This I could listen to all day.
John Luther Adams (1953-), songbirdsongs (1974-80), excerpt (Mvt. V, Mourning Dove); Sandbox Percussion (marimba) with Jessica Sindell, Martha Aarons, Zack Patten, John Luther Adams (ocarinas); live, Montana (Fishtail), 2018
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random sights
other day, Chicago
alone
Kayhan Kalhor (1963-, setar), live, Tehran, 5/21/20
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random sights
other day, outside Chicago (Illinois Prairie Path, Bellwood, Ill.)
alone
Giacinto Scelsi (1905-1988), Un Adieu (1978); Marianne Schroeder (1949-, piano), 1992
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random sights
other day, Chicago
Why not begin the week with two minutes of genius?
Thelonious Monk (1917-1982, piano), “Epistrophy” (T. Monk), live (excerpt)
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
testify!
Vernard Johnson (1948-, alto saxophone), “Only What You Do for Christ Will Last,” live, published 2014
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
alone
Sam Newsome (1965-, soprano saxophone), live, published 10/9/20
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radio
Today, the birthday of Thelonious Monk (1917-1982), it’s all Monk all day at WKCR (Columbia University).
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
what’s new
Ani DiFranco (1970-), “Do or Die” (A. DiFranco), 9/30/20
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reading table
I am speaking now
the way you do. I speak
because I am shattered.***
I became a criminal when I fell in love.
Before that I was a waitress.***
I’m sick of your world
that lets the outside disguise the inside.***
One of the few good things to say about old age is that you have a new experience. Diminishment is not everybody’s most anticipated joy, but there is news in this situation.
—Louise Glück (1943-, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature yesterday), from “The Red Poppy,” “Siren,” “Circe’s Power,” and an interview
Bach Festival
day four
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Partita No. 6 in E minor; Glenn Gould (1932-1982), piano
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random sights
other day, Chicago
Bach Festival
day three
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin; Kristóf Baráti (1979-), live, Moscow, 2008
#1
#2
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
Bach festival
day two
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Suites No. 1 in G major and No. 5 in C minor (20:00-) for Unaccompanied Cello; Anner Bylsma (1934-2019, cello), live, Germany (Dornheim), 2000
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random sights
other day, outside Chicago (Illinois Prairie Path, Maywood, Ill.)
