[AGL] here comes Rome

[Michael Eisenstadt]

Jon,

Yes, the tickets in Paris churches are a bit high,
like 16 Euros or more. Last night here in Austin
was only $10 each.

But Paris has a enormous musical scene probably
a magnitude better than that in Prague. And more
Gothic churches to hear the music in.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Ford" <jonmfordster at hotmail.com>
To: <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [AGL] here comes Rome


> Mike-- the Paris concerts in churches are great. Another good place for
> music in astounding churches
> is Prague-- and they don't charge as much as they do in Paris.
>
> Jon
>
>
>>From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <michaele at ando.pair.com>
>>Reply-To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the
>>60s<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
>>To: <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
>>Subject: Re: [AGL] here comes Rome
>>Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 09:57:44 -0600
>>
>>Frances,
>>
>>We was me and my roommate.
>>
>>I got an Early Music in Austin email about it. Liturgically it was a
>>concert, not a service. What the concert solely consisting of the singing
>>of
>>a Requiem Mass really is in the eyes of J.C. is known only to Him. As
>>Michele says, some truths are on the other side of the veil.
>>
>>Architecturally, inside, the church, technically a cathedral, is a real
>>loser. Nice outside. Vulgar imitation of English perpendicular with gaudy
>>red marble columns. Fake di Robbia style medallions along the side walls.
>>Ghastly wallpaper behind the altar. Rich folks provincial bad taste circa
>>1880s I guess.
>>
>>In Paris, church concerts are in HUGE 900 year old
>>neighborhood churches. Hearing plainsong masses in gothic space blows the
>>mind.
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Frances Morey" <frances_morey at yahoo.com>
>>To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"
>><austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
>>Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 9:33 AM
>>Subject: Re: [AGL] here comes Rome
>>
>>
>> >I didn't know they had Masses at night on Thursday. What do you mean 
>> >"we"
>> >white man? Who in the world could have persuaded you to attend Mass? I
>>went
>> >to a midnight Mass there one Christmas. It was SRO. We walked out when
>>the
>> >bishop's sermon somehow laced the birth of the baby Jesus with abortion
>> >phobia.
>> >  The Cathedral on the inside resembles St. Louis Catholic Church in
>> > Castroville in which I was married. It would have been one of Texas'
>> > Painted Churches but some inferior desecraters (AKA architects,) not
>> > knowing how to apply $250,000 allocated to "rehab" the building
>> > built-to-last-250-years, slate roof and all, decided to give the
>>interior
>> > a fresh coat of paint. The original frescos appear in one of my wedding
>> > pictures.
>> >  Best,
>> >  Frances
>> >
>> > Michael Eisenstadt <michaele at ando.pair.com> wrote:
>> >  We went to a Mass at St. Mary's catholic church on 10th & Brazos last
>> > night.
>> > Had never been inside so interesting to look around.
>> >
>> > Voices plus viola da gamba, portative organ, and bass lute. The
>> > occasionally
>> > heard timbres and sonorities of the instruments made it magical. The
>> > Requiem
>> > Mass was composed by a student of Monteverdi named Cavalli.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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