Citysnaps

Mozart Forever!

While wandering about the Civic Center area yesterday during a photo-walk with a couple photographer friends, I was struck by this carved-in-cement scrawl just of the sidewalk. I’ve seen all sorts of inscriptions, art, and graffiti applied to just about every imaginable surface in the City. But this one with its simplicity caught me off-guard and piqued my curiosity more than most. As far as being photo-worthy, it did resonate and pose questions – which for me makes it a suitable subject. Who took the time and risk to carve such a bold proclamation in wet cement?  A kid humming a Mozart symphony walking by? Hah, not likely…  It was across the street from Davies Symphony Hall. Perhaps it was an older couple exiting the Hall resplendent in tux and gown after enjoying an afternoon Mozart concert freshly motivated to keep his spirit alive. Eh… also not likely, but who knows…

In any event, the scrawl caused me to flash back to a scene from the movie Amadeus, where young Mozart goofs on Salieri’s masterpiece as the older and bitter court-composer was presenting it to the Austrian emperor.

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