Friday, April 30, 2010

April 30 - Schumann, Zemlinsky, and Company


It's St. Mary's at the SF Symphony, taking in



Robert's No. 4 and



Alexander's Lyric, but it takes a long time to get there, initially via page 4 orchestration of Creation: III, second sheet composed for Vespers: VII. Duo Seraphim (Part II), and parts for Job: X. Somewhere in there is a



trip to



insurance spot



to switch our coverage, before



blasting



out



over




the



Sulfur


Springs



Mountains



to



the gauntlets



of




Alameda and



Bay



Bridge,



arriving



at



Davies



for



capital



aerial



views,



a



multitude



of



reunions,



and



farewells. The concert? Oh, yes -- certainly one or more reports, eventually in 21st-Century Music (21st-centurymusic.blogspot.com, 21st-centurymusic.com, and in print).

Thursday, April 29, 2010

April 29 - Academic Endeavors


Another early stroll to Dante Hall, with celebrants of



La Salle week nearby.

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According to Wikipedia... Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle or John Baptist de La Salle (born 30 April 1651 in Reims, France; died 7 April 1719 in Saint-Yon, Rouen) was a priest, educational reformer, and founder of Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He is a saint of the Roman Catholic church, and the patron saint of teachers.

He dedicated much of his life for the education of poor children of France, and in doing so, started many lasting educational practices in France. Many other people today follow in the path of education created by Saint John Baptiste de La Salle.

***


Perceiving the Arts begins with a bit of drama and ends likewise in



dance, with the vast majority middle devoted 20th-Century Music, including Alexander Zemlinsky's Lyric Symphony, Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera, Aaron Copland's Music for the Theatre, Joe Garland's In the Mood, George Crumb's Black Angels, and Roger Waters's Shine On You Crazy Diamond: III.



Next to Diablo Valley (c. noon) with Quiz 13 for the Theoreticians, featuring excerpts from Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach, Waters's Shine: III, and five selections from John Williams's Star Wars music -- leaving



c. 2:15pm for



Alameda and



Marin, passed by a posse of police, towards



paper-grading



(A's through C's),



post-box



(with welcome greetings),



and



thence



north,



east,



and



north



again, to



Sonoma for another walk along Warm Springs Road, now from the fifth bend beyond Kenwood



to



Morton's,



via



cliffs



and



grass,



oaky



estates



and



meadowy



sheds,



light



and



shadow.


Home on Napa Road,


Border Barns,


Domaine Carneros,



Jameson Canyon, and the



Vaca Mountains to orchestrate page 3 of The Creation:III, begin composition of Vespers: VII Duo Seraphim (Part 2), and do parts for Job: IX.