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Author Archives: Kelly Sedinger
Tone Poem Tuesday
Last week I featured a work by Florence Price, and this week I’m going to do it again, because Price was a fascinating composer whose work is increasingly captivating me. This is a three-movement orchestral transcription of an earlier piano … Continue reading
A convert to earbuds
Behold my new Bluetooth earbuds! These are Soundcore Spirit x2 earbuds, made by Anker. I’ve never been a fan of earbuds…until now. My preference for personal music listening has always been “over-the-ear” headphones, and I have several pairs of them, … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
Dame Vera Lynn has died at the age of 103. Lynn was a singer, songwriter, and entertainer whose stardom was brightest during World War II, when she was a big part of maintaining morale within the British forces. After the … Continue reading
Tone Poem Tuesday
Florence Price was a Black composer who lived from 1887 to 1953. Her work was always held in fairly high regard–she was the first Black woman to have a work performed by a major symphony orchestra, in 1933, when her … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
After too many long and heavy weeks in a row, perhaps something short and happy is called for. Here is William Warfield, performing Aaron Copland’s song “I Bought Me A Cat,” with the composer conducting.
Tone Poem Tuesday
This, by Black composer William Grant Still, is one of the most evocatively titled works I’ve ever heard, and I only heard it for the first time yesterday. Its title makes clear why I am featuring it today, after I … Continue reading
Yes, #BlackLivesMatter
Well, you can’t escape what’s been going on. You can’t ignore it, short of completely disconnecting and retreating to the wilderness somewhere. And that’s the point, isn’t it? Anyone who has at least the possibility of escaping what’s going on, … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
I’ve featured this song before, in a version from the 1980s that I wasn’t aware was a cover at the time. It’s one of my favorite versions of any song, ever. It’s People Get Ready, performed by Rod Stewart and … Continue reading
Tone Poem Tuesday
Three works today. I leave as an exercise to the reader what the composers have in common.
Why he took the knee
Meanwhile, in America, yet another demonstration of why Colin Kaepernick took the knee, a simple act that got him run out of the NFL. He was right.