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Volume I, Issue 5 In This Issue Features Reuben Nakian - Yesterday and Today In 1916, Nakian shared a studio with fellow sculptor Gaston Lachaise. While Lachaise was modeling large sculptures of bulbous females, Nakian concentrated on a series of animal works. Lachaise felt that a sculptor had to make a choice - the human form or animal form - and shouldn't attempt to do both. The Soul of Classical Music Inside the spire of a Gothic building that housed the music school, I struggled at the piano keyboard. My professor would pace impatiently behind me, sigh in disgust, and shout startling, humiliating criticism, and personal verbal assaults. Today, Heifetz' expert violin playing coupled with his compassionate and often lively musical storytelling is healing the damage done to one sensitive young piano student years ago by a very accomplished and very harsh professor. Breaching the Digital Divide What seems banal one night, like a bus stop where I stand every evening, is thrilling the next as headlights come on at dusk. When younger I thought I would write for Road & Track magazine or design automobiles. These plans changed, and explaining why means referring to books I have read, people I have known, places I have been, and so on. So as for the Internet, I want everyone in the world to have it at their disposal. Letter to the Editor: Thinking as well as Doing My assumption that there would be an abundance of good painters in the schools proved to be false. Many of the faculties do not know how to paint, and consequently cannot teach painting. Instead they teach contemporary art critical theory, and expect theory-driven work from their students. September Song Our impulses to learn can outlast some of their fiercest opponents - the indifference, impatience, or brutality of authority figures; the destruction of war, chaos or disaster; the din of advertising and hype, the depression of illness and poverty. For the lucky ones whose basic needs are addressed, childhood and teenage can be greenhouses for daily growth, and adults can have lifelong opportunities to expand awareness. font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif">A4A Discussions Rehearsal and Performance Schedules
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