I’ve been busy commissioning reviews for future issues of Eighteenth-Century Music. Drop me a line if there are any #books, edited #volumes, #editions, and #recordings featuring music from the long #18c (c.1660-1830) that you would like to see reviewed!

Proud to be the 2,768th 😎 on BackerKit for Shift Happens: A book about keyboards. Thanks @mwichary shifthappens.backerkit.com/community_shar…

You can find me under blue skies in STL, and on Bluesky here: @[email protected] Leave your bsky @ in comments & let’s stay connected. (photo credit:Dan Robinson)

The word "block" has been around since 1275–1325, and it's not going away anytime soon. dictionary.com/browse/block

If we are mutuals and you need a Blu*sky invite code, let me know. I’m about 70-30 Mastodon to B-sky these days. Happy to see an increasing number of tech thought leaders, journalists and news agencies plus robust classical community growing on Mastodon.

Congratulations to Dr Sass from her MoH, the other Dr Sass! St. Louis Blues #taksassington #stlblues

We at the Review mourn the loss of Helen Vendler (1933–2024). In celebration of her life and work, we’ve unlocked her Art of Criticism interview from our archive. theparisreview.org/interviews/132…

Brilliant physicist and musician Brian Cox is joining Classic FM to explore science and classical music in a new six-part radio series, A Symphony of Science, beginning this Saturday at 9pm. 🌌 classicfm.com/music-news/pro…

“…#poetry perpetuates itself by becoming a part of those who read it. It can do so only because it is so specific, so entirely different from us, that taking it in expands our own sense of what we are.” (No paywall link) wapo.st/3YgkglT

Everything you need to know about Boston Book Festival 2024 | Boston.com #bbf #bostonbookfest boston.com/things-to-do/e…

Stoked, stacked and soundtracked for the weekend. (Teodoro Baù with Corelli transcribed for viola da gamba) #classicalmusic #amreading #amwriting open.spotify.com/album/73AnQUeX…

Antidote: Bach, Zbigniew Herbert and Keemun tea with bourbon. #Bach Violin Sonata in E Minor BWV1053 (performed by Nadia Zwiener on a restored violin from 1723) #amreading #classicalmusic #poetry open.spotify.com/track/7ASN6Jf2…

Here’s a possibility I’m sure NObody saw coming. 🙄 So, c’mon over to 🦋sky & say “Hi”—lots of familiar people and easy to get reconnected. My new info is in my profile. I know, you hate packing & unpacking. Lots of friendly help available for making the move.

so long, twitter - by Michele Catalano - going it alone This is the best piece I’ve read so far on the experience of deciding and leaving Twitter. #SoLongAndThanksForAllTheFish michelecat.substack.com/p/so-long-twit…

Quite a find! ⁦Letters from Howard Nemerov's Discreet Love Affair Are Finally Unfolded - Common Reader #poetry ⁦UCity Review Editors⁩ commonreader.wustl.edu/letters-from-h…

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