Black bear is put to flight by trombone
NewsAt St. John’s Academy in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, a black bear has been scaring students with raids on the waste bins.
Until a music teacher came out and scared it off with a trombone.
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Must’ve been in the key of Ursa Major…
I understand they are bringing in a bagpiper as backup.
Now now, we don’t want to condone animal cruelty.
Warning: do not try that with a grizzly or polar bear–even if they generally prefer to eat cellists.
Wow, that’s relevant. Thanks.
Arthur Rubinstein was terrified by trombones when he first heard them as a child, during a performance of Aida.
Not that I’m implying any other comparison between Rubinstein and a bear!
You were expecting a viola player to get better results?! Fat chance of that ever happening.
Trombones might scare away bears, violas scare away most people.
Trombone playing like that will scare man or beast.
And then there’s the story from Bethlehem, PA that in 1755 during the French and Indian War, a trombone choir (“posaunenchor”) playing on Christmas Day may have staved off an attack by those local indigenous people allied with the French against the English.
An interesting musical tactic when dealing with Medvedev. At least the bear wasn’t poked!
Felix Mendelsohn said that the trombone is too sacred for frequent use, but I guess there are exceptions.