A few weeks ago I posed a quiz: I have reformatted my iMac’s internal drive into three partitions. The first two partitions are named Haven and Niles. What is the third one named?
The answer is Grayson. There were several guesses submitted, but no one got it right, so no prizes will be awarded. Shame on all of you for being culturally illiterate in a very narrow, insignificant way which nonetheless matters to me deeply. Haven, Niles, and Grayson are the names of David Holsinger’s children. A Google search for Haven, Niles, and Grayson is informative, and will lead you to this picture of them.
David Holsinger is a famous contemporary composer of concert band music. In particular, he wrote three dances that he named after his children: Havendance, Nilesdance, and Graysondance, of which I have performed the first two, the first in high school band, and the second in the Pennsylvania All-State Band. A Google search for Havendance, Nilesdance, and Graysondance will lead you to TRN music publisher, where you can buy CD #4 of Holsinger’s music and hear the dances for yourself.
I bring this up now because D and I are in the midst of picking music for our wedding and reception. I am pushing for a brass quartet, possibly the Triangle Tuba Quartet, if indeed they still exist and are available. The group actually consists of two tuba players and two euphonium players. A Google search for euphonium will lead you to Euphonium in the Google Directory, from whence you may learn many things. I played the euphonium for 12 years, until I started taking drugs and lost all the music in my life. I still own a double-belled euphonium, which I should probably sell, but can’t.
Grayson, Grayson, Grayson. How did you get away? Someday I will dance your dance and regain all that I have lost.
