Brendan Slocumb Finds Hidden Notes

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🗓️ 27 April 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Brendan Slocumb is a renaissance man who writes his novels with a mission in mind. A violin virtuoso, music teacher, clarinetist AND oboist, he is also a best selling author who writes brilliantly about the world of music. His books could be classed as mysteries but they also bring into stark, painful relief the still largely white and privileged world of classical music. He reminds his readers that there is talent everywhere and anywhere, and he reminds us to look and listen closely to what we might ignore with his latest novel, Symphony of Secrets . We then talk to Afa Dworkin, President and Creative Director of the “Sphinx Organization.” “Sphinx” is doing amazing work, making sure that the country's orchestras reflect the diversity of our population. We will go back to bookstores next week, but we wanted to honor Brendan by talking to an organization doing work about which he is so passionate. Books mentioned in this week's podcast: Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.4	Welcome back to the bookcase, all of you discerning readers.
0:40.3	Kate in his past few weeks has been calling you book nerds.
0:43.3	I think discerning readers is far more distinguished, Catherine.
0:48.3	Of course you did.
0:49.3	You went to Princeton University.
0:50.3	Of course you think discerning reader is best.
0:52.3	I'll just go book nerd. I think it was, I think it flows right off the tongue.
0:55.0	You know, just book nerd, book nerd, book nerd.
0:59.0	And I am, I am one of those.
1:01.0	Yeah, it's symptomatic of your, of your tendency to use one syllable words.
1:06.0	But anyway, it just shows the limits of each of our vocabularies.
1:10.0	You need to deal, you need to deal in one syllable words, which you particularly do when you're angry.
1:19.9	And I'm, anyway, our guest today is Brendan Slocum.
1:24.8	He has written a wonderful book called Symphony of Secrets, which, as you imagine,
1:30.0	is built around the world of music. Brendan Slocum is himself a musician and has had a long
1:35.2	career in teaching music and in playing in various ensembles around the Washington, D.C. area
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