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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 12h

I want this to be real.

Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · 1d

Confused by the dates here. Sidney was knighted in 1583, I think, and on 7 Oct 1586, he was in the Low Countries, dying from a wound received in late September.

Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · 1d

Terrific article on exquisite Swedish baroque dancer Julia Bengtsson. Tickled that my former grad school-mate Becky Harris-Warrick, and former student Julie Andrijeski both figure into the story!
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Baroque Dance and Beyond with Julia Bengtsson » Early Music America

Julia Bengtsson has found her footing as an acclaimed dancer, choreographer, and unstoppable entrepreneur. At the 2025 EMA Virtual Summit, Oct. 18, Bengtsson will co-present 'Anatomy of a Dance,' demo...

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · 1d

TFW your daughter @npr.org gets cited by @hcrichardson.bsky.social! Great reporting @selenasd.com!
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Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics. Click to read Letters from an American, by Heather Cox Richardson, a Substack publication with millions of subscribers.

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · 1d

Wonderful! Do I understand correctly that one is a saucy Worcestershire song?

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · 5d

This solitary Halloween decoration seemed weird until I realized it was pointing 6 blocks down the street to the US Capitol. Then it made sense!

Halloween yard sign saying “Beware” and pointing to the right.

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · 6d

I remember hearing her sing live “The Expostulation of the Blessed Virgin,” and her “Gabriel! Gabriel!” blew everyone’s hair backwards. She has delicacy but her power is often underestimated.

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · 8d

Also, the Thomas Binkley Award for leaders of college early music ensembles is given this year to David Esteban Escobar, a fabulous gambist and baroque cellist who did a doctorate at CWRU and is now changing lives in his native Colombia. ¡Vamos! Esteban! www.earlymusicamerica.org/awards/annua...

Thomas Binkley Award » Early Music America

2025 Recipient: David Esteban Escobar David Esteban Escobar‘s approach to musical performance is grounded in an artistic practice that weaves together historical knowledge, contemporary sensitivity, a...

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · 8d

The Early Music America annual awards are out and I want to highlight two of them here. First is Ken Slowik, receiving the Howard Mayer Brown Lifetime Achievement Award. I get to see his work at the Smithsonian up close in DC, and he is a star! www.earlymusicamerica.org/awards/annua...

Howard Mayer Brown Award » Early Music America

2025 Recipient: Kenneth Slowik Since 1972, Kenneth Slowik has consistently sought to bring HIP values not only to music of the Baroque and Classical eras, but to later repertoires as well. During his ...

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · 9d

Under the category of random connections, I saw the obit for Martin Neary and remembered that my grandfather, William Nelson, was a fellow choir member of Neary's father, Leonard, at St Michael's Cornhill, and photographer for his wedding on Feb. 25, 1939.
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Wedding couple, Leonard Neary and Jeanne Thébault, at St Michael's Cornhill, London, on February 25, 1939. Photo by William Nelson.

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Jacalyn Duffin @drugshortage.bsky.social · 13d

What happens to drug use after shortages?...New study examining 2010 to 2024 in multiple countries of Europe and North America
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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · 18d

“Surprisingly lukewarm”? I couldn’t be any colder if I were ICE! … well, maybe I should rephrase that.

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · 19d

Shocked and saddened to hear of the recent death of my former student, Mary Oleskiewicz. A wonderful baroque flutist and scholar, expert on Quantz, and a professional tango dancer as well! Gone too soon … too young. RIP

Portrait of Mary Oleskiewicz, smiling and holding a baroque flute made of ivory.

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · Sep 8

Just heard about this today. Ted was music librarian @cwru when I arrived there and for two years afterwards. Before all his Beethoven scholarship, it was his handlist of rare musical materials in cwru libraries that eventually led me to discover the Blossom Partbooks. Thanks, Ted. RIP

Michael Lorenz @michaelorenz.bsky.social · Jul 30

My dear friend Ted Albrecht died on 11 June 2025. youtu.be/f6Ka9qborgw

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · Sep 8

2. On leaving in 2002, he told a story about difficulty tuning the opening of Beethoven's Ninth. That gave me the idea to write my tuning book, and the rest is history! So, thanks, Maestro, for the music, the generosity, and the ideas. RIP 2/2

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · Sep 8

A superb conductor, but I'll remember him for two stories: 1. When his son Benedikt was a student @cwru, Christoph asked why his friends never came to hear the orchestra. "Too expensive." So he arranged for all CIM & CWRU students (regardless of major) to get free tickets for every concert. 1/2

The Cleveland Orchestra @clevelandorch.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Cleveland Orchestra mourns the passing of Music Director Laureate Christoph von Dohnányi, who led the Orchestra with distinction from September 1984 to August 2002. Dohnányi passed away on September 6 at the age of 95.

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · Sep 8

Pets are ok on the DC Metro but they have to stay in a carrier. Done it a few times and no one batted an eye.

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · Sep 6

Glad they chose that pose, which is how he always stood when the puck was in the other end. Great goalie, great person. Americans may not remember that he was on the call with Al Michaels for the US victory in Lake Placid. RIP

Lisa @lisasass.bsky.social · Sep 6

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Dryden dies at 78, Hall of Fame goalie won Stanley Cup 6 times | NHL.com

Canadiens legend also was author, lawyer, Maple Leafs president, member of Canada's Parliament

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · Aug 26

Happy to see this out in the world. This review gives me arranging credit but it's really all Brian Kay, whom I've known since he was in high school, and who is a tremendously creative musician and talented performer. Lots of musicians, lots of fun. Enjoy!
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Play, Music! Songs from Shakespeare » Early Music America

Shakespeare's plays are rich in song, with productions at the Globe Theatre featuring musically trained actors and a small instrumental band. We have the texts, but there is no surviving music from an...

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · Aug 26

Sorry to hear this. Ron was a prime mover in early music in Ohio and then nationally. A lawyer by day, he was a passionate and energetic advocate and performer of early music. RIP
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Ron Cook, 'lightning rod' of Columbus early music community, dies at 80

Ron Cook left a lasting imprint on Columbus arts' community, especially in early music, of which he had an eclectic, encyclopedic knowledge.

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · Aug 23

Most of the parrots around here are in flocks that scream together in flight. I spotted this guy on his own. Helping himself to fresh figs in a neighbor’s tree. The good life, parrot version.

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · Aug 14

The truth about Washington DC from a local resident. Lots of myths debunked.
www.hillrag.com/2025/08/01/i...

Is DC a Canary in a Coal Mine? | HillRag

Just as miners watch the canary in its cage for clues of danger, Washington, DC signals a warning for the nation. Despite being home to the federal government, DC lacks the political power to defend i

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · Jul 27

A long life but sorry to hear this news. He was simply brilliant!
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Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97

Tom Lehrer, a song satirist who gained a popular following in the 1950s and ’60s lampooning marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, has died at 97.

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Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · Jul 25

Mine (in the US) says 'Telemarketer' or 'Spam Risk'. Agree on never answering unknown numbers anyway.

Ross W. Duffin @rosswmd.bsky.social · Jul 25

I recently heard this described as ‘sludge’, as in the definition: thedecisionlab.com/reference-gu...

Sludge - The Decision Lab

Sludge is essentially the opposite of a nudge, wherein it makes a process more difficult, making the consumer less likely to continue the process.

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