Thursday, October 23, 2014

A word to the wise

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One other anecdote from Tuesday's recital, before I  forget: A cellphone went off in the audience just as Dawn Upshaw was preparing to s...
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Boy, was my face red

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An old friend of mine, when I told him I was going to see Dawn Upshaw, emailed to say she sings his    favorite Strauss Four Last Songs. ...
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Hear the trombones!

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The divine Miss Upshaw Dawn Upshaw and Gilbert Kalish made a persuasive case last night for the off-kilter genius of Charles Ives. Upsh...
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Monday, October 20, 2014

Happy Ives Day

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Gilbert Kalish will play the Concord Sonata Tuesday in Philadelphia. Today is the 140th birthday of Charles Ives. In just world, it wou...
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Sunday, October 5, 2014

And parking is free on Sundays

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Angela and Aubrey Webber, aka the  Doubleclicks, tonight at Melodies Cafe, Ardmore. A few minutes ago, I arrived by home from Ardmore, w...
Friday, August 22, 2014

Zappa in sonnet form

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There's a blogger with too much time on his hands who likes to rewrite pop lyrics in the style of Shakespearean sonnets.  (See popsonnet...
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Poem for Robin

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Thinking about Robin Williams led me back to Edward Arlington Robinson's "Richard Cory": Whenever Richard Cory went down tow...

Last thoughts about Robin Williams

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Saddened as I am by the suicide of Robin Williams, I have to admit I lost interest in his work early in his career. He first caught my atte...
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Sunday, June 22, 2014

Sunday afternoon

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Cycled out to Valley Forge, Where Friedrich breakfasted with George, Relishing, with Prussian zest, The Continental sausage fest.
Saturday, June 21, 2014

The worst advice ever given to a creative artist

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Thinking of Charles Ives and the hostile reaction his music has weathered from so many professional musicians,  I'm reminded of his conf...