Author Archives: ksedinger

Something for Thursday

Posted on March 12, 2026 by ksedinger

Continuing an exploration of Black Music of the 1970s, we have Minnie Riperton today. Riperton was a native of Chicago who tragically hit it big with her soprano voice, enormous range, and an airy tone that gave her songs an … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tones

Posted on March 10, 2026 by ksedinger

Jonathan Bailey Holland is a composer originally from Flint, MI who is currently the Dean of the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University. According to his bio, he has had music performed by ensembles all over the world, and … Continue reading →

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Morning March Mood

Posted on March 8, 2026 by ksedinger

I’m long on record as not liking this time of year in my neck of the woods, but even this dreary time of year yields some good photographic opportunities.

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Something for Thursday

Posted on March 5, 2026 by ksedinger

I’ve been featuring Donna Summer the last few weeks, and then the other day The Wife and I were driving around doing errands and we were listening to 70s On 7 on SiriusXM, where a string of selections made me … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tones (extending Black History Month, just because)

Posted on March 3, 2026 by ksedinger

I couldn’t decide which of three pieces to feature today, so I said to myself, “Why limit myself to one?” That’s right, you get all three. Composer and flautist Valerie Coleman has had a deeply impressive career already. A native of … Continue reading →

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At the Burchfield Penney

Posted on March 2, 2026 by ksedinger

We were at the Burchfield Penney Art Center yesterday. This lovely museum, smaller than the AKG and dedicated to Western New York artists, is always a delight to visit. Art museums have become my favorite places to visit. What an … Continue reading →

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Random Questions from Sunday Stealing

Posted on March 1, 2026 by ksedinger

Most times these quizzes are themed in some way. Not this week! These questions are random as shit! Here we go! 1. Did you/will you have coffee or some other form of caffeine today?  I literally just downed the last sip of … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on February 26, 2026 by ksedinger

It’s late in the day and it was a long and busy one today and my brain’s mush, so I’m sticking with Donna Summer. Here’s “Hot Stuff”! A bonus: Summer’s song was perfectly used in The Full Monty:

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Happy Birthday, My Love

Posted on February 25, 2026 by ksedinger

Today is The Wife’s birthday! As is my usual tradition, below is the post that I reuse every year and keep adding to in really ungainly fashion. This post actually first lived on the old BlogSpot incarnation of this site … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tones (Black History Month)

Posted on February 24, 2026 by ksedinger

Oh, is THIS piece a “banger”, as the kids say! (A really good song is a banger now. Up ’til now, if you said “banger” to me, I’d have assumed you were talking about a British breakfast sausage.) Composer Kevin … Continue reading →

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