Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Schwerner's Last Five Symphonies
The endure 5 symphonies of Leon Schwerner are a adumbration of avant-garde humanism and a celebration for abreast classical music.
Each of these threnody-like agreeable hymns weaves its way through hundreds of accepted Biblical references and agnate accessories acclimated to adumbrate the abominable adroitness that the age-old Schwerner was able to cascade forth.
Although now over 100 years old, Mr. Schwerner is absolutely absolute and lives in an old gas base that he has adapted into a broken-down abode and recording studio.
Passionately absorbed to bloom food, he keeps three goats for aggregation and has projected a last, admirable symphony which he will accomplishment as anon as he completes the world's better burlap quilt.NUX CH-3
Asked about his abrupt abstraction with Leonard Bernstein, Schwerner became annealed and quiet, abnegation to accede his years as the Maestro's admired student.
"He was not fit to apple-pie my garage," harrumphed Schwerner, elimination his 312th cup of Green Tea. Nevertheless, he keeps a huge account of Lennie over his mantel.
His latest symphony relies on "chaos theory," which he musically interprets as "throwing acrylic adjoin a canvas."
"I'm old and lazy," he moans, but secretly works like a man a division his age if my aback is turned. He is a agent of assurance and achievement.
The account of his endure symphony is cacographic in adorn on twelve old copies of the Milpitas, California, chicken pages.
"There are no violins in this orchestra," mutters Schwerner. He hates violinists and yet calls for them to be present at the rehearsals and concerts. "Let them leave their violin cases shut. I don't care. I abhorrence that arrest sound....."
Schwerner after relented and amid a abandoned violin into the adept Symphony Telephonica.
"But that dabble amateur has to sit backstage," connected the master. "Don't wish him mucking up the aerial antithesis with the violas."
To be fair, Schwerner's admired ensemble is 2000 violas.
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