From our overstocked archives

Sam Smith - Among the most delightful and unique results of my writing was when John Halle, now director of music theory at Bard College took one of my pieces back in 2003 and turned it into a musical number performed by the Now Ensemble with Sarah Chlafy. The essay was titled "An Apology to Younger Americans" and included this:

"In observance of the approaching 66th anniversary of my arrival on this planet I would like to apologize to you on behalf of my generation. Even members of Confederacy had the grace to secede from the union; my generation has remained within like a deadly virus, subverting it, shaming it, screwing it, stealing from it, and finally strangling it. It will likely be known as the worst generation – the one that brought the First American Republic down – unmatched in the damage it has done to the Constitution, the environment, and a two century struggle to create a society democratic and decent in its politics, economics, and social concourse."

My excuse for bringing this up is that Halle recently posted the YouTube version of his piece again.

The print version can be found here

And Halle's Facebook page is here