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Happy birthday, Lew Saul
for Lew Saul 1) Perfection: Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 20Delight: Beethoven’s Sixth (“the Pastoral”) 2) Lew Saul reads my two-line poem for him(See above) and adds“Le Sacre du Printemps for air-conductingon a perfect breezy…
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Beethoven’s 4th Piano Concerto [for Lew Saul]
from the text of Luciano Berio's "Sinfonia": <<< and all this can't stop the wars, can't make the old younger or lower the price of bread — say it again, louder! – can't stop…
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Beethoven and My Father
My father Joseph Lehman was born on December 17, 1912, in Furth, Germany. Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in Bonn on the same December day in 1770. When my father had his fatal heart…
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“The Dinner Party” [by Tony Towle]
Robert Hershon Presents a Poem by Tony Towle This poem by Tony Towle [left] first appeared in Hanging Loose 82 (Fall, 2002) and also appears in his latest collection, Winter Journey. THE DINNER PARTY Ah, life…
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OMG! [by Billy Collins]
Oh, My God! by Billy Collins Not only in church and nightly by their bedsides do young girls pray these days. Wherever they go, prayer is woven into their talk like a bright…
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Jeanne Brouaye’s “(M)other”: the power of performance and how to hot it up [By Tracy Danison]
“(M)other”, performance by Jeanne-Brouaye Photo ©Elma-Plaza Until I saw Jeanne Brouaye’s newest performance, (M)other, I’d been really stumped by the raw power of her performances, especially, but also the power of performance generally. I’ve…
