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Jesus can hold together one group or religion. Christ can hold together everything.
The Universal Christ
Richard Rohr
Performance should be a sacred, screen-free place, at least in terms of what the performers are putting out to the audience (there’s no stopping the myriad of phones aimed at the stage by the audience, nor do I care too much about that). But an iPad on a mic stand is immediately distracting, and builds a barrier between the player and the audience.
The LONG HAUL: To iPad or Not to iPad
Rachel Baiman
Diabelli was a composer and publisher who invited 51 composers to contribute one variation each on a waltz theme he wrote. The list includes Schubert, the 11-year-old Franz Liszt, Mozart’s son — and Beethoven. Everybody but Beethoven did exactly what Diabelli asked: they wrote one variation. Beethoven wrote 33.
What Can Musical Variations Teach Us About Creativity?
nytimes.com
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