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Category Archives: On Music
Your Daily Dose of Christmas
In 2020, during the fiery days of Black Lives Matter protests all over the country, I devoted a lot of time to listening to music by Black composers, under the expectation that I’d find a lot of fantastic music that … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas
Scottish singer-songwriter Dougie Maclean is one of my musical heroes. He is a huge name in Celtic and Folk music, and I adore his work. His song “Caledonia” is one of the greatest songs about homesickness ever written. So of … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas
This post is a straight-up copy-and-paste repost from last year, because I’m already seeing the “DIE HARD Christmas movie” debate firing up on social media. It’s that time of year again: the annual debate over whether or not Die Hard is … Continue reading
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Your Daily Dose of Christmas
“What? The Nutcracker already? You usually don’t share The Nutcracker until much later in the month!” Well, yes. But there’s a difference this time, and I can’t believe I never knew about this until just this year. Apparently Duke Ellington and Billy … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas
Longtime readers will know that I fill this blog with music each December, starting on the 1st and going all the way to Christmas Day. This year will be no different. In dark times I tend to find myself leaning … Continue reading
Tone Poem Tuesday
I featured this piece years ago, reflecting on the fact that I performed it in the concert band at a music camp that I attended as a teenager. But in that post I didn’t write much about the piece itself. … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
Another favorite by Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors.
Tone Poem Tuesday
I could write something about Vocalise by Rachmaninoff…or I could just get out of the way and let you listen to Vocalise by Rachmaninoff. So, here’s Vocalise by Rachmaninoff.
Something for Thursday
I had no idea what to say last week, and I find I still have no idea what to say this week. Yes, I have thoughts on the decision this country made. No, I do not know when–or even if–I will write them … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
It’s Halloween! So it’s time for an annual tour of some spooky music.