Music of a Different Sphere
ShortStory 5,419 words Recommended by 1 award/anthology source
"Maestro Sezan Mistro was sweating, despite the temperature in the hall, as he stepped onto the podium for the sound check. There was a lot riding on this concert. Armandi Tylo, in uneasy partnership with the Federated Governments of Earth, had spent a considerable fortune just getting the artistic delegation here."
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