An Act of Political Accomplishment or Mere Music –

4 Comments on “An Act of Political Accomplishment or Mere Music –”

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   Madison Reed October 3, 2009 at 1:17 PM #

   Russia’s soul is intense. I am so attracted to that intensity, which is their way of expressing their deep feeling.

   Americans have been so wrong about Russian-Slav people. Their intensity and total non-B.S approach to life frightened us, but theirs was for very different reasons; not at all because they do not feel very deep love. They need us to love them and understand them, and we really need them to help us understand ourselves and learn about another dimension of love.

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   Britt October 4, 2009 at 12:17 AM #

   I got to see this live at the International Summer School in Oslo. What struck me most was how when they were announcing the piece and the history behind it there were many in the room who laughed, snickered and were less than receptive by the time that the piece had ended the room was silent. The student body mind you was 500 students from 83 countries and some people had never actually met an LGBT person. This man, my peer, and now my brother stood up in front of many of the worlds young leaders and said this is who WE are an this is what OUR struggle sounds like.

   It made me weep. It helped me mourn my own struggles and helped me be proud of the woman that I am. Alexy is my brother, as is every young LGBT person in the world they let me know that I will never be alone no matter where I am, and that I must live in solidarity always with them.

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   oblogdeeoblogda October 4, 2009 at 9:02 PM #

   Not a blood-relative of Tchaykovsky but a descendant of his composing tradition through genegations of Tchaykovsky’s students. :)

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   rachel October 5, 2009 at 6:04 AM #

   amazing…to be gay in russia…outgay…the soul, the talent, the courage and the power of Truth. thanks mel.

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