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STRAUS ON MARRIAGE, MUSIC AND GO

Photographer and former AGA President Phil Straushas posted a brief photo montage of fellow Philadelphia go player Matt Bengtson's wedding to Seohee You last December, scored to a performance of Bach's Goldberg Variations played by Bengtson, a pianist. “I was inspired by the minister's talk,” Straus says. “He had been at the rehearsal dinner the night before, and the conversation went to go.  No surprise to those of us who play the game.  He learned that go is a game that has few rules, but takes a lifetime to learn.  At the altar, he talked to the couple about how that's true about marriage, too. I got to thinking about how it's true for piano, as well. Only 88 keys, but...”