At least they were thinking and actually had good reason for their actions. This alone is welcome change.
On Jan 23, 8:46 am, jgg1000a <[email protected]> wrote: > and then seeking to justify it and how it is different than just > faking it... > > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/arts/music/23band.html?_r=1&partner... > > >>> The somber, elegiac tones before President Obama’s oath of office at the > >>> inauguration on Tuesday came from the instruments of Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak > >>> Perlman and two colleagues. But what the millions on the Mall and > >>> watching on television heard was in fact a recording, made two days > >>> earlier by the quartet and matched tone for tone by the musicians playing > >>> along. > > The players and the inauguration organizing committee said the > arrangement was necessary because of the extreme cold and wind during > Tuesday’s ceremony. The conditions raised the possibility of broken > piano strings, cracked instruments and wacky intonation minutes before > the president’s swearing in (which had problems of its own). --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
