Promenade
I genuinely enjoy the atmosphere on campus, which is good because I am here six days a week. There is always something or other going on, and sometimes it’s the little things that are the most interesting and amusing.
For example, as I am leaving class several days a week there will be someone in Century Tower giving a carillon recital. Often the pieces are obscure or unidentifiable, but sometimes they are quite well known. Today, for instance, upon walking out into Turlington Plaza, I instantly recognized the familiar Promenade theme from Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition coming from the bells in the tower. It was being played quite poorly, but I smiled nevertheless, since it’s a great piece, and the student was making an effort.
Filed under: Music, Musings, School on February 11th, 2008 | No Comments »