A Conversation with David Yang

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**David Yang**
A conversation with Beth Clary, President of the NCMF Board
(July 2020)

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MIECZYSŁAW WEINBERG (1919 – 1996)
String Trio
I. Allegro con moto
II. Andante
III. Moderato assai
Ensemble Epomeo

The following pieces/artists were referred to in this conversation:

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JOHANNES OCKEGHEM (d. 1497)
“Au Travail Suis”

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NINA SIMONE (1933 – 2003)
“The Other Woman"

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DAVE CARTER (1952 – 2002) & TRACY GRAMMER (b. 1968)
“When I Go"

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ENNIO MORRICONE (1928 – 2020)
Soundtrack to “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly”
*Opening Credits*
(The five most famous notes in cinema)

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ENNIO MORRICONE (1928 – 2020)
Soundtrack to “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly”
*"Il Triello"*
(The music makes the scene.
If you doubt this, try watching with the sound off.)

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***The Plough and the Harrow***
*Monknash, Wales (about 45 minutes from Cardiff)*

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***There is a path to the top of the cliff***
(Note the slim wire at the bottom of the photo:
This is the only warning of the sheer drop)
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***Cabinetmaker’s Workbench***
North Family, Mount Lebanon, New York, ca. 1840s,
Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon

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