piano concert

went to hear a concert given by a pianist who is a friend of a friend. we had met him 15 years ago in paris. he was giving a concert in the american church, focused on jazz pianists of the 20’s. the piano sounded great, but i couldn’t understand anything he said in french or english as he gave historical background to the pieces. the acoustics were terrible for speaking! (can't imagine what services would be like).  the american church hosts free concerts every weekend which is really great. was interested in seeing a plaque in the church referring to the massacre of the huguenots (protestants) in france. i remember reading about this in history, but it was so far removed. it was interesting to be reminded of this here and think about protestants as being the persecuted group. Print this post