Looks like I have a Stockhausen piece on my playlist now....

Position open | Career opportunity: Schola Cantorum Basel 🎻 Lecturer in Violone / Historical Double Bass (5–25%) starting 1 Sept 2027 in Basel. 📅 App deadline: 10 Sept 2026 🎼 Hearings: 4–5 November 2026 👉 Apply via: apply.refline.ch/655298/4519/... #fhnw #earlymusic #classicalmusic

I have new work at UCIty Review, 8 poems. Thanks to eds. Andrew Cox & Raphael Maurice. "I’m the vision trapped in the artist, the paint between bristles, dabs and strokes of color, life hidden in lines. Creator moving inside the created." "Living on the Fringe" www.ucityreview.com/32_Rasnake_S...

New neighbors absolutely floored me today by showing up with care packages of cooked chicken, ribs, tamales, ribeye, grilled salmon, & roasted vegetables. Cooking is still very painful & hard to do—stocking fridge & freezer was so kind & takes away a daily hurdle I dreaded. #grateful #foodislove

“When You Are Old” can read as a spicy romantic guilt trip with a peppery side of self-mythologizing. But that “pilgrim soul” line—quiet, enduring—is the being-seen recognition many long for, even if the framing is a bit complicated. #poetry #needcoffee #classicalmusic youtu.be/YO4gp8D_Ak0?...

Insomnia track: SL Weiss, with sublimely matched duet partners Bob Barto & Karl-Ernst Schroeder. Top of my desert island CD list for eons. A bit wistful about not making it to Lute Fest at CWR last week. My first was at OU—when a very young Nigel North crashed at our place. #lute #classicalmusic

Nite, peeps. ‘Sospiri’ by Elgar. #ClassicalMusic youtu.be/76McUbuiJg8?...

In other news, ask me how sad I am to be missing #fishfly day in southeastern Michigan today. A stinky, crunchy 24-hour horror made worse because fishflies coated the park where mum worked, and where we spent most of our summers growing up. (Sent by a MI friend today, just in case I was homesick)

Well, shit. This morning brings news of Alex Ross's decision to relinquish his post as music critic of the New Yorker. I don't yet have the words to fully convey my awe and admiration at the brilliance of his work, or to gauge the magnitude of his coming absence. h/t @lisairontongue.bsky.social

It’s way too far for most, I know, but Sinfonia Concertante has its chamber version debut in Tokyo on 25 July. In the meantime, much closer to you on YouTube, #songswithoutwords are coming very soon …

Sunday Morning by WALLACE STEVENS Complacencies of the peignoir, and late Coffee and oranges in a sunny chair, And the green freedom of a cockatoo Upon a rug mingle to dissipate The holy hush of ancient sacrifice. www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi... Giovanni Somis #ClassicalMusic #Poetry

Nite, peeps! This feels like a conversation between old friends, easily passing ideas back & forth. ✨Whatever the tempo, each movement feels like whispers of calming, cooler breezes. 🎵 Handel’s Opus 6 is truly remarkable, and No 4 is particularly close to my heart. #classicalmusic #goodnight

Good morning 🦋🦋🦋! We're hydrating here with lots of ☕ ☕ ☕ & elegic music by G.P.Telemann: Concerto in C minor for Oboe, Strings & B.c TWV 51:c2 youtu.be/Dn1wnvWXyNI #Coffee & #ClassicalMusic

Choose my dramatic exit: Discharge day from the hospital is today! So, what should my dramatic exit recessional music be?! Any genre 😁 (It’s been three looooong weeks!) 🏥🚑🩻 #outtahere

Appalachian Waltz, Yo Yo Ma, coffee, and chasing off the night. Perfect for when I’m expecting revelation, but instead get the gift of clarity and visibility—and usually learn something useful along the way. youtu.be/ajkgNEO_Yeg?... #ClassicalMusic

In some ways, I learned much more than I wanted or needed to on this trip through surgical wonderland. It’ll be good to get home, and am so very grateful for the “that’s the last person I would’ve expected…” peeps who stepped up and stepped in. Still kinda gobsmacked.

Career opportunity | Job opening Musical instruments conservator careers.yale.edu/us/en/job/YU... #classicalmusic #nowhiring

Kinda what I feel like right about now. Now I understand the limitations of HIP. #spinalfusion #earlymusic

Good morning, peeps—have a lovely accompaniment to your day, either as an antidote to a chaotic one or a celebration of one delivering calm and even some joy. #GoodMorning #NeedCoffee #ClassicalMusic youtube.com/watch?v=9VO1...

#otd 1756, Joseph Martin Kraus, aka 'the Swedish Mozart', was born in Miltenberg am Main. #NowSpinning the Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment conducted by Anthony Halstead playing his symphonies. #music #musicsky #classicalmusic

A joyful and empowering Juneteenth, all. “When day comes we step out of the shade Aflame and unafraid The new dawn blooms as we free it For there is always light If only we're brave enough to see it If only we're brave enough to be it.” — Amanda Gorman #Juneteenth #classicalmusic

Starting at midnight, in celebration of #Juneteenth, classical music station WQXR in NYC is airing/streaming a 24-hour marathon of works written or performed by composers and performers of African descent. Classical, contemporary, spirituals, film scores, and more. Enjoy! #musicsky #classicalmusic

US Fathers Day weekend is coming up—so I’m binge-watching Mad Men, as it’s the closest to what mine’s life and lifestyle (right down to the identities left behind) was likely like. youtu.be/GxByspbrFRs?... #fathersday #madmen

Some days ya just recognize patterns really, really well, especially when neon helps with the lighting. G’morning, all. 🤔🤨

NARR: He did not, after all, drain the swamp.

😁 One of the best scenery-chewing flicks ever. And good morning from the physical rehab hospital #bettedavis #joancrawford #spinalfusion youtu.be/_jv0uUV2YaI?...

If youre local and you haven’t gone yet, this is in your weekend plans: #STL #foodie www.stlpr.org/economy-busi...

I was dreading- but recognizing the necessity of- this surgery for a while. Still hurts like hell—saying a lot, a week after the knives stopped clinking. I will say, having been thru a similar something a decade ago, the post-op surgical care from SSM has been fantastic. Seriously…

Hey, peeps! I’ll be offline for a couple of weeks—stay well, be kind! youtu.be/FTFsGl3M54Q?... #ClassicalMusic

Your thoughtful must-read of the day.

A break from the scroll, peeps. You may need a cardiac surgeon, since this rips your heart out, tosses it around the double reeds and violin, stuffs it back in and calls it a day. Gorgeous. Zelenka Sonata III in B-Flat Major, ZWV. 181/3: I. Adagio youtu.be/TCLYOQNHDho?... #ClassicalMusic

Moon, Nova Scotia @davidbflower.bsky.social @stevewfolds.bsky.social @lisasass.bsky.social @sallygibb.bsky.social @grbenny.bsky.social

“Night of the homeless, the sleepless, night of those winding the watches of their souls, the stopped watches, before the machine with mirrors.” ~Charles Simic, from “Dime Store Alchemy”—his book about artist Joseph Cornell 🌙 Sleep is not coming easy, so it looks like a journaling night. #poetry

Nite, peeps. Brilliant performance of Nicola Matteis’ Variations on la Folia. Their comments in the last couple minutes add interesting perspective. And…“Hit the road, Jack” makes a brief appearance. 🤷🏻‍♀️ #classicalmusic youtube.com/watch?v=MQKD...

'The Chamber Music Society of St. Louis names Murry education director' 🖋 St. Louis American staff 📸 Courtesy photo #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #peopleonthemove #MusicEducation #CommunityArts #NewLeadership

Physicist Werner Heisenberg bought a grand piano with his Nobel prize money. He said, “But when one listens to music, one sometimes arrives at the absurd idea that life might have meaning.” Heinichen Concerto No7 G Major, S.214 youtu.be/xdJ8ZBmwA6g?... #physics #heisenberg #classicalmusic

This very agitated thunderstorm in the wee hours is definitely #mood. I’m feeling the weight of the upcoming few weeks—I’m decidedly an introvert, and just not quite ready to buck up and muscle thru. (Sorry, miscellaneous thought after being up most of the night)

‘Nite, peeps. — “If you don't know the kind of person I am and I don't know the kind of person you are a pattern that others made may prevail in the world and following the wrong god home we may miss our star.” From “A Ritual Road to Each Other” by Wm. E. STAFFORD #poetry #ClassicalMusic

Today’s the day! If you’re in Calgary, come out and see the @aztrumpet.bsky.social and the Kensington Sinfonia perform my Concerto for Trumpet and Strings along with a wonderful program of fabulous music.

Stay with me on this, because I promise there is a Baroque twist to it. 🍕🦖So, tonite I’m nibbling on pizza & watching the 1965 Godzilla classic “Invasion of Astro-monster.” (No, really—I am!) 🎵They’re playing RAMEAU!! 🎹 On a HARPSICHORD!! In a KAIJU movie?! Suite in E minor, Tambourin. (cont’d…)

NYC metro? Your June 7 calendar really should include this:

An amazing week, like no other. If you’re a lutenist, it’s heavenly. If you’re not a lutenist, the concert series is not to be missed. CWR’s campus is lovely, as is the city. If you can go—GO! (I’ve never regretted it). #EarlyMusic #lutefest #lute lutesocietyofamerica.org/events/lutef...

Perfect time to take five minutes away for some timeless beauty, don’tcha think? A Beethoven quartet to welcome your weekend. #ClassicalMusic #TGIF youtube.com/watch?v=xP3D...

NYRB has just published a collection of Vasily Grossman's articles for the Red Star newspaper while he went from Stalingrad to Berlin.

Poet: I would cross oceans, climb mountains, and endure the deepest darkest valley for you. *hears you eating cereal in the morning Poet: I’m out.

In troubling times like these, it’s important to remember better ones. ::checking notes:: 🤩 Like the recent 490-280 Scrabble win vs @ianfjanssen.bsky.social. Finally tied our series and ended my embarrassing string of losses. Bwahahahaha. 🙌🏆😘 #scrabble #victorylap

Some music for a roaring transition into the weekend, from the neglected 8th symphony: youtu.be/rz_BlJEFUbQ?...

Good morning 🦋🦋🦋! It's already hot. Drinking coffee and listening to chill music by Johann Christian Bach: Concerto in E-flat major for Keyboard & Strings Op.7 No.5 W.C 59 The Hanover Band Anthony Halstead, fortepiano youtu.be/CZ02nOjAE98 ##Coffee & #ClassicalMusic