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Fabulous Friday: *The Umbrellas of Cherbourg*
Have you seen *The Umbrellas of Cherbourg*? If you haven't, you must, it's one of the most incredible movies ever, truly unique. It was...
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Dec 24, 20203 min read
Tallis Scholars, 12/12/20
I heard the Tallis Scholars on 12/24/20 (it was live on 12/12/20), presented as part of the VOCES8 Live From London Christmas concert...
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Dec 23, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 12/23/20
U is for two TV uncles: Diva: Uncle Arthur on *Bewitched* Mensch: Uncle Joe on *Petticoat Junction*
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Dec 22, 20205 min read
LA Philharmonic: last three concerts
I'll give one final plug for these concerts. They're incredible, they're free, and they're generally only 30 minutes long....
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Dec 21, 20204 min read
Apollo5, 12/6/20
I heard Apollo5 in concert on 12/19/20 as part of the Live From London Christmas concert series (the concert was live on 12/6/20)....
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Dec 20, 20202 min read
Zenas Hsu, 12/16/20
I heard violinist Zenas Hsu in concert on 12/16/20, presented by Open Space Music. This was the last concert of the year. The series was...
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Dec 19, 20202 min read
Voices of Ascension candlelight concert, 12/15/20
I heard Voices of Ascension in a candlelight Christmas service on 12/15/20. These concerts usually sell out and are a beloved milestone...
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Dec 18, 20201 min read
Fabulous Friday: tap dancing
T is for tap, Tap, TAP! I'll continue with the Shirley Temple theme for the week and share this amazing clip of her and Bill "Bojangles"...
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Dec 17, 20204 min read
Met Orch Musicians holiday concert, 12/13/20
I heard a holiday concert by the Met Orchestra Musicians on 12/14/20 (it was live the day before). The Met Orchestra established...
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ladiesvoices
Dec 17, 20204 min read
*Breathing Free,* 12/11/20
I went to a performance by the Heartbeat Opera on 12/11/20. This is the company that I saw perform *Lady M* in May and an anniversary...
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Dec 16, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 12/16/20
T is for Temple. Miss Shirley Temple! Diva: child Mensch: adult I've chosen a clip from *Stowaway* to illustrate the genius of the child...
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Dec 15, 20201 min read
CDA: Ann Reinking
Jeez, enough with the celebrity deaths already! I was truly saddened when Richard told me about the death of the great Ann Reinking. The...
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Dec 14, 20201 min read
CDA: John le Carré and Charley Pride
My mom alerted me to the deaths of John le Carré and Charley Pride. Le Carré was a major author of espionage novels, best known for...
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Dec 13, 20204 min read
VOCES8 and The Aeolians, 12/5/20
I heard VOCES8 in a pair of holiday concerts on 12/12/20 (it was posted on 12/5/20). Their guest collaborator was baritone and composer...
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Dec 12, 20201 min read
CDA: Harold Budd
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of Harold Budd, one of his favorite composers. He was 84 and died of COVID. He had a number of...
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Dec 11, 20201 min read
Fabulous Friday: Stravinsky
For the letter S, something completely different - - an interview with Igor Stravinsky. Or as they call it, a conversation, with his...
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Dec 10, 20201 min read
CDA: Sarbanes and Yeager
I love it when friends of mine alert me to celebrity deaths to use as Celebrity Death Alerts on my website! Everett alerted me to the...
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Dec 9, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 12/9/20
I'm using two Vladimir Horowitz performances for the letter S: Diva: Scriabin Etude Op. 8 No. 12 Mensch: Schubert G flat major Impromptu
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Dec 8, 20203 min read
Valerie Coleman concert, 12/5/20
I heard a concert on 12/5/20 by composer and flutist Valerie Coleman, presented by Open Space Music. Coleman started the performance by...
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Dec 7, 20201 min read
CDA: David Lander
You might not know the name of this actor, but he played Squiggy on *Laverne and Shirley.* I was crazy for that show when I was a kid. Is...
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12 hours ago12 min read
*Ladies' Voices,* thirty years later
Today is the 30th birthday of my opera Ladies' Voices. I think of it as my Opus One. I wrote about Ladies' Voices in the context of a...
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4 days ago1 min read
Fabulous Friday: Suzanne Charny
Last week I sent out the big dance sequence from the movie of Sweet Charity. The lead female dancer was Suzanne Charny. She was damn...
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