Author Archives: Kelly Sedinger

Tone Poem Tuesday

There is something oddly seductive about the way the Russian Romantic composers, while trained in the musical traditions of the west, often looked eastward for inspiration. That exotic flavor lives so sparklingly in the work of Rimsky-Korsakov and Borodin, and … Continue reading

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Doggos

Just because, here are some photos of the dogs. (I’ll take more of the cats soon.)

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Bad Joke Friday

Wow, I need to get back into the swing over here, don’t I? Here’s something! It’s not even a bad joke. I liked it, actually! (via)

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Something for Thursday

I really love the movie Catch Me If You Can. One reason is John Williams’s wonderful score, with its mix of caper-jazz and its wistful tone depicting Frank Abagnale’s (Leonardo DiCaprio) unspoken wish for some kind of normal life. Williams … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

A very young Judy Garland–even before she would travel over that rainbow–sings to a photograph of Clark Gable.

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Max Reger was a late-Romantic era composer who isn’t heard a lot these days, owing to his reputation of having written mostly very dense works that aren’t the easiest listens in the world. I’m all for difficult listening, but I’m … Continue reading

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Running Hound

I’ve always found it hard to get really nice pictures of Cane as he’s running. From certain angles a greyhound running is a magical thing, but from others they look like a randomized collection of overlong limbs flailing in every … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

It’s been a busy week…but not so busy that we can’t take some time for Itzhak Perlman playing Bizet by way of Pablo de Sarasate.

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Something for Friday

Sorry I didn’t get around to posting yesterday, but here is a bit of film music from a movie that is one of the better ones out there at depicting the sense of wonder and grandeur in the universe that … Continue reading

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Three One Four

It’s Pi Day, everyone! It is also Albert Einstein’s birthday and, sadly, this year’s edition marks the passing of Stephen Hawking, about which I’ll have more to say later. But for now, let’s celebrate Pi! Calculate Pi yourself! NASA’s Pi … Continue reading

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