Day 3: Vince Guaraldi and Lee Mendelson, “Christmas Time Is Here” I’m one of those purists who laments what I call “Christmas creep,” that is, …
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Day 2: J.S. Bach, Chorale Prelude on “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme,” BWV 645 Sleepers, Awake! That was a hard instruction for McDoc and …
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Day 1: “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” Happy December, Music Nerds! I hope all you U.S.-based music nerds had a lovely Thanksgiving. I know I …
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Opera is a funny thing. It’s expensive to produce, and the stories are often some combination of outlandish, maudlin, silly, and implausible. Patrons get all …
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And Happy Passover to everyone still celebrating! A few years ago when I began my church organist job in Boston, I started a tradition of …
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Notes for a talk I’m giving at SUNY Fredonia this afternoon. Thomas Merton, 1915-1968 Catholic writer and mystic Trappist monk Poet, social activist, student of …
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I have a little tradition here at Music Nerd Central: every year around this time, I bring you a list of medical-themed songs. What is …
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Good morning, music nerds! I got up a little while ago and ran to turn on WQED, my local classical radio station, because who doesn’t …
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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor Shai Wosner, piano Friday, March 8, 2013, 8 pm Program: Wolfgang Amadé Mozart: Serenade No. 6 in …
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Happy Monday, music nerds! This is a big week for me, as I’m counting down the days until my recital this coming Sunday. Luckily for …
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