Friday, December 29, 2023

December 29 - Pablo Casals (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for December 29th are here: Pablo Casals (2019). 2020), Peggy Glanville-Hicks (2021), and Peggy Glanville-Hicks (2022)

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Pablo Casals (29 December 1876 – 22 October 1973) was a world-renowned cellist.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casals and His Gigs

In 1899, Casals played for  Queen Victoria, and in 1904, he was invited to play at the White House  for President Theodore Roosevelt.  He took part in a concert of chamber music in the White House in 1961 at the invitation of President John F. Kennedy. heavily adapted from Wikipedia

He played for Queen Victoria,

And later in his story, a-

-ppeared for Teddy Roosevelt,

And then with that one in his belt

The decades flew until the day

He came to play for JFK.

 

 

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