A Puccini opera ... something that takes peoples' breath away. I'm proud of everything we do, but some music is intended to take you out on a limb, and some music is a little more balanced. People generally don't have incredibly tragic responses to Dr. Seuss, so you're not going to get the full gamut of emotional range. Keith Lockhart
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[It caught on and has stuck, to musicians' amusement and American audiences' unfazed pleasure.] I'd like to say it's used because of its air of solemn ceremony, ... But honestly, I think it's the cannon and the bells. - Keith Lockhart Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0l0IGNhdWdodCBvbiBhbmQgaGFzIHN0dWNrLCB0byBtdXNpY2lhbnMnIGFtdXNlbWVudCBhbmQgQW1lcmljYW4gYXVkaWVuY2VzJyB1bmZhemVkIHBsZWFzdXJlLl0gSSdkIGxpa2UgdG8gc2F5IGl0J3MgdXNlZCBiZWNhdXNlIG9mIGl0cyBhaXIgb2Ygc29sZW1uIGNlcmVtb255LCAuLi4gQnV0IGhvbmVzdGx5LCBJIHRoaW5rIGl0J3MgdGhlIGNhbm5vbiBhbmQgdGhlIGJlbGxzLiA=&author=ICBLZWl0aCBMb2NraGFydCAgICA=&num=5 "[It caught on and has stuck, to musicians' amusement and American audiences' unfazed pleasure.] I'd like to say it's used because of its air of solemn ceremony, ... But honestly, I think it's the cannon and the bells. - Keith Lockhart Quotes")
![[So lucrative a proposition is this link with the Pops for RCA Victor that the label has just renewed its contract, originally for six albums, with Lockhart. That's an] unusual commitment, ... particularly in the world of classical recordings. - Keith Lockhart Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1NvIGx1Y3JhdGl2ZSBhIHByb3Bvc2l0aW9uIGlzIHRoaXMgbGluayB3aXRoIHRoZSBQb3BzIGZvciBSQ0EgVmljdG9yIHRoYXQgdGhlIGxhYmVsIGhhcyBqdXN0IHJlbmV3ZWQgaXRzIGNvbnRyYWN0LCBvcmlnaW5hbGx5IGZvciBzaXggYWxidW1zLCB3aXRoIExvY2toYXJ0LiBUaGF0J3MgYW5dIHVudXN1YWwgY29tbWl0bWVudCwgLi4uIHBhcnRpY3VsYXJseSBpbiB0aGUgd29ybGQgb2YgY2xhc3NpY2FsIHJlY29yZGluZ3MuIA==&author=ICBLZWl0aCBMb2NraGFydCAgICA=&num=2 "[So lucrative a proposition is this link with the Pops for RCA Victor that the label has just renewed its contract, originally for six albums, with Lockhart. That's an] unusual commitment, ... particularly in the world of classical recordings. - Keith Lockhart Quotes")
![[Country-pop recording artist Trisha Yearwood is Lockhart's guest soloist for the show.] The Fourth concert can be an unparalleled opportunity for a soloist ... but it can also be a little nerve-wracking for them. This program goes together in a heartbeat. It's rehearsed quickly and then -- it's on live television. - Keith Lockhart Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0NvdW50cnktcG9wIHJlY29yZGluZyBhcnRpc3QgVHJpc2hhIFllYXJ3b29kIGlzIExvY2toYXJ0J3MgZ3Vlc3Qgc29sb2lzdCBmb3IgdGhlIHNob3cuXSBUaGUgRm91cnRoIGNvbmNlcnQgY2FuIGJlIGFuIHVucGFyYWxsZWxlZCBvcHBvcnR1bml0eSBmb3IgYSBzb2xvaXN0IC4uLiBidXQgaXQgY2FuIGFsc28gYmUgYSBsaXR0bGUgbmVydmUtd3JhY2tpbmcgZm9yIHRoZW0uIFRoaXMgcHJvZ3JhbSBnb2VzIHRvZ2V0aGVyIGluIGEgaGVhcnRiZWF0LiBJdCdzIHJlaGVhcnNlZCBxdWlja2x5IGFuZCB0aGVuIC0tIGl0J3Mgb24gbGl2ZSB0ZWxldmlzaW9uLiA=&author=ICBLZWl0aCBMb2NraGFydCAgICA=&num=3 "[Country-pop recording artist Trisha Yearwood is Lockhart's guest soloist for the show.] The Fourth concert can be an unparalleled opportunity for a soloist ... but it can also be a little nerve-wracking for them. This program goes together in a heartbeat. It's rehearsed quickly and then -- it's on live television. - Keith Lockhart Quotes")
