You don't step in and say, 'I want to change A, B and C. It's become an American institution. After 115 years of it, one treads lightly. 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")
