Harnoncourt’s interpretations of Handel’s Messiah are always polarizing, and this recording with the Stockholm Kammerkören from 1982 is no exception. I think it’s incredible, and since Hansi and Suvi are out at a birthday party, I can listen to it in its entirety with no interruption!
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When will toy companies realize that the more pieces that are involved, the less likely a parent is to buy the product?
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Right now, it’s hard to recall the sense of elation I felt when we demonstrated that, as a country, we had evolved to the point where we could elect a non-white person President. However, I believe that the current moment is an inevitable backsliding as we move to a more pluralistic society, and in some ways, is more a reflection of the aberrant economic circumstances we find ourselves in than a wholesale rejection of our inevitable future.
Holy moly! I almost believe that this kind of movie wouldn’t make it past our modern-day censors. Seems clear to me that Harry Powell served as a model for the Coen Brothers’ Anton Chigurh in “No Country For Old Men.”
Holy moly!
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With my rapidly-diminishing confidence in the ability (or even the willingness) of Facebook to protect my privacy, I feel the need to revitalize this page so that it can serve as a way for friends and family to locate me, get a sense of what I’m up to, and reach out to me for more details. Question is: why would I be any more likely to succeed in this endeavor than I have been in the past?
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Just finished our spring mini-tour. We started in Lynchburg, VA, which turns out to be a charming little town, despite the shadow cast by Liberty University (I tried to take a picture of the campus, but couldn’t see anything in my viewfinder– I think it may be related to the phenomenon whereby vampires show no reflection in mirrors). We continued on to Harrisonburg, VA, then Charleston, WV, and finally to Indianapolis, IN.
The shows went quite well, particularly those in Harrisonburg and Charleston, and the reviews are starting to come in. Here’s the Charleston reaction:
A Sound Assessment- The Victor Mourning live at Taylor Books
We’ll take it.
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Read It Or Not 