A Change of Sound!
This past Sunday, I noticed the Chinese man who usually plays the "chinese guitar" on the platform of the uptown 1,2,3 at Times Square was playing on the platform at 14th street instead. I wondered what was the reason: money? I did not see how people might give more at the 14th street stop than at the 42nd street stop, when exactly the same trains run on that track... I wanted to ask him, but did not get the chance, as the train came, and he did not stop playing.
But when I got to the Times Square stop, I heard a trumpet: that was probably the reason why the Chinese man had changed station!
But when I got to the Times Square stop, I heard a trumpet: that was probably the reason why the Chinese man had changed station!
posted by Metro Traveller at 10:38 AM
1 Comments:
the sad thing is that the musicians who play in the subways were probably some of the best musicians in china. they've come to the u.s. for various reasons (but usually including political and monetary) and it's a shame because their knowledge of classical chinese music will be lost when they die.
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