Sousarion
@sousarion.com
I am a butterfly, scientifically. I invented comedy, in the ancient form, and now explore tragedy too.
Publishing originals here: sousarion.com.
Serious pianist.
Leftist
Publishing originals here: sousarion.com.
Serious pianist.
Leftist
Pinned
Sousarion
@sousarion.com
· Jan 5
Low
Introduction to Low
open.substack.com
✨ My first publication on Νόστος τῷ νοεῖν (Return to Thinking) is live: Low! ✨
A poetic exploration of the many facets of "low" in modern life.
Free to read through February. Dive in here: open.substack.com/pub/nostosto...
#Poetry #BlueSkyWriters #ReturnToThinking
A poetic exploration of the many facets of "low" in modern life.
Free to read through February. Dive in here: open.substack.com/pub/nostosto...
#Poetry #BlueSkyWriters #ReturnToThinking
One of the best political commentators in the United States takes a break from discussing the illegal kidnapping of Meduro to get his hair cut on stream.
January 4, 2026 at 2:30 AM
One of the best political commentators in the United States takes a break from discussing the illegal kidnapping of Meduro to get his hair cut on stream.
Merry Socialistmas, everyone!!!
December 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Merry Socialistmas, everyone!!!
A whispering wind of motion and beauty:
December 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
A whispering wind of motion and beauty:
“Humanity’s attempt to truly communicate with one another is our most beautiful, honorable failure. Consequently, I have nothing more to say.”
—Sousarion
—Sousarion
December 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
“Humanity’s attempt to truly communicate with one another is our most beautiful, honorable failure. Consequently, I have nothing more to say.”
—Sousarion
—Sousarion
Where are the subsidies old man? @durbin.senate.gov
December 14, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Where are the subsidies old man? @durbin.senate.gov
Music for the ache that never really goes away:
December 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Music for the ache that never really goes away:
Speed and beauty, complementing each other:
December 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Speed and beauty, complementing each other:
Jubilant Sykes, Celebrated Opera Singer, Is Stabbed to Death
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
We glimpse small pieces of ourselves.
The rest remains in shadow,
not lost, just hidden.
The rest remains in shadow,
not lost, just hidden.
December 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We glimpse small pieces of ourselves.
The rest remains in shadow,
not lost, just hidden.
The rest remains in shadow,
not lost, just hidden.
I agree completely. Memorization is a core competency and should be pursued as part of mastery of the music, whether student or professional. Theory training and score analysis can unlock faster memorization.
In performance I lean toward not requiring it in general. Context is definitely important.
In performance I lean toward not requiring it in general. Context is definitely important.
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I agree completely. Memorization is a core competency and should be pursued as part of mastery of the music, whether student or professional. Theory training and score analysis can unlock faster memorization.
In performance I lean toward not requiring it in general. Context is definitely important.
In performance I lean toward not requiring it in general. Context is definitely important.
It’s hard to act and sing on stage with a score. Luckily no singer is on stage for every scene of an opera.
For a soloist, isn’t it common to sing the recital behind the music stand?
Rock bands utilize chord sheets, beat sheets, even lyric sheets.
Do you memorize for cello performances?
For a soloist, isn’t it common to sing the recital behind the music stand?
Rock bands utilize chord sheets, beat sheets, even lyric sheets.
Do you memorize for cello performances?
December 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
It’s hard to act and sing on stage with a score. Luckily no singer is on stage for every scene of an opera.
For a soloist, isn’t it common to sing the recital behind the music stand?
Rock bands utilize chord sheets, beat sheets, even lyric sheets.
Do you memorize for cello performances?
For a soloist, isn’t it common to sing the recital behind the music stand?
Rock bands utilize chord sheets, beat sheets, even lyric sheets.
Do you memorize for cello performances?
Like improvising, memorization should be viewed as a nice to have — not a requirement. It works for some performers, less so for others. If the musician performs safely, ie, doesn’t take many risks or push interpretive norms, memorization is easier. I’m of the no musical risks no reward camp.
November 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Like improvising, memorization should be viewed as a nice to have — not a requirement. It works for some performers, less so for others. If the musician performs safely, ie, doesn’t take many risks or push interpretive norms, memorization is easier. I’m of the no musical risks no reward camp.
Chopin’s Op. 25 No. 8 closes with a flourish that feels both disciplined and wild. Your hand plays sixths at breakneck speeds, everything pushed toward a final, clear landing.
Here’s the last passage.
Here’s the last passage.
November 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Chopin’s Op. 25 No. 8 closes with a flourish that feels both disciplined and wild. Your hand plays sixths at breakneck speeds, everything pushed toward a final, clear landing.
Here’s the last passage.
Here’s the last passage.
A look can undo you.
Not because it flatters,
but because it reaches someplace you didn’t expect anyone to find —
a quiet center you rarely show.
My new piece, Seeing and Being Seen, circles this moment from the inside:
www.sousarion.com/p/vox-philos...
Not because it flatters,
but because it reaches someplace you didn’t expect anyone to find —
a quiet center you rarely show.
My new piece, Seeing and Being Seen, circles this moment from the inside:
www.sousarion.com/p/vox-philos...
vox philosophorum IV: Seeing and Being Seen
On the beauty of what cannot be fully known
www.sousarion.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A look can undo you.
Not because it flatters,
but because it reaches someplace you didn’t expect anyone to find —
a quiet center you rarely show.
My new piece, Seeing and Being Seen, circles this moment from the inside:
www.sousarion.com/p/vox-philos...
Not because it flatters,
but because it reaches someplace you didn’t expect anyone to find —
a quiet center you rarely show.
My new piece, Seeing and Being Seen, circles this moment from the inside:
www.sousarion.com/p/vox-philos...
Yesterday’s piece was written in that space:
Seeing and Being Seen.
(link in next reply)
Seeing and Being Seen.
(link in next reply)
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Yesterday’s piece was written in that space:
Seeing and Being Seen.
(link in next reply)
Seeing and Being Seen.
(link in next reply)
Most recognition happens in fragments.
A glance. A tone. A shift in someone’s face.
We reveal more than we intend, and far less than we think.
(2of4)
A glance. A tone. A shift in someone’s face.
We reveal more than we intend, and far less than we think.
(2of4)
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Most recognition happens in fragments.
A glance. A tone. A shift in someone’s face.
We reveal more than we intend, and far less than we think.
(2of4)
A glance. A tone. A shift in someone’s face.
We reveal more than we intend, and far less than we think.
(2of4)
There are parts of ourselves we don’t fully see — until someone else reflects them back to us.
It can be unsettling or strangely intimate.
(1of4)
It can be unsettling or strangely intimate.
(1of4)
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
There are parts of ourselves we don’t fully see — until someone else reflects them back to us.
It can be unsettling or strangely intimate.
(1of4)
It can be unsettling or strangely intimate.
(1of4)
vox philosophorum IV: Seeing and Being Seen
On the beauty of what cannot be fully known
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:47 AM
From my latest piece, Seeing and Being Seen.
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM
From my latest piece, Seeing and Being Seen.
We reveal more to each other than we intend — and far less than we believe.
November 21, 2025 at 5:45 AM
We reveal more to each other than we intend — and far less than we believe.
Reposted by Sousarion
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
There are moments when someone sees something in you
before you’ve said a word —
and you feel it hit you like a truth you didn’t know you were carrying.
That’s the space my newest piece enters.
Seeing and Being Seen:
www.sousarion.com/p/vox-philos...
before you’ve said a word —
and you feel it hit you like a truth you didn’t know you were carrying.
That’s the space my newest piece enters.
Seeing and Being Seen:
www.sousarion.com/p/vox-philos...
vox philosophorum IV: Seeing and Being Seen
On the beauty of what cannot be fully known
www.sousarion.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM
There are moments when someone sees something in you
before you’ve said a word —
and you feel it hit you like a truth you didn’t know you were carrying.
That’s the space my newest piece enters.
Seeing and Being Seen:
www.sousarion.com/p/vox-philos...
before you’ve said a word —
and you feel it hit you like a truth you didn’t know you were carrying.
That’s the space my newest piece enters.
Seeing and Being Seen:
www.sousarion.com/p/vox-philos...
That strange, tantalizing moment when you glance at someone, they back at you, and you feel they’ve perceived something at the core of you — before you even know their name.
Here’s my new piece: Seeing and Being Seen.
www.sousarion.com/p/vox-philos...
Here’s my new piece: Seeing and Being Seen.
www.sousarion.com/p/vox-philos...
vox philosophorum IV: Seeing and Being Seen
On the beauty of what cannot be fully known
www.sousarion.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
That strange, tantalizing moment when you glance at someone, they back at you, and you feel they’ve perceived something at the core of you — before you even know their name.
Here’s my new piece: Seeing and Being Seen.
www.sousarion.com/p/vox-philos...
Here’s my new piece: Seeing and Being Seen.
www.sousarion.com/p/vox-philos...
Reposted by Sousarion
I just walked out of federal court where I pleaded NOT GUILTY to the charges against me.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I just walked out of federal court where I pleaded NOT GUILTY to the charges against me.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.