Happy 95th-Birthday to George --
who's still amazing and thriving --
Zooming with family here and there,
with cake and, of course ice cream, cards, and
great conversation.
Before this,
the SHS
group,
on a day when
news from Ukraine continues to dominate
(appropriately, given the gravity of the situation --
inappropriately, since Russia has no right to be there),
as Putin / the Russians continue to attempt domination.
The ante is perceptually re-upped
(it has been with us since the start,
not only of this war,
but the entire Atomic Age,
beginning with the Trinity Nuclear Test -- July 16, 1945 -- what a name, since then our capabilty to obliterate Fathers, Songs, and Holy Shit! Everything, at least on this Earth!)
with Russia's firing around the
Zaporizhzhia Plant on the
Dnieper River,
threatening not only area-wide contamination,
but the enitre World beyond in nuclear conflagration / proliferation... annihilation...
Ah well, if what seems to be the current consensus of scientists that the Universe's ever-expansion at an accelerating rate will lead to an ultimate Big Rip of even the electrons, neutrons, protons of atoms from one another -- we have it coming eventually. But it would be nice to prolong destruction as long as possible w/r/t our little globe here...
Meanwhile, not entirely without hope, as a huge Russian convoy heading to Kyiv from the north continues to be bogged down; and
the U.S. Seditionist-Traitor inches
closer at least
to the possibility
of justice
(which would require at least prohibition to ever run again from office, and perhaps incarceration or more), with
Stephen Colbert and
Fiona Hill providing insite and balanced-relieving-welcome levity...
on the 44th day of spring (featuring a light rain), high way down 15 to 61 (last 5 days featuring 61 - 4 highs in the low/mid 70's - 61) -- the birthday (175th) also of
Alexander Graham Bell, with other sounds of the day including
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) - Double Keyboard Concerto in C Minor, BWV 1062 (1736, evidently a transformation of the Bach Double Violin Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1043 -- 1930),
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Ruins of Athens Overture, Op. 112 (1811),
Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884) - Festive Symphony in E Major, Op. 6 (1854),
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 (1876),
Anton Arensky (1861-1906) - Orchestral Suite No. 1, Op. 7 (1885),
Enrique Saborido (1876-1941) - Felicia (1941),
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) - Danzon Cubano (1942), and a
marvelous video on Harry Partch (1901-1974) insstruments -- now caretakered at the University of Washington, after the sad passing of Dean Drummond (1946-2014), who I interviewed years ago in the halcyon days of 20th- / 21st-Century Music.
Mostly update the Works site re
At a Photo Shop, Op. 37 (1989),
provide a bit more text for
Book of Dreams, 2022, Op. 376 (2022)
March 2-3
3am Megan Tosses a Health Magazine My Way in the Living Room...
10am Elaborate Chess Set, But the Kids Just Play w/ the Pieces as Action Figures... Before That, Much More, Lost...
and compose
Famous Last Notes, Op. 385 (2022)
48 Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)