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Donald Venezia’s CD Suggestions for Holiday Gift Giving – from BBC Music Magazine and Arkiv Music
Comments Off on Donald Venezia’s CD Suggestions for Holiday Gift Giving – from BBC Music Magazine and Arkiv MusicDecember 16, 2012 by Admin
Donald Venezia, our friend the classical CD reviewer, has sent along this list of suggestions for Holiday gift giving. It’s …
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A Night to Remember: Contemporary Music at New York City’s Bargemusic
Comments Off on A Night to Remember: Contemporary Music at New York City’s BargemusicSeptember 30, 2012 by Admin
A Night to Remember: Contemporary Music at Bargemusic Reviewed by David M. Abrams Thursday, September 20, 2012 Bargemusic’s audience …
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America As I Want To Hear It – Music of Charles Ives
Comments Off on America As I Want To Hear It – Music of Charles IvesSeptember 16, 2012 by Admin
The music of Charles Ives (1874-1954) is America as I hear it – or rather hear it and perceive it …
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Space May Well Be The Place – It’s Sun Ra
Comments Off on Space May Well Be The Place – It’s Sun RaSeptember 16, 2012 by Admin
I recently watched the inimitable Sun Ra’s 1974 epic film Space Is The Place. I suppose you could call it …
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Zombies, Flying Disc Men and Other Cold War Annoyances
Comments Off on Zombies, Flying Disc Men and Other Cold War AnnoyancesSeptember 3, 2012 by Admin
I recently raided my videotape library to find some of the old movie serials I had collected awhile back. I …
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Anselm Keifer and the Art of Memory
Comments Off on Anselm Keifer and the Art of MemorySeptember 3, 2012 by Admin
The first time I saw the art of Anselm Keifer, I felt a deep connection to its use of dark, …
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Symphonic/Choral Masterpiece – Lili Boulanger’s Psalm 129
Comments Off on Symphonic/Choral Masterpiece – Lili Boulanger’s Psalm 129August 12, 2012 by Admin
I consider Lili Boulanger’s brief Psalm 129 to be one of the great symphonic/choral masterpieces, not only of the 20th …
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Fine Contemporary Poetry from Linda Pastan
Comments Off on Fine Contemporary Poetry from Linda PastanAugust 12, 2012 by Admin
My wife and I have, so far, been to the 2008 and 2010 Dodge Poetry Festivals. These wonderful biennial gatherings …
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Great Short Film – The Red Balloon
Comments Off on Great Short Film – The Red BalloonAugust 12, 2012 by Admin
When I was young (as if that was ever possible), I loved Albert Lamorisse’s small masterpiece, The Red Balloon. It …
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Chesley Bonestell – Father of Modern Space Art
Comments Off on Chesley Bonestell – Father of Modern Space ArtAugust 5, 2012 by Admin
Again, from Wikipedia, “Chesley Bonestell (January 1, 1888 – June 11, 1986) was an American painter, designer and illustrator. His …
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