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Writes music once described as "hostile to consumers."
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Today's sourdough is real beauty.

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I usually prefer my wines melodic to contrapuntal, but I'm willing to give this one a try.

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Funny that we've gotten to a place where in the Oval Office a Jew accused of being a Nazi is ignorantly scolded by someone who actually supports Nazis.

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I'll say it again: Zelensky should align with the EU and forget about the US. The completely unreliable and exploitative administration is doing nothing for Ukraine. Glad Zelensky stood up.

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From the great @asherperlman.bsky.social

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Overdrive Festival in NYC is looking for works for flute and electronics - deadline Friday, 2/28. Application in link below:

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Who says oligarchs owning the media is unsound? "Jeff Bezos, the owner of the The Washington Post, announced a major shift to the newspaper’s opinion section on Wednesday, saying that it would now advocate for 'personal liberties & free markets' and not publish opposing viewpoints on those topics."

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Just a quick note that my YouTube page always welcomes new viewers/listeners. I'm no popstar who can promote and re-promote something new every few days, but there are a dozen nonpop videos from the past year -- and hundreds far back to the blurry, lo-res ages. www.youtube.com/@bathorykits...

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The Transcendentalists believed that as little harm as possible should come to the life in the soil that sustained them. No-till, regenerative farm practices are more needed now than ever.

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Video of my recent performance of the Five Piano Pieces set, given at the FOCAM festival at Washington State University. Without exaggeration, this was the perfect piano for these pieces. Many thanks to WSU! youtu.be/dgTp7MjR584

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The greatest E major chord in the history of music.

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Tonight my colleague from Syracuse, Scott Cuellar, will be performing my solo piano work "Until there is nothing left" at the University of Maine in Orono as part of the SCI Region I+II Conference. This piece was originally commissioned by Lior Leigh and you can listen to him perform it below:

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“I can’t think of a better security assurance than private equity folks on the ground, American businessmen on the ground trying to do deals and help rebuild or help bring economic development.” -Richard Grenell, envoy for special missions

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“It’s very easy to take advantage of the federal government.” - Elon Musk, 21 Feb 2025, CPAC.

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Sunrise after the ice storm.

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I'm really proud of this recording done in a challenging acoustic. the skills here are more subtle than "high note/fast notes" that drive clicks, but they're closer to the ones that people remember in the long run youtu.be/dV92ycEs9kw

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Toru Takemitsu: Voice (1971) 𝘘𝘶𝘪 𝘷𝘢 𝘭𝘢? 𝘘𝘶𝘪 𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘶 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘴, 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦, 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦! Catching up with recordings I made during my time at @ucsandiego.bsky.social Mixing/Mastering: @mattsargent.bsky.social on.soundcloud.com/9PBEBYw6Eyv8...

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"A perfect world for getting lost in."

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Composers, come work with Ensemble Dal Niente and the Empyrean Ensemble, and have a new piece premiered. No fees or restrictions. Please spread the word and make sure people have a chance to consider applying. We're accepting applications until April 15, 2025. arts.ucdavis.edu/taproot

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Happened to come across this again today. The reaction will never get old.

submitted 20 days ago • 5 comments

2025 Kennedy Center Award recipients: Kid Rock, Roseanne Barr, Kanye West, Scott Baio, Richard Wagner (posthumous).

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"But, overall, breed is a poor predictor of behavior, and there is more variation within breeds than between them, scientists have found." Amen. Dogs, like humans, are individuals with personalities all their own.

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Noem: “Well, we can't trust our government anymore.” Bash: “But you are the government now.”

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

Hey Emerging Composers 18-31! Apply for the 2025 Emerging Composers Intensive at Hidden Valley in Carmel Valley, CA! June 27-July 6. I’m teaching w/Amy Beth Kirsten and Alistair Coleman. Applications are due FEBRUARY 15. emergingcomposersintensive.com for more info.

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