718th birthday of Francesco Petrarch, in an environment of
Carl Maria Von Weber (1786-1826) - Turandot, Op. 37 (1809 -- Paul Hindemith, 1885-1963, connection to this readily apparent),
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 (1885)
news that independent commissions have confirmed that the 2018 Pulizer Prize in Journalism Awards to the
New York Times and Washington Post were totally spot-on (despite the objections of the former Criminal President --
against whom perhaps justice will be eventually served),
William Walton (1902-1983) - Symphony No. 1 in Bb Minor (1935),
Henry Brant (1913-2008) - Angels and Devils (1931)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) - War Requiem (1963)
Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994)
Concerto for Orchestra (1954)
Venetian Games (1961)
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
Leonard Bernstein (1918)
West Side Story (1957)
Chichester Psalms (1965)
Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991) - Star Trek (1966): Season 3, Production 59. The Enterprise Incident (1968),
no less than 3 Zooms (Springfield High School,
Family, and
San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra -- next concert, 8pm, October 24, Lakeside Presbyterian Church, SF), plus
speeches from Joe Biden (b. 1942) and
Olena Zelenski (b. 1978).
Interpersed with all this, produce a new edition of
Sex and the Orchestra, Op. 171 (2009) and
post same on the
International Music Score Library Project,
create new title
and Complete Works web page for
Elijah Ghost, Op. 176 (2009),
edit page 26
Piano Concerto ("Child's Play"), Op. 122 (2004)
I. Allegro
and dreamily update text as to
Book of Dreams, 2022, Op. 376 (2022)
July 19-20
8am Musical -Political Rally at DCC, with the Band and Cliff -- Videos / Texts,
Editing Online and in Computer...
10am Drama Turns Soap Opera from Above, Mary Tyler Moore in Sexy '70s Nightgown Dress,
Bathtub Is Cleaned Out...
Oh yes -- how could, you know, we forget? -- also the 139th day of summer, high back up 5 to 106 -- tying, once again, for the toastiest day of the year, with July 17 (last 4 days an ABBA of 106-101-101-106)...