{"id":1157,"date":"2017-09-06T07:35:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T11:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/2017\/09\/the-late-starters-orchestra\/"},"modified":"2018-03-07T08:42:40","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T13:42:40","slug":"the-late-starters-orchestra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2017\/09\/the-late-starters-orchestra\/","title":{"rendered":"The Late Starters Orchestra"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Ari L. Goldman \u2013 Algonquin Books, 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

As a boy, best-selling author Ari Goldman made memories by singing at synagogue with his father. But in high school and university, Goldman put his energy into writing, not music. He got a low-level newspaper job and worked his way up. At 26, missing the joy music had brought to his life, he found a teacher who promised that learning to play the cello would \u201cbring back his voice.\u201d Goldman did not stick with it then, but in his late 50s set a goal that he would play the cello at his 60th birthday party. He accomplished this feat in part due to the Late Starters Orchestra (LSO), where adults of every description gather weekly in an old New York City coat factory with musical instruments, all committed to learning to play later in life. From the LSO and Goldman, we learn that taking up a challenge even when you\u2019re older can be incredibly rewarding. This is a story of perseverance and hope for all readers, no matter your age.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Ari L. Goldman \u2013 Algonquin Books, 2014 As a boy, best-selling author Ari Goldman made memories by singing at synagogue with his father. But in high school and university, Goldman put his energy into writing, not music. He got…<\/span><\/p>\n

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