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Tanglewood (ORGAN CHORD) GK: Tanglewood is the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
and home to a fabulous summer music program for young people. In today's
world, a music career is very different from what it used to be ---- nobody
is going to devote his or her life to the violin, for example, (VIOLIN
SCALES) or spend thirty years in a jazz trio playing bass (JAZZ BASS).
Young musicians will go through many career changes, perhaps starting
out as an oboeist (OBOE) and then playing at a theme park in an underwater
orchestra (UNDERWATER BRANDENBERG) and then playing bagpipes at birthday
parties (BAGPIPE) and perhaps selling nose flutes in a music store (SFX)
or going on tour in a Bulgarian Gargling Choir (SFX). You might spend
the summer and fall playing Early Renaissance music at Renaissance fairs
(SHAWM) dressed in a poofy shirt and doublet and hose and pointy shoes
and a cap with bells on it, and on weeknights playing Bach by day (CELLO)
and hip-hop at night (BOOMBOX), playing with Pro Musica (CELLO) and then
for a few months with Metallica (METAL). Music: it's a great career once
you get over the idea of being an artist. Many people have started out
composing brilliant music (AVANT GARDE TAPED MUSIC) and wound up playing
the tuba. (OOM PA PA) You may be one of them. If your child wants to go
into music, that's fine. Just make sure that he or she picks up some computer
skills too. (COMPUTER) It's good to dream, but sometimes you have to do
what has to be done. (FN: Hello, my name is Pinchas Zukerman and I'll
be your server tonight. Let me tell you about our specials ----(FADING)
we have a very nice broiled salmon on a bed of basmati rice, and that
comes with our Caesar salad…….) Good to be with you at Tanglewood.
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Singer and songwriter Andra Suchy talks about singing duets with Garrison, and her latest album, Little Heart.
Old Sweet Songs: A Prairie Home Companion 1974-1976
Lovingly selected from the earliest archives of A Prairie Home Companion, this heirloom collection represents the music from earliest years of the now legendary show: 1974–1976. With songs and tunes from jazz pianist Butch Thompson, mandolin maestro Peter Ostroushko, Dakota Dave Hull and the first house band, The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (Adam Granger, Bob Douglas and Mary DuShane).
