Filed in: Vienna | music
Day 262 — Rehearsing at Schönbrunn
20-April-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)

Today, I discover that I’m playing in a rehearsal of Don Pasquale at the theatre in Schönbrunn Palace.
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Day 242: A day in the park

03/31/08 07:31 PM Filed in: Vienna
Day 242 — A day in the park
31-March-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)

Schonbrunn Palace Gardens
I spend a relaxing day in Vienna’s beautiful parks. They are beautiful.
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Day 176: Brother Mike in Vienna, yay!

01/25/08 03:38 PM Filed in: Vienna | sightseeing | music
Day 176 — Brother Mike in Vienna, yay!
25-January-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)

Brother Mike comes to Vienna from Kitzbühel and gets a full day of sightseeing, and a Mozart opera (with actual seats) at night. Quite an excellent day.
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Day 026: Mahler’s 8th Symphony; Schönbrunn Palace

08/28/07 08:52 PM Filed in: Vienna | sightseeing | music
Day 26 — Mahler’s 8th Symphony; Schönbrunn Palace
28-August-1971 (Sat.)

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What a day. A visit to the incredible Schönbrunn Palace and gardens with Anjali, and an incredible performance of Mahler’s 8th Symphony. Shivers…shivers…shivers up and down my spine.

Practice on my new horn and sad to see Achille leave for Italy.

And a little rant on why the RIAA should change their policies and fees on licensing music for Internet-radio and podcasts.
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