APM's Mixed CompanyMixed Company is written by Saint Paul Sunday staff, giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the show and the classical music they love. We welcome your online comments.A Marvelous Instrument- October 26, 2006 When the Guarneri String Quartet recently stopped by, the ensemble's second (and sometimes first) violinist John Dalley joked with Bill McGlaughlin about John's literal game of musical chairs within the group. Bill went on to crack a great off-the-cuff comment that John's violin is "one of those rare and marvelous instruments that can go high as well as low." If you take that line and remove it from the context of their light-hearted repartee, it becomes the perfect description for the...http://www.publicradio.org/columns/sunday/archives/2006/10/a_marvelous_ins.php Fall Phantasy- October 11, 2006 As a member of the Saint Paul Sunday staff, I have the delightful task of auditioning the week's show before it's broadcast. This week's undertaking was to attend to a Phastasm. As the temperature dropped and the leaves changed color, I found myself thinking of the 70's horror film by the same name, now a cult classic. Having never heard the ensemble Phantasm's music before, I wondered if I was in for a scary ghost tale from our resident bard, Bill McGlaughlin. I powered up my CD player and...http://www.publicradio.org/columns/sunday/archives/2006/10/fall_phantasy.php |