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Something for Thursday

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Something for Thursday (Alan Rickman edition)

I hate that Alan Rickman died today. I hate that more than I hate that David Bowie died the other day, and I really hated that. I had something picked out for this feature, but I decided to postpone that … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

Let’s start the year with…country! Specifically, the Oak Ridge Boys. Now, this group has been around forever; I remember hearing “Y’all Come Back Saloon” on my parents’ record player when we were living in West Virginia, 1978-1979. (Love that song, … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

Cheese. Pure, unadulterated, joy-filled cheese. Here are The Three Tenors.

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Something for Thursday

I’ve featured this piece before, but here it is again, as I’ve just discovered that my favorite performance of it ever is on YouTube! It’s the Trumpet Concerto by Alexander Arutiunian, a Soviet/Armenian composer who only died a few years … Continue reading

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Thankfulness (Something for Thursday — Thanksgiving edition)

Wow…hard to believe it’s been a year since the last time I was thankful! There seems to be so much ugliness in the world right now, but I wonder if that’s not always the case…it comes and goes. But the … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

I love Russian music. Composers from that land (and its various “satellite” countries) really have this way of letting it all hang out, don’t they? Here’s a short selection: the Sailor’s Dance from The Red Poppy, by Reinhold Gliere.

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Something for Thursday

Even despite the movie’s gaping historical inaccuracies and Kevin Costner’s less-than-robust attempt at a British accent, I still like the movie Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. I especially love its sweeping score by Michael Kamen, who is to my mind … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

Thinking of dreams lately…and those that dream them….

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Something for Thursday (Halloween Edition)

Some spooky stuff!

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