I played this for a room of 42 2nd-graders and they voted it their new favorite music by a vote of 40 - 2 The lone holdout votes were cast for the Ligeti “Chaconne Chromatique” for solo viola, and Errollyn Wallen’s “Lavinia” for solo viola. Also on ballot: Bach Suite 3

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Reading recent interviews with Dwarkesh Patel and Terence Tao in the NY Times, I wonder if the AI companies are like the conquistadors; and writers, artists and scientists like the indigenous peoples whom the conquistadors plundered.

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“This rocks!” - violinist after we just finished rehearsing Stacy Garrop’s Viola Concerto, “Krakatoa.” It’s absolutely rewarding introducing new music to students. I’m playing the concerto with the Carthage College Symphony super soon. Conductor Ed Kawakami is a gem. Can’t wait! 🌋

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Stinkfest is almost upon us! The 2026 Portland Fermentation Festival returns to the Ecotrust building, with a chance to meet, view, and enjoy an array of fermented foods. Plus, BYOF! #pdxfermentfest #fermentation #portland #bridgetownbites bridgetownbites.com/2026/10/14/t...

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"The promise of generative AI is that it can think for us. And that is a truly fascist idea, the idea of outsourcing thinking. Our power is in our ability to think with each other to generate genuinly new ideas" Says @naomiaklein.bsky.social : youtu.be/iEf-MNsyUiE?...

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