tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649153160602115554.post4398521467246596817..comments2024-03-29T02:53:37.980-07:00Comments on Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review: Michael Mauldin, The Last Musicians of UR, CD SingleGrego Applegate Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06188040049179872295noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649153160602115554.post-26534847449978377052013-03-19T11:45:35.037-07:002013-03-19T11:45:35.037-07:00Thank you Michael for your very informative commen...Thank you Michael for your very informative comments. I hope the conductor of the Iraqi National Symphony has the opportunity to conduct it very soon, and that the orchestra can return to normalcy even sooner. That is a tragic story. Thankfully the music is of such beauty that his own premiere will transcend the strife that jeopardizes the existence of some of what makes humanity great. Thank you from all of us for writing it!<br />Grego Edwards Grego Applegate Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188040049179872295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649153160602115554.post-65257030637956498962013-03-19T08:38:09.889-07:002013-03-19T08:38:09.889-07:00Thanks for the review! Since it was almost 10 yea...Thanks for the review! Since it was almost 10 years ago today when the original Gold Lyre of Ur was damaged, I want to note that the piece was written as a gift to the Iraqi National Symphony. Because of conditions there, the piece has yet to be premiered. But the conductor moved to the USA (for his own safety) and says he may get to premiere it with one of the groups he guest-conducts.--Michael MauldinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15862085395194875139noreply@blogger.com