Anybody watch the Grammys tonight?

Not to worry nutty, Trump is a done-deal for an Oscar next year .

The main thing is the best American small ensemble , the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, my "home " Band, won the Grammy for Best Recording  of Chamber Music/Small Ensemble .
 Schubert's "Death and the Maiden" with Patricia Kopatchinskaja .

Plays in best hall in the land and SPCO has the lowest ticket prices of any major orchestra in the USA .
And up to 4 kids under 15 get in free with parents !

don1, couldn't agree with you more !
Only thing worse would be listening to a bunch of rightwingnut A-holes .

Most , with foundations and deductions pay less than 10% .
Numbers are just there to make peons happy .

+1 for czarivey

Is a shallow and shrill country , left, right and in between .

You could say it, but you’d be wrong .

What you can't be critical of is cultures that are what they are because of
 long term oppression by others .

If you have no true understanding of Historical forces you will, at best, have a 2d view of a 3d world .

"Those who do not understand history remain forever a child "
  Cicero

The NY Times called SPCO" the best ensemble of it’s kind in the USA" .
Steve is a great musician, there are also at least 5 other string players that, at least in sound, are every bit as good .
The Principal Viola player is out of this world , a Korean tiger.
After the great Gil Slaham finished the Mendelssohn few years ago he pivoted like a top.  ran to her and shook both her hands like a pump .

No joke, The Ordway Hall in St. Paul has best acoustics in USA .