another on my unalloyed pleasure list is playing in a good string orchestra playing cello playing a fugue you hear the tune three times on the upper strings one by one before you come in then you come in on the ground floor the foundation of it all and all the complications follow and you are also the voice to end it is very satisfying once symphonia gave a concert in grace episcopal church on the square in madison wisconsin our finale was bach’s great fugue the organist found that the church organ was in perfect tune with the orchestra so our leader had him boom in with us on the final theme full volume the church rocked to its foundations afterwards a little old lady grasped our conductor’s hand oh it was thrilling thrilling at the end oh! it sounded just like an organ!

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