None of these peformances will ever take place... Bowyer will get sick again and Alistair will write another apology for all this.
Um...okay. I can understand being pessimistic about things like gas prices, war, or the wealth gap but what's the point of indulging in it to prod at an older musician for opting out of a performance that he may have not been physically up to performing, a 3+ hour piece of considerable difficulty no less. Is this type of curtly-stated venom supposed to be cute or something? It's base and unnecessary.
If this does actually happen Indutrial, I can't wait to see you there!
Best,
Ryan.
I thought you had some kind of emo-riffic falling-out with Sorabji's oeuvre or something, which led you to start needling Alastair about Sorabji's pieces, etc... If it turns out we do both end up attending this event, I (1.) will not be wearing a name tag that says Indutrial or my first name and (2.) will probably be amongst the dozen or two anonymous people who
won't be talking with you. (3.) I usually sit away from the young/smug/moody/knowitall audience members at recitals so as to avoid the seemingly inevitable onslaught of sighs, yawns, and grumbles that are released during the performance, not to mention the untoward editorializing that usually starts as soon as the lights go up at the intermission. Though the real you is probably not like that, it's a blanket assumption that has done me no wrong in the past.
The way airfare is starting to look, I'll probably end up having to skip on this one anyway and I'll just buy the new version of the score Bowyer is preparing as well as the recording that will hopefully follow.
Topic: Sorabji Organ Project