Day #93: Roxane Orgill
February 23, 2019
Some books have a vivid place in my thoughts. When I read Dream Lucky, I time-traveled to 1936, meeting the Big Band leaders who are
Day #90: Vivaldi’s “Winter”
February 20, 2019
Snow is falling rapidly today. Schools are closed. We will break an all-time record for February snowfall, with more to come over the weekend. Even
Day #88: Mozart
February 19, 2019
Does this Monday morning find you feeling a little blue? I prescribe Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581, Allegro con variazioni. This performance
Day #64: R. Carlos Nakai
January 25, 2019
I am grateful for R. Carlos Nakai. His music soothes me, engenders awe and contemplation, keeps me grounded, and inspires me. He has kept me
Day #61: The Morning Program
January 22, 2019
When I was a teen, I remember sitting in a friend’s kitchen with the producer of a show on our public radio station. “Are you
Day #35: Mood Indigo
December 27, 2018
I often think that if I were a song, it would be this one, Mood Indigo, composed and performed by Duke Ellington, with a clarinet
Day #30: Mele Kalikimaka
December 22, 2018
My home town had a movie theater, the El Lago, which showed films starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson, nature movies, and anything featuring Elvis
Day #28: The Wexford Carol
December 20, 2018
We begin listening to Christmas Music on December 15th (when we can help it—walking through a store doesn’t count). We have over 700 Christmas songs
Day #24: The Flower Duet
December 16, 2018
This duet, “Sous le Dome Épais,” known as “The Flower Duet” from the opera Lakmé, brings tears to my eyes. The music is exquisite. Written
Day #16: Patrick Ball
December 8, 2018
A modern-day bard, Patrick Ball is something of a legend in our family. We listened to his music even before we were married. It has
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