One of the best vocal ensembles in the world - Tenebrae, conducted by Nigel Short - perform Thomas Tallis’ 1572 motet “Sancte Deus” www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8Kv...

The MSU Chorale performs “The Dying Soldier” (traditional), arranged by Nigel Short & Mack Wilberg. Quite the baritone solo by that young man www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1tq...

If true, this is really good news. Not only can Dr. Pazdur be the "adult in the room" with this crowd, but he's a world class scientist, seasoned administrator, and compassionate physician of impeachable integrity. With a proven track record at the agency. Good luck Rick 🤞🏻

"O Crux Ave" written by Latvian composer Rihards Dubra, performed by Coro da Camera del Conservatorio di Como (Como Conservatory Chamber Choir). Directed by Domenico Innominato www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2hB...

My new plan for encouraging resident colleagues to document in the electronic patient record appropriately...

Chills. Laufey, dodie, and Jacob Collier perform “Wild Mountain Thyme” with NSO live at the Kennedy Center in 2024. The orchestra tutti and chord change at 8:38 is just epic www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz1L...

Precision Oncology and Modernizing Evidence Standards: A Critical Commentary on the Cochrane Review | Journal of Clinical Oncology ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....

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John Legend sings “Ordinary People” live in 2016, with some nice vocal and piano improvisation for this familiar hit www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fWd...

In a qualitative analysis from UAB, 21 pts w/ breast ca declining clinical trial participation cited the following reasons: fear (of the unknown; AEs; Rx effectiveness), mistrust (re experimentation; re who benefits from the trial), & various practical burdens (eg, time) ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....

A song made popular in the 90s by Canada’s beloved Celtic folk band The Rankin Family, here is a beautiful choral version of “Fare Thee Well, Love” (arr. James Q. Mulholland), performed by the Atlanta Master Chorale youtu.be/r1Sb6FkMd8E?...

This is why I love YouTube. Paul Simon in 1992 singing a jazzy version of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” with the late Richard Tee on piano (excellent piano transcription by Timothy Gondola) www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6jO...

I can’t get enough of videos of the late Chick Corea performing live. Here he is with Gary Burton in one of those NPR Music Tiny Desk concerts playing “Señor Mouse” from 2016 www.youtube.com/watch?v=15IH...

NEJM editorial: Early Detection of Prostate Cancer — Time to Fish or Cut Bait www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

“A House Is Not A Home” (Bacharach & David), sung live by the late Luther Vandross, one of the greatest R&B voices of all time www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WPJ...

Bruce Hornsby joins Goose to play “The Way It Is” live in Hampton, VA in 2023. So fun to hear the audience’s reaction during the extended improv intro when they realize what’s coming www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg3K...

Interesting & concerning epidemiology article re rising cancer rates in young adults in today's Washington Post. Iowa Cancer Registry Director Mary Charlton, with whom we at CancerLinQ had the privilege of co-authoring another article a few years ago, is quoted wapo.st/43HHrXZ

The beauty of Renaissance polyphony is unmatched IMO. For those of you who like to follow the score, here is “O Magnum Mysterium” by Tomàs Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611) performed by Oxford Camerata www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzmk...

So discouraging to hear this happening to dedicated oncologists like Dr. Symington. I had the pleasure of participating in ASCO committee calls re clinical trial barriers in the past w/ her, and I recall her passion for her patient population. How did we get to this www.npr.org/sections/sho...

This is quite the essay. Read it

And something a little different in the choral genre - metal. Choir Noir performs “Silvera” by the French band Gojira. If you can get past the trippy “coven” video, maybe you'll agree that the voices and arrangement are actually pretty good www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwRI...

The Arvo Pärt classic “Spiegel im Spiegel” played here by pianist Guillaume Bellom and violinist Renaud Capuçon. Mesmerizing minimalism www.youtube.com/watch?v=n37b...

CancerLinQ update: Nationally recognized medical oncologist, healthcare leader, and expert in clinical trials and oncology informatics Dr. Shaalan Beg (@shaalanbeg.bsky.social) named Chief Medical Officer, Oncology, of ConcertAI. Congrats! www.concertai.com/news/concert...

great interview with some really important points

Another wonderful VOCES8 selection, w/ guest soloist Sibéal - “Carrickfergus” www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cz8...

5%! Whoa

Jazz vocalist Sara Gazarek and pianist Josh Nelson perform “All Again” with some nice strings for accompaniment www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvsC...

Beyond the Trials: Real-World Considerations for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Omission in Early Breast Cancer ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....

Valery Gergiev conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Ravel's “Bolero.” Using, as he always does, a toothpick instead of a baton (seriously). Performance starts at 1:59 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePTc...

Ēriks Ešenvalds’s “Only In Sleep” is 1 of my all-time favorite choral works especially the 2005 version by the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge. Here’s a new version by the Kantos Chamber Choir (cond. Ellie Slouch) w/ VOCES8 alum Eleonore Cockerham soloist. Lovely www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0xU...

Virtual choirs via Zoom were all over YouTube during COVID, but composer/conductor Eric Whitacre was an early pioneer going back many years. Here is his “Sleep” (lyrics by Charles Anthony Silvestri) from 2011. Masterful www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WhW...

Missed opportunity: Study using Flatiron data showed that nearly 1/2 of pts with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer & BRCA1/2 alterations did not receive a PARP inhibitor, despite evidence of these drugs improving OS jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The “compact” for higher ed is an unserious document written by unserious people from a position of spectacular ignorance. No one should take it seriously. Sadly, my bosses are taking it seriously. newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Congrats Sanjay!

Rachael Price and yMusic cover Jackson Browne’s “These Days” www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYcb...

“He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven” by Slovenian Composer Ambrož Čopi, text from the 1899 William Butler Yeats poem. Performed by the KGBL Chamber Choir at the Taipei International Choral Festival in 2018, conducted by the composer www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfsV...

Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Prior auth (PA) isn't just a hassle for providers. In a study of pts w/ cancer with treatment requiring PA, half reported direct involvement by themselves or a family member in obtaining their most recent PA. Data to be presented at the 2025 ASCO Quality Care Symposium www.asco.org/about-asco/p...

You just wish that at least 1 time David Bowie and Freddie Mercury had performed “Under Pressure” live together, but it was not meant to be. But this live recording of Queen playing it in Montreal in 1981 is still pretty amazing www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3g...

🚨 Are you an alum from one of the 9 universities Trump is attempting to extort right now? ✍️ Sign this petition to defend your university, free speech, and democracy. I signed. This is a time for courage, not capitulation. #JustSayNo #Compact 🧪🧠🧬 (context in thread)

I certainly hope my alma mater University of Virginia tells them to pound sand on this one www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Last music post for a little while since I’m traveling for the next couple of weeks. Jacob Collier (playing his 5-string guitar) and a volunteer choir sing his “Little Blue” www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQvz...

A stunning rendition of Sinéad O'Connor’s delicate and touching "This Is To Mother You" performed by Austin-based Conspirare www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy6D...

The incredible Yuja Wang on piano performs Nikolai Kapustin’s “Toccatina” from his 8 Concert Etudes Op. 40 in 2022 www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3mV...

Appropriately critical commentary on cochrane reviews as the apply to matched targeted therapy by @viveksubbiah.bsky.social Journal of Clinical Oncology ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....

Medical ethicist Arthur Kaplan, quoted in the NYT: “The announcement on autism was the saddest display of a lack of evidence, rumors, recyling old myths, lousy advice, outright lies & dangerous advice I have ever witnessed by anyone in authority in the world claiming to know anything about science”

A choral version of Laura Mvula's "Sing To The Moon" performed by the Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, conducted by Anna Lapwood before she was a social media and organ music superstar www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRSJ...

Big news indeed: Last week the FDA approved SQ pembro for all solid tumor indications in adults and kids 12+ for which IV pembro was approved. Will be interesting to see the financial analysis of the impact on total cost of care www.fda.gov/drugs/resour...