Saturday, December 28, 2024

December 28 - Roger Sessions; Nigel Kennedy (The Musical Birthday Series, 6th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for December 28th are here: Roger Sessions; Earl Hines (2019), Calixa Lavalée (2020), Christian Cannabich; Roger Sessions (2021), and Martha Wash (2022)

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Roger Sessions (28 December 1896 – 16 March 1985) was an important American composer and teacher.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roger and Out


The concert promoter who freshens

Her programs with music Sessions

Will be greeted by seats

Left unsold for such treats

Which the public still calls indiscretions.

 

 

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Nigel Kennedy (b. 28 December 1956) is an English violinist. 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Odd Man Out

In 1991, the Controller of BBC Radio 3 John Drummond criticized Kennedy describing him as "a Liberace for the nineties" and objected to his "ludicrous" clothes and "self-invented accent". – Wikipedia


His behavior was odd and erratic,

Self-centered, and undiplomatic,

Veering this way and that

At the drop of a hat,

Which promoters pronounced problematic.



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