Sunday, August 24, 2014

Borges Updated: Happy Birthday Jorge Luis!

Umph. I’m pretty sure I’m not seriously hurt--no broken bones, a skin scrap on my leg that’s all. Not terrible for just climbing out of a Borges labyrinth. It started in the light well enough, as it often does. I was looking at a book on my shelf—a collection of essays by Christopher Morley—and...
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

A Trip to Assisi, the Land of Saint Francis

Another summer, another workshop of Renaissance polyphony. This year, it's Assisi, Italy. The repertoire is yummy: Palestrina, Victoria, Josquin, Richafort, Clemens, Morales, Gesualdo. I have never been particularly drawn to St. Francis. The Pope taking the monk's name was the first tangible sign...
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