Maestro - POTD

Maestro – 4-23-24 Dedicated to Dr. Stanley Chapple. Co-founder of Tanglewood. Conductor of the London Philharmonic. Head of the Music School University of Washington. Conductor of the University of Washington Symphony Orchestra. Beloved Professor and so much more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maestro Music flowed from his baton Like water from his English wellspring, Taming trills in the perfume of restless scherzos Coaxing shy adagios into lyrical splendor Charming sinuous rondos into sinuous symphonies Coaxing Thalia from cobwebs into tarantellas In tangled woods and brick paths lined with cherry trees. Bewitching a young baton to rise Like a cobra hypnotized in west side stories In concert with souls of Glorianna and Appalachia’s spring And arabesques of rodeos to fanfares voces Riding on concertos beckoning for east to oceans west To streets glistening in an hourly carillon cadence, Rain showers so like the Old City’s rhythms, He found sheltered rests beneath gothic eaves Soaring with scores of venomous revenge, And octaves in librettos of a butterfly’s death, To crescendo young symphonic dreams and emeritus chords Maestro, melodic mentor, gift and inspiration Friend of Lenny, Ben and Aaron.