@jonwithoutanh.bsky.social
Theatre person in the Pacific Northwest -- making stories, making do, making a life.
A lesson from both history and current events:
Cruelty is contagious.
Cruelty is contagious.
February 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
A lesson from both history and current events:
Cruelty is contagious.
Cruelty is contagious.
Year of Wonder, Day 42: Lili Boulanger's "Nocturne for violin and piano"
Lili BOULANGER Nocturne for violin & piano - Patricia Cordero, Ricardo Alí Álvarez
YouTube video by Cristina & Patricia
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February 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Year of Wonder, Day 42: Lili Boulanger's "Nocturne for violin and piano"
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 41: Charlotte Bray's "Agnus Dei"
Agnus Dei by Charlotte Bray
YouTube video by London Oriana Choir
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February 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 41: Charlotte Bray's "Agnus Dei"
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 40: Alban Berg's Piano Sonata Op. 1
Glenn Gould - Berg, Sonata for Piano op. 1 (OFFICIAL)
YouTube video by Glenn Gould
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February 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 40: Alban Berg's Piano Sonata Op. 1
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 39: "Homo fugit velut umbra (Passacaglia della vita)" by Stefano Landi
Stefano Landi - Passacaglia della vita
YouTube video by Zriteli
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February 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 39: "Homo fugit velut umbra (Passacaglia della vita)" by Stefano Landi
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 38: Gregorio Allegri's "Miserere"
Allegri | Miserere mei | King's College, Cambridge
YouTube video by KingsCollegeChoir
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February 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 38: Gregorio Allegri's "Miserere"
People who read books don't ban them.
February 7, 2026 at 4:07 AM
People who read books don't ban them.
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 37: The overture to Wagner's "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg"
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg /Solti /CSO ワーグナー「ニュルンベルクのマイスタージンガー」前奏曲 ショルティ シカゴ響
YouTube video by SPT
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February 6, 2026 at 6:28 AM
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 37: The overture to Wagner's "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg"
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 36: Telemann's Trumpet Concerto in Dmaj, 1: Adagio
Alison Balsom records Telemann: Trumpet Concerto: I. Adagio
YouTube video by Warner Classics
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February 6, 2026 at 5:43 AM
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 36: Telemann's Trumpet Concerto in Dmaj, 1: Adagio
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 35: Florence Price's "Fantasie Nègre" (No. 1 in E minor)
Fantasie Negre no. 1 in E minor by Florence Price (Samantha Ege, piano)
YouTube video by Samantha Ege
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February 4, 2026 at 8:25 AM
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 35: Florence Price's "Fantasie Nègre" (No. 1 in E minor)
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 34: "Il Cavalier di Spagna" from Francesca Caccini's opera "La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina"
La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina, Scene 4: Ballo ("Il cavalier di Spagna" by...
YouTube video by Allabastrina - Topic
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February 3, 2026 at 7:53 AM
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 34: "Il Cavalier di Spagna" from Francesca Caccini's opera "La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina"
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It should break every Christian’s heart that our faith was used as a political tool to bring our country to where it is today.
February 3, 2026 at 2:43 AM
It should break every Christian’s heart that our faith was used as a political tool to bring our country to where it is today.
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 33: Mendelssohn's String Quartet in E♭ major, 1. Adagio ma non troppo
Not Felix, this one is by his sister Fanny.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzmA...
Not Felix, this one is by his sister Fanny.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzmA...
Aris Quartett - Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E-Flat Major: I. Adagio ma non troppo
YouTube video by Deutsche Grammophon - DG
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February 2, 2026 at 5:50 PM
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 33: Mendelssohn's String Quartet in E♭ major, 1. Adagio ma non troppo
Not Felix, this one is by his sister Fanny.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzmA...
Not Felix, this one is by his sister Fanny.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzmA...
#YearOfWonder2026 Day 32: "Che Gelida Manina" from Puccini's "La Bohème"
Jonas Kaufmann - Puccini: Che gelida manina (La Bohème)
YouTube video by Decca Classics
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February 1, 2026 at 6:56 PM
#YearOfWonder2026 Day 32: "Che Gelida Manina" from Puccini's "La Bohème"
#YearOfWonder2026 Day 31: Philip Glass' Echorus
Glass: Echorus for Two Violins and Strings
YouTube video by Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
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January 31, 2026 at 8:30 PM
#YearOfWonder2026 Day 31: Philip Glass' Echorus
The joyous sapio-crush gleam in Hank Green's eye when he gets to unhinder his brain in space and conversation with someone is one of the lights showing us something better in this moment of the world.
Seriously, thanks @hankgreen.bsky.social
Seriously, thanks @hankgreen.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 6:40 AM
The joyous sapio-crush gleam in Hank Green's eye when he gets to unhinder his brain in space and conversation with someone is one of the lights showing us something better in this moment of the world.
Seriously, thanks @hankgreen.bsky.social
Seriously, thanks @hankgreen.bsky.social
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 30: Gabriel Fauré's Violin Sonata, no. 1, op. 13. Mov. 1 Allegro Molto
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YulF...
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Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13: I. Allegro molto
YouTube video by Jascha Heifetz - Topic
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January 30, 2026 at 4:51 PM
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 30: Gabriel Fauré's Violin Sonata, no. 1, op. 13. Mov. 1 Allegro Molto
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YulF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YulF...
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 29: "Trio" from Richard Strauss' "Der Rosenkavalier"
The trio Burton-Hill has selected ends at the kiss before the halfway mark of this video, so if you're listening along, but don't want the full video, stop there. Unless you want to keep going, up to you and your ears.
The trio Burton-Hill has selected ends at the kiss before the halfway mark of this video, so if you're listening along, but don't want the full video, stop there. Unless you want to keep going, up to you and your ears.
Richard Strauss - Final Scene from Der Rosenkavalier
YouTube video by Theofilos L.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:26 AM
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 29: "Trio" from Richard Strauss' "Der Rosenkavalier"
The trio Burton-Hill has selected ends at the kiss before the halfway mark of this video, so if you're listening along, but don't want the full video, stop there. Unless you want to keep going, up to you and your ears.
The trio Burton-Hill has selected ends at the kiss before the halfway mark of this video, so if you're listening along, but don't want the full video, stop there. Unless you want to keep going, up to you and your ears.
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 28: Reynaldo Hahn's "L'Heure Exquise"
Renée Fleming - Hahn: L’Heure exquise, from 7 Chansons grises (session video)
YouTube video by Decca Classics
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January 29, 2026 at 4:07 AM
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 28: Reynaldo Hahn's "L'Heure Exquise"
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 27: Mozart's "Jupiter" Symphony, mov. 4: Molto Allegro
#MusiciansAtHome: Mozart's Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter" IV. Molto allegro
YouTube video by Houston Symphony
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January 27, 2026 at 6:53 PM
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 27: Mozart's "Jupiter" Symphony, mov. 4: Molto Allegro
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Thumb your nose at the blizzards and ice.
January 27, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Thumb your nose at the blizzards and ice.
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 26: Elena Kats-Chernin's "Unsent Love Letters"
unsent love letters: a musical meditation on Erik Satie
YouTube video by ABC Classic
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January 26, 2026 at 8:46 PM
#YearOfWonder2026, Day 26: Elena Kats-Chernin's "Unsent Love Letters"
#YearOfWonder2026 Day 25: Traditional setting of Burns' "Red Red Rose"
Sung here a cappella by Scots singer Cameron Nixon, it's a departure from the heavily composed and structured pieces to something small and plaintive and beautiful. Just in time for Burns Night.
Sung here a cappella by Scots singer Cameron Nixon, it's a departure from the heavily composed and structured pieces to something small and plaintive and beautiful. Just in time for Burns Night.
A Red Red Rose by Robert Burns (sang)
YouTube video by ScotsHoose Yaldi
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January 26, 2026 at 5:40 AM
#YearOfWonder2026 Day 25: Traditional setting of Burns' "Red Red Rose"
Sung here a cappella by Scots singer Cameron Nixon, it's a departure from the heavily composed and structured pieces to something small and plaintive and beautiful. Just in time for Burns Night.
Sung here a cappella by Scots singer Cameron Nixon, it's a departure from the heavily composed and structured pieces to something small and plaintive and beautiful. Just in time for Burns Night.
"I never have been in despair about the world. I'm enraged by it, but I don't think I'm in despair. I can't afford despair. I can't tell my nephew, my niece -- you can't tell the children there's no hope."
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
January 25, 2026 at 10:15 PM
"I never have been in despair about the world. I'm enraged by it, but I don't think I'm in despair. I can't afford despair. I can't tell my nephew, my niece -- you can't tell the children there's no hope."
James Baldwin
James Baldwin