It has come to the attention of the "Queen of the Morn" that certain cats express their fondness for music by draping themselves over the piano while in a somnolent state. This is illustrated in the household of Gerardo Teissonniere, a faculty member at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
At the supper following the May 1 Piano/Ohio competition, Gerardo explained that he keeps a tight protective covering on the piano so the cats can nap without compromising the finish. He said early on, he wasn't sufficiently aware of feline scratching habits. His piano bench was an early casualty.
Above is Gerardo's portrait of "Fig," so named because (1) she arrived in a fruit basket, and (2) the spot on the end of her nose was fig-colored. The camera loves her in the way it loved Greta Garbo.
For my money, sleeping cats on the piano are much less annoying than paying customers snoozing in the audience.
Now that's one beautiful cat - strike a pose!
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