En route to really wonderful concert on Sunday by the Musica Bella Orchestra of New York (about which more later) we passed by the Ryan Chelsea-Clinton Neighborhood Health Clinic on 10th Avenue where a press event was in full swing. There, Hillary Clinton, joined by Congress Member Jerry Nadler and NYC Council Speaker Chris Quinn, announced her support for a children’s health insurance bill. Reporters were standing on top of camera people who were trampling electricians. Two reports are here (newsday) and here (NYT) . It took me a while to get the joke – Chelsea Clinton – I’m often slow that way. The bill, for which Senator Clinton announced her support may be familiar to you. It’s the same bill – The Healthy Child Act of 2007 --about which – surprise, surprise, Marian Wright Edelman made her impassioned speech at the Marin Luther King Jr. Memorial at Riverside Church. The long standing connections between Senator Clinton and the Childrens’ Defense Fund director continue. While Senator Clinton, as the start of her presidential campaign, was announcing her support for partial health insuarance, universal coverage has been getting some support too – witnesseth this survey article in Monday’s Washington Post. The concert, by the way, was great. Musica Bella is a semi-pro ensemble; they played a collection of baroque pieces including two Bach favorites of mine: The 2nd Suite and the Coffee Cantata. For those of you who don’t know the Coffee Cantata, go look it up now. It’s good music, funny lyrics and will help explain about Starbucks success. Musica Bella plays in a very pretty church Blessed Sacrament, 152 West 71 Street They have concert in February, April and – an all Mozart concert May 5 & 6th 2007. Try it.