music
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Living On in the Material World
Note: A version of this post appeared on a previous version of this blog on March 10th, 2023. I am reposting it here on February 27th, 2025, the third anniversary of my mother’s passing. In late December of 2021, about two months before my mom died of leukemia, my wife and I arrived at her Continue reading
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Pure Melody
An underrated pleasure is having a few hours to yourself at home on a sunny day, in which you discover the presence of mind to do nothing except lie on the couch and listen to piano music. You may fantasize about your own fingers possessing the training and dexterity to produce intricate chords and arpeggios Continue reading
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A Christmas Playlist for the Ages
The following posts contains spoilers for the Christmas Party I will be hosting on December 25th of this year. If you will be attending this party, consider whether you wish to know what music you will hear ahead of time, or whether you would like to be surprised. In recent weeks, and thanks to the Continue reading
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Opera Night at the Miller House
As I write this, I’m taking a break from cleaning and tidying in preparation to receive company at our home this evening. It’s November Second, but this is a Halloween party of sorts, and a themed one at that: Ariele and I are screening an appropriately spine-tingling opera, Bluebeard’s Castle. This is actually the third Continue reading
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