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- Trump’s suggestion that US ‘take over’ the Gaza Strip is rejected by allies and adversaries alike
- “Trump says he will continue funding Ukraine’s war effort — but he wants something rare in return”
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Category Archives: Music
The National Anthem through the eyes of jazz, America’s unique music
By Robert Willmann From contributions and influences over time, a unique type of music came to be in this country, from the beginning with 13 colonies, to the American Revolution, to the Articles of Confederation, to the U.S. Constitution, to … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and Society, History, Music
Tagged Memorial Day 2024, Memorial Day music, Robert Curnow, Stan Kenton Band
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The beauty of Christmas through music in a concert with three tenors
By Robert Willmann This is a repost of what I placed here last year on 25 December 2022. A timeless concert from 1999 — The Three Tenors Christmas — with Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, and Jose Carreras. Pavarotti passed away … Continue reading
The great singer Tony Bennett passes on at age 96
By Robert Willmann In 2018, when 91 (or 92) years young, Tony Bennett released yet another music album, Love Is Here to Stay. Singing with him is Diana Krall, who has her own music career performing known songs with jazz-like … Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s Day!
By Robert Willmann Celebrated in some parts of the world, today is another positive expression from the Christian tradition, known as Saint Valentine’s Day, and is illustrated above in a drawing from 1861 in Harper’s Weekly [1]. Fondness, affection, and … Continue reading
Richard Strauss and the Survival of Western Culture
Article by Boyd D. Cathey The author uses Richard Strauss as an example of preserving the best of Western culture as he stands against “the onrushing decline of Western music and art during the first half of the twentieth century.” … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Fine Art, Music, Willett
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“Georgia on my mind”
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has launched investigations into several groups, including one founded by former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, for seeking to “aggressively” register “ineligible, out-of-state, or deceased voters” before the state’s Jan. 5 Senate runoff elections. Raffensperger’s office … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Politics, Reconstruction Renewed
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Musick has Charms to sooth a savage Breast, To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak.” – Walrus.
The title is a quote from a play by Congreve (1697). Despite their politics, which I think go with the territory, there are wonderful American singers and musicians that the whole world has grown to love and I would like … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Walrus
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