A Conversation with David Yang

David Yang

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

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:

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

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

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

GIORA FEIDMAN (b. 1936)
“Nigun"

ENNIO MORRICONE (1928 – 2020)
Soundtrack to “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly”

Opening Credits
(The five most famous notes in cinema)

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.)

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

The walk to the sea from the pub

The end of the world

The end of the world

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)

Cabinetmaker’s Workbench
North Family, Mount Lebanon, New York, ca. 1840s,
Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon

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