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Fabulous Friday: "Jolene"
J is for "Jolene." The delicious Karen Wexler introduced me to these YouTube stars, Twins the New Trend. They make videos of them...
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Oct 8, 20201 min read
CDA: J Nash, E Van Halen
I have to confess I didn't know the name Johnny Nash, but I definitely know his signature song, "I Can See Clealry Now." Such a sweet...
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Oct 7, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 10/7/20
My thanks to the marvelous Scott Seyforth for making this suggestion for the letter J: Diva: Etta James Mensch: Etta Jones
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Oct 4, 20203 min read
Quodlibet Ensemble, 10/1/20
I saw a performance by the Quodlibet Ensemble on 10/4/20 (it was live on 10/1/20). The concert was co-presented by 5BMF, Bariyshnikov...
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Oct 3, 20204 min read
Chanticleer, 10/3/20
I heard Chanticleer in concert on 10/3/20. They were the last performers in the VOCES8 Live From London concert series that started in...
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Oct 2, 20201 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Burl Ives
I is for Ives! He comes on at 17:25.
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Oct 1, 20201 min read
CDA: Mac Davis and Helen Reddy
Wow, a double header of two major pop stars from the 70s, both died at the age of 78. I didn't know that Mac Davis wrote "In the Ghetto"...
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ladiesvoices
Sep 30, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 9/30/20
The letter I: Diva: Chris Isaak Mensch: Janis Ian
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Sep 29, 20203 min read
Alex Fortes, 9/27/20
I heard a concert by violinist Alex Fortes on 9/27/20, presented by Open Space Music. Fortes is a member of A Far Cry, a chamber...
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ladiesvoices
Sep 28, 20202 min read
Stile Antico, 9/26/20
I heard Stile Antico on 9/26/20 as part of the Live From London series produced by VOCES8. I’ve seen every concert in this series, and I...
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ladiesvoices
Sep 27, 20201 min read
CDA: Juliette Gréco
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of French singer and actress Juliette Gréco. I wasn't familiar with her but after a little...
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ladiesvoices
Sep 26, 20203 min read
The Sixteen, 9/16/20
I heard The Sixteen in concert on 9/26/20 (the concert was live on 9/19/20). It was presented as part of the VOCES8 Live From London...
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ladiesvoices
Sep 25, 20201 min read
Fabulous Friday: "The Age of Aquarius" / "Let the Sunshine In"
H is for *Hair!*
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Sep 23, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 9/23/20
H is for handbag: Diva: Hermès Birkin bag Mensch: Vera Bradley
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ladiesvoices
Sep 21, 20203 min read
SYBARITE5, 9/19/20
I heard SYBARITE5 on 9/19/20, presented by Open Space Music. The concert was co-presented by the Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music in...
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Sep 21, 20203 min read
Heartbeat Opera, *The Secret Sauce,* 9/16/20
I attended a gala for Heartbeat Opera on 9/16/20. It was their seventh anniversary so they celebrated by hosting seven soirées, which...
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ladiesvoices
Sep 20, 20203 min read
Apollo 5, 9/12/20
I heard Apollo 5 in concert on 9/18/20 (it was live on 9/12/20). It was presented as part of the VOCES8 Live From London series. Apollo 5...
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ladiesvoices
Sep 19, 20201 min read
CDA: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
This one hit me on a deeper level. I don't talk about politics on my blog, but this CDA had me not just sad for myself but worried for my...
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ladiesvoices
Sep 18, 20201 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Good Mornin' "
G is for "Good Mornin' " from *Singin' in the Rain.* One of the greatest movies ever. Good mornin'!
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Sep 17, 20204 min read
Jessye Norman 75th birthday tribute
JESSYE NORMAN 75th BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE I attended a tribute to the late great Jessye Norman on 9/15/20, in honor of what would have been her...
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16 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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5 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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