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Berliozians gather about

hey, how are ya...Welcome into my domain...here, take a seat...

About Me

After relocating, reassesing and reinventing myself, I come to Brooklyn a renewd and rejuvinated old soul, with the spunk and zest of the youngster I am. Why do I write in this manner? because I'm a bona fide whippersnapper with a big mouth.After studying in school with pretty good grades, writing for JE Magazine (tyhe best Jewish magazine in Brooklyn), working for Neginah Orchestras and Suki and Ding for a bit now, I think I find my niche quite comfortable.Now for friends...Let's make some; how about it?

My Interests

MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC!!! I guess that sums up a meer part of me...Include cooking, writing, studying, learning, driving long distance (cross country), reading, movies...oh, did I mention music? That gives you an idea about I really am...to start with.

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet Stefanie, just because she's been a pen pal for too long not to have met her...Well, otherwise I'd like to meet anybody in this neighborhood who'd like to hang out.If I can meet and converse with a person of yesteryear I guess it would be Franz Kafka--and I'd try to be his friend...FAT CHANCE!As far as my music idols go, I would like to meet--or would like to have met: Michael Gielen, he is the Maerstro of perfection and precision; Mischa Elman; Gregor Piatogorsky, who was as funny as he was profound on the 'cello; Andre Navarra, his undue obsucurity would have made it easier for me to meet one of my avorite 'cellists; Cynthia Phelps, who gives the viola a new meaning every time I hear her;But most of all, I'm still waiting to meet NADJA SALERNO-SONNENBERG and shake her precious hand and thank her for the beautiful music she has given to the world.

Music:

As a Berliozian I must first say "Berlioz", but that's not all... Berlioz, Boccherini, Bruch, Brahms, Beethoven, Bach, many more B's, Dvorak, Mozart, Glazunov, Hindemith, Weber, Tchaikovsky, Garofalo, Schumann, Mahler, The Mommas & The Poppas, Anything Celtic, Scottish, Irish, and American Big Band=Glenn Miller, Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, etc.

Movies:

Anything by Kevin Kline.Albeit movies are fine, I like old Sit-Coms and TV comedies, namely: Hogan's Heroes, M*A*S*H, All in the Family, Barney Miller, Red Skelton, A&C, etc.

Television:

Dharma & Greg; M*A*S*H; Becker; PBS programs, such as LIVE From Lincoln Center, NOW, NOVA, American Masters and cooking shows; Frasier; Cheers; The Red Skelton Show...and many more.

Books:

The collected writings of Franz Kafka; Soren Kierkegaard's very profoundly interesting books; Anyhthing about music, political history and cooking.

Heroes:

Hector Berlioz: for being the awesome composer he was and my musical grandfather--I LOVE YOU MY DEAR BERLIOZ!;Nathan Milstein: for being the awesome violinist he was and exceeding his peers in technique and musicality, yet remaining "normal" enough not to let the limelight blind him and his art;Paul Hindemith: for overcoming the atrocities of the Holocaust, and yet coming forth as such a genius and teacher for us all;Max Bruch: I just love the guy and the exquisite music he wrote--I wish I can start letting the world know about his amazing music, right away. Alas It'll have to wait till an orchestra entrusts me with their ensemble in order to conduct and show the woirld who Max Bruch really was;Robert Schumann: AHHH! My hero Schumann, no need for explenation! He was just perfection! What a tragedy he was...WILLIAM McKINLEY: one of the most amazing, courageous, passionate and just presidents in American history;The 6,000,000+ Jews who were anihilated and snuffed from this earth...just because they were Jews and loved their Creator;Rodolpho Giuliani (I just love that Italioan twist to it...) The greatest NY Mayor since La Guardia--I know because I lived trough his reighn--and probably the greatest man to be going to the White House since President McKinley, President Eisenhower, President Reagan, and President G. W. Bush... YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT, RUDY!When can we get thumping the campaign trail???Kaoru Miyauchi, for being such a great pianist and friend, and overcoming so much, yet possessing such a beautiful smile...

My Blog

So what are we bitching about? LIVE LIFE RIGHT NOW!

Whoever is studying in Rockland Community College, or has studied here within the last decade, knows of the prize professor, the professor who holds everybody's fancy, Ian Blake Newman. All know how "...
Posted by Berliozians gather about on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 05:15:00 PST

When does the music start?

The story of any country's history is closely linked with music. There have always been those strongly patriotic hymns and military-marches that defined the nationalistic pride and patriotic fervor wh...
Posted by Berliozians gather about on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 03:42:00 PST

Shall we start? ...Take it from the top...

I guess if it is  available to be usurped, I might as well exploit it... You see, this is my first try at blogging, and though I'm quite a seasoned writer, it is a bit difficult to write without ...
Posted by Berliozians gather about on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 02:38:00 PST