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Beethoven at 250: The Violin Concerto

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Kelly Sedinger

 I’ve been listening to Beethoven’s Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra a lot over the last few months, and I’ve been struggling to frame how I want to write about it. It’s such a scintillating work, full of … Continue reading →

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Any time things wanna get BETTER would be great by me.

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Kelly Sedinger

 So, about that lack of updates in this space for something like nine days…this month has been rough, folks. First, there was the final run-up to the election, which was nerve-wracking in itself. Then Election Night was its own category … Continue reading →

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What day is it?

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Kelly Sedinger

 So, on Monday I made a post here, invoking the Les Miserables song “One Day More”, as did many of my left-leaning friends on the Internet. And why not! It’s a song that so ably lends itself to a Monday before … Continue reading →

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One Day More

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Kelly Sedinger

This is the photo I took on the morning of Election Day, 2016. It seemed like a bright and optimistic day. I captioned it on Instagram: “Looks like a nice morning to make some history happen!” The next morning, in … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Kelly Sedinger

 It’s late and I gotta get to bed, but it’s still Thursday and I don’t want to miss this week’s Something, so here’s Something that really doesn’t need much by way of introduction. Take it away, Gloria Gaynor!

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A quick apology about comments

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Kelly Sedinger

 The way this works is that when someone comments, I get an email at my Gmail address telling me there’s a comment to check. I do, and I publish it if it’s not spam. Every so often that system gets … Continue reading →

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Democracy: I Did It

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Kelly Sedinger

 Specifically, I did the democracy thing the other day, on Saturday, when early voting started in New York State. I got to the polling place (a local community center) about ten minutes before it opened, and at that point there … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Kelly Sedinger

 Charles Lucien Lambert (1828-1896) was born a free person of color in Louisiana. A talented pianist and composer, he moved as a young man to Paris where his son Lucien-Leon joined him in music-making, and their compositions were received warmly … Continue reading →

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Life goes on….

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Kelly Sedinger

 It’s been…a week. I’ve had stuff to blog about, but frankly I didn’t want to start pushing Julio’s memorial post down the page just yet. I’ll start posting again in the next few days, but for now. here’s just a … Continue reading →

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Julio

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Kelly Sedinger

Fifteen months after his brother Lester departed, we have had to say goodbye to Julio today. They came to us as a package deal, and I hope there’s some realm beyond the rain and the clouds where they can be … Continue reading →

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