Feb 10 2008
Mr. Matthews
The children’s piano teacher, Mr Matthews, is a survivor of the Battle of Iwo Jima. When he was recovering on Maui after the battle, he wrote a piece of music that we heard played today. Another student of Mr Matthews played the piece, accompanied by an orchestral cd that Mr Matthews had created on the computer. The student was 15 years old. He played the entire piece which was quite complicated and lengthy from memory. The student had only practiced on a digital piano and prior to that day had never played on a grand piano. The orchestral cd started and the student began to play and the grief and sorrow and loss of war contained in that music filled that room. It was a moment that left me in awe. Music not only written with great emotion, but a musician who captured it. Both talents rare and unique, separated by generations, but working together to create something stunning.
On the phone, you mentioned that the mother was quite amazed at hearing her son play on a real piano for the very first time. Apparently it was quite a shock for her to realize how well he plays the piano!
tee hee
i have to admit
that’s how i am when david sits me down and sings and plays his guitar.
kids simply amaze me.
david can sing, play and actually hold and carry a beautiful tune.