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December 17th, 2023

My Rules for Holiday Music

Oh no. It was a holiday song. Before Thanksgiving. Was I allowed to enjoy this?

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December 3rd, 2023

The Four Seasons, Four Stories, and Alan Alda

As the sounds of the strings echoed off the colorful windows high above, the late winter sun gleaming through, it all felt like a dream. I could almost picture Alda in the audience, smiling to the music.

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November 13th, 2023

It’s Unanimous

We are divided by our opinions and beliefs about politics, music, religion, the use of first-person narrators in fiction, and women with bangs.

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October 29th, 2023

Mozart: A Little Bird Told Him

But the composer also complained that the bird always sang one note sharp and held another too long.

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October 8th, 2023

When in Rome

Certainly, it goes without saying that when “in Rome,” you should act as the Romans do, though it must also be said that there are a few exceptions to this maxim.

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September 17th, 2023

Reunions, Ruminations, and Mixtapes

There’s an alchemy to a Mixtape, one that I’ve come to appreciate even if I don’t understand it myself.  

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