Friday, April 30th
sounds of Colombia and Canada
Lido Pimienta, “Coming Thru” (L. Pimienta), published 3/9/21
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yesterday, Chicago
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Month: April, 2021
2021
Thursday, April 29th
sounds of Norway
Sinikka Langeland (kantele, voice), “Eye of the Blue Whale” (S. Langeland), published 4/28/21
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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It is hard to believe of the world that there should be
music in it . . .—William Bronk (1918-1999, MCOTD Hall of Fame), from “The Nature of Musical Form”
2021
Wednesday, April 28th
more
Erik Satie (1866-1925), from Sonneries de la Rose+Cross (No. 2); Reinbert de Leeuw (1938-2020, piano), live, Amsterdam
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Tuesday, April 27th
sounds of New York
Nate Wooley (trumpet, compositions), et al., Mutual Aid Music, live, New York, 12/11/20 ((performance begins at 6:40)
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Skylark
sings all day,
and day not long enough.—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by Lucien Stryk and Takashi Ikemoto
2021
Monday, April 26th
sounds of Paris and Moscow
Ensemble Intercontemporain (Dylan Corlay, direction), live, Moscow (Tchaikovsky Concert Hall), 11/19/20: Pierre Boulez (1925-2016), Dérive 1; Bruno Mantovani (1974-), Chamber Concerto No. 2
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yesterday, outside Chicago (Salt Creek Trail)
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Light was on its way
from nothing
to nowhere.***
How could speed take shape?
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God is encrypting his account.
—Rae Armantrout (1947-), from “Accounts”
2021
Sunday, April 25th
sounds of Chicago
Staple Singers (with Willie Dixon, bass), “Why? (Am I Treated So Bad)” (R. Staples), live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), Chicago, 1966
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2021
Saturday, April 24th
alone
Erik Satie (1866-1925), Le Fils des Étoiles: II; Reinbert de Leeuw (1938-2020, piano), live, Amsterdam
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Friday, April 23rd
what’s new
Tune-Yards, live (studio), “Hold Yourself,” “Hypnotized,” “My Neighbor,” “Make It Right” (M. Garbus), Oakland, Calif., 2/2/21
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other day, Chicago
2021
Thursday, April 22nd
basement jukebox
Two minutes of heaven?
Solomon Burke (1940-2010), “Cry to Me” (Bert Berns [aka Bert Russell]), 1962
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yesterday, Chicago (alley)
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Wednesday, April 21st
sounds of Niger
Mdou Moctar, “Afrique Victime” (M. Moctar), published 4/1/21
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