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Kameel Nasr

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Description:READ FIRST CHAPTER AT TheSymphonyHeist.comKameel Nasr’s novel Symphony Heist is a delightful, Byzantine romp of a musical mystery. About to go on tour, the Boston Symphony Orchestra is suddenly paralyzed by the theft of ALL their priceless instruments. The truck carting them to the airport is hijacked and disappears. When no ransom demands come, and it slowly becomes apparent that there are political motives for the crime. The BSO was in fact about to go to Rio di Janeiro to play at a grand ceremony celebrating international corporate agreements on recording and performance royalties – an agreement many of the musicians are against, but which their employers and managers advocate. Conflicted more than anyone is the prodigious first chair cellist, the young Melody Cavatina, who has been assigned to premier a cello concerto composed by her Brazilian-American lover Eduardo. To add to the tension, she hasn’t been playing well in recent weeks, due to suspicious persecution by the Brazilian conductor. Inspector Lowell of the Boston Police is called in – a deceptively low-energy Boston cop who doesn’t know much about music but learns fast, and has his own canny insights into the crime. His perspective and actions gives the novel its grounding, and his fellow policemen include an array of colorful Boston types, some with sensitivities one might not have expected. The musicians, too, vary widely in their politics, in their devotion to music and in their personal journeys. A lot is riding on the Orchestra getting to Rio. To complicate matters, there are suddenly a couple of apparent murders connected to the heist. The whole country is now riveted by the events. Washington sends some if its bureaucrats and undercover types to Beantown, while some of the desperate BSO musicians decide to take matters into their own hands. Throughout, the author shows a wide-ranging familiarity with and love of music, both classical and popular, and with the moral vagaries of arts management, given its shifting support structures. He also knows the physical structure and workings of Boston’s iconic Symphony Hall. The labyrinthine bowels of that august building, where much of the novel takes place, are a neat reflection of the Chinese puzzle of the plot. Music lovers will get a kick out of this fast-paced caper, full of both humor and lyricism, even as it touches on serious issues of corporate abuse and the never-ending problem of funding for the arts. Daniel StepnerArtistic Director, Aston Magna Festival and Foundation:Former First Violinist, Lydian String Quartet;Former Concertmaster, Handel and Haydn SocietyWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with THE SYMPHONY HEIST: A TALE OF MUSIC AND DESIRE. To get started finding THE SYMPHONY HEIST: A TALE OF MUSIC AND DESIRE, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 298

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Curiosity Books

Release: 2016

ISBN: 0996175377

Description: READ FIRST CHAPTER AT TheSymphonyHeist.comKameel Nasr’s novel Symphony Heist is a delightful, Byzantine romp of a musical mystery. About to go on tour, the Boston Symphony Orchestra is suddenly paralyzed by the theft of ALL their priceless instruments. The truck carting them to the airport is hijacked and disappears. When no ransom demands come, and it slowly becomes apparent that there are political motives for the crime. The BSO was in fact about to go to Rio di Janeiro to play at a grand ceremony celebrating international corporate agreements on recording and performance royalties – an agreement many of the musicians are against, but which their employers and managers advocate. Conflicted more than anyone is the prodigious first chair cellist, the young Melody Cavatina, who has been assigned to premier a cello concerto composed by her Brazilian-American lover Eduardo. To add to the tension, she hasn’t been playing well in recent weeks, due to suspicious persecution by the Brazilian conductor. Inspector Lowell of the Boston Police is called in – a deceptively low-energy Boston cop who doesn’t know much about music but learns fast, and has his own canny insights into the crime. His perspective and actions gives the novel its grounding, and his fellow policemen include an array of colorful Boston types, some with sensitivities one might not have expected. The musicians, too, vary widely in their politics, in their devotion to music and in their personal journeys. A lot is riding on the Orchestra getting to Rio. To complicate matters, there are suddenly a couple of apparent murders connected to the heist. The whole country is now riveted by the events. Washington sends some if its bureaucrats and undercover types to Beantown, while some of the desperate BSO musicians decide to take matters into their own hands. Throughout, the author shows a wide-ranging familiarity with and love of music, both classical and popular, and with the moral vagaries of arts management, given its shifting support structures. He also knows the physical structure and workings of Boston’s iconic Symphony Hall. The labyrinthine bowels of that august building, where much of the novel takes place, are a neat reflection of the Chinese puzzle of the plot. Music lovers will get a kick out of this fast-paced caper, full of both humor and lyricism, even as it touches on serious issues of corporate abuse and the never-ending problem of funding for the arts. Daniel StepnerArtistic Director, Aston Magna Festival and Foundation:Former First Violinist, Lydian String Quartet;Former Concertmaster, Handel and Haydn SocietyWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with THE SYMPHONY HEIST: A TALE OF MUSIC AND DESIRE. To get started finding THE SYMPHONY HEIST: A TALE OF MUSIC AND DESIRE, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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