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What’s So Great About Books?

Posted by Rocky on Jan 6, 2017 in Featured

The great thing about books is that each one can be a stepping stone for a time crossing adventure. I have enjoyed many a Sci-Fi fable that carried me into the undocumented past as well as into an imagined future. Looking into the future is getting ever more popular, but looking into the documented past seems to have ever fewer practitioners. I hope I can entice you to follow me as I try to dust off some of the past. I am especially keen to use the books that Garcia wrote and will include any other that might fall to hand.

Speaking of falling to hand, I found a new book that is the inspiration of this blog. It was published in 1915. That would be nine years after Garcia died, and four years after the birth of my voice teacher, Renata Booth. I managed to trip over it while surfing the net. The title is: HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT, and I am happy I found it for two reasons.

1. It is a reprint of a book written by Manuel Garcia’s last student and biographer, Herman Klein.
2. It contains part of Mr. Klein’s effort t
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   The Technique and The Method

   Posted by Rocky on Jun 30, 2017 in Blog, Featured, Garcia, Living, Philosophy, Singing, Teaching

   Recently Debbie and I watched a Public Broadcasting remembrance of a fascinating Frenchman who made the USA his home and adopted nationality. The AMERICAN MASTERS program “Jacques Pépin: The Art of Craft” structured the story of his yet to be completed life into a beautiful biography. The truth of the “Old School” manner by which this unquenchably curios and ever ambitious achiever assailed life shined through in a manner that inspired Debbie to insist I make a blog about it.

   This man’s significance to the world of food is already well established and I hope he will keep feeding posterity from his larder of knowledge and cornucopia of inspiration. I’m interested in him because I believe his life to be a great rerun, in the food world, of Manuel Garcia’s life in the opera world. He hasn’t attained to Manuel’s longevity, but he has certainly matched Manuel in the realm of universal respect in his industry.

   There is no doubt about his convictions

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   Events in Modena

   Events in Modena

   Everything you can do in Modena during the year

    

   For daily updated information about events in Modena, click here (it is the official website of the Municipality).

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   Regular Events in Modena

    

   January - April

   In January two important fairs are held in Modena. On the 17th for Saint Anthony the Abbot (Protector of animals); on the 31st dedicated to the PatronSaintGeminiano. The latter is the biggest: the whole old town is invaded with stalls which sell typical delicacies and particular household objects. In this occasion, the grave of the Saint in the Duomo is opened, so that the remains of the bishop can be seen (he died in 397. One can also kiss the relic of his arm).
   From February (a part from August), every first Saturday of the month, there is “L’Antico in Piazza Grande”, an exposition of antiques (expecially furniture and books).
   During the carnival, on the Thursday before Lent, a great ‘festa’ is prepared for the arrival in Modena of Sandrone, the city masker, acc