Piano

So I went to Dr. Holden's piano concert tonight, and it was so awesome! (Twice!), I got to hear this one piece for a ten-pieced piano ensemble called "Entrada" by Stephen Scott; apparently, Dr. Holden got to spend some time with the composer and got specific instructions on how to do it. Why would he need specific instructions? Because the way that this piece is played is with 8-pound fishing line: the piano strings are BOWED! So today, I pretty much learned that when you do something differently from the way it is "supposed" to be done, like bowing the piano strings instead of hitting the keys, it can turn out amazingly! Plus, awesome side-note, I got to sit next to Paul Pollei, the founder and artistic director of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation. You don't get to do that every day...