But of course, the true winner of the title, "Best Anything Ever" is not to be found on YouTube.
It was a version, for bassoon septet, of the beautiful bassoon solo that opens Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring.' A jazz version. In a free chamber concert.
Everyone must take half a minute to muse on the above paragraph.
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Now - I need advice.
I got rejected from Oxbridge, accepted into St. Andrew's, and am waiting word from University College London (UCL). I'm also in the process of applying to King's College London.
Of the universities into which I've been accepted, St. Andrew's is by far the best; in philosophy in general it is second only to Oxford, and in ethics (my area) it is far superior to UCL or King's (this according to the Leiter report). However, if I get into UCL or King's, then I have - apparently - the freedom to attend lectures from all the other London universities, and I'm within day-tripping distance of Oxbridge, Reading, Essex, and so on. I also won't have to worry about rent, and I'll be in the middle of the sort of city that can be home to free concerts of bassoon ensembles playing jazz versions of the Rite of Spring. (And again: take some time to dream about that.)
To where should I go? If your answer is UCL, but I end up not being accepted, should I go to King's o St. Andrew's?
I've also applied to Reading, which has an excellent ethics department. Should I consider going here ahead of any of the others?
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Also: Hello, I'm back. Six weeks off LJ has made me think that maybe I should stay off it, only returning when I have something that I really think will improve your lives, or I need your advice. I think that keeping a closeish eye on my Friends' list is unwise. I may all but abandon keeping up to date with it.
Which isn't anything against any of you - in fact, I think very highly indeed of some of you, and will freely and gladly give you any contact details you want; it's just that the medium of LJ is one which I want little more to do with. I waste too much time on it.
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Oh, I just looked: there is a jazz version of the Rite of Spring's opening on YouTube - but it's nothing like, nor near as cool, as the one I experienced.
All the best now.
Everyone must take half a minute to muse on the above paragraph.
...
Now - I need advice.
I got rejected from Oxbridge, accepted into St. Andrew's, and am waiting word from University College London (UCL). I'm also in the process of applying to King's College London.
Of the universities into which I've been accepted, St. Andrew's is by far the best; in philosophy in general it is second only to Oxford, and in ethics (my area) it is far superior to UCL or King's (this according to the Leiter report). However, if I get into UCL or King's, then I have - apparently - the freedom to attend lectures from all the other London universities, and I'm within day-tripping distance of Oxbridge, Reading, Essex, and so on. I also won't have to worry about rent, and I'll be in the middle of the sort of city that can be home to free concerts of bassoon ensembles playing jazz versions of the Rite of Spring. (And again: take some time to dream about that.)
To where should I go? If your answer is UCL, but I end up not being accepted, should I go to King's o St. Andrew's?
I've also applied to Reading, which has an excellent ethics department. Should I consider going here ahead of any of the others?
...
Also: Hello, I'm back. Six weeks off LJ has made me think that maybe I should stay off it, only returning when I have something that I really think will improve your lives, or I need your advice. I think that keeping a closeish eye on my Friends' list is unwise. I may all but abandon keeping up to date with it.
Which isn't anything against any of you - in fact, I think very highly indeed of some of you, and will freely and gladly give you any contact details you want; it's just that the medium of LJ is one which I want little more to do with. I waste too much time on it.
...
Oh, I just looked: there is a jazz version of the Rite of Spring's opening on YouTube - but it's nothing like, nor near as cool, as the one I experienced.
All the best now.