Friday Performance Pick – 455

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Wolf, Verborgenheit Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) is known primarily as a late-Romantic composer of German Lieder, a successor to Schubert and Schumann. He drew his texts from numerous sources, including some poets favored by Schubert and Schumann such as Goethe, Heine, and Rückert. He was born … Read more

Views of Magnificence

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I landed in San Luis Obispo, bumping in plenty of turbulence on the last leg from Phoenix through remnants of the torrential “Pineapple Express” that hit California. Peering at slivers of dazzling Western geography through the barely breaking clouds, I was reminded of the spectacular … Read more

Taking Down the Moravian Star

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It’s time to take down our Moravian Star. This wonderful object, with its 32 points sending light in all directions at night, has been gracing our porch since December 3rd (the beginning of Advent 2023). But its reign will end Friday the 2nd, on Candlemas. … Read more

Friday Performance Pick – 453

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Morales, Lux aeterna The renowned early music scholar Gustav Reese called Cristóbal de Morales (1500-1553) the “first great Spanish master of the Late Renaissance.” Where does that fit with our discussion a few weeks back about Juan de Anchieta (1462-1523)? Morales belonged to the generation … Read more

My Childhood Elevator

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Childhood memories are powerful triggers. Two nights ago, I found myself telling the grandkids an inconsequential, long-ago story. Yet, as the details of the memory hit me, they stopped me cold. My grandson had sweetly suggested that grandpa should put in an elevator so grandma … Read more