Sometimes the historical dictionary offers solace through the existence of an obsolete word that is sorely needed now. One of them is ‘respair’, recorded just once, in the 15th century. It means fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.

A thought: so much of "how can this be better?" is often "do the basics better"

Some things are better left unsaid

The irony of having to perform this in a few days...

Hot take: Allegri's Miserere doesn't really work well as a concert piece...

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