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Donna and I heard ECCO (the East Coast Chamber Orchestra) at Music Mondays on March 30, 2026. They're a group of string players who perform without a conductor. I'd seen them at least twice before, they're amazing. This concert had contemporary pieces on the first half and a 19th century piece on the second half. They started with "String," a concerto for orchestra by Jennifer Higdon. A nice mix of pizzicato and arco (playing with the bow). There were a number of satisfying m

We had two amazing British actors nominated for Best Actor in a Play in 1964: Diva: Richard Burton as Hamlet Mensch: Alec Guinness as Dylan Thomas I was surprised to see that Guinness was the winner! Burton certainly was a bigger star but Tony doesn't always kowtow to stars. Tony might even have a problem with stars...