Come join me on Good Friday, 21 March 2008, to hear American Bach at All Saints' Episcopal Church perform Johann Sebastian Bach's masterwork and bold statement of faith: his Saint John Passion, S. 245.

Information on the Saint John Passion: American Bach program notes, Wikipedia entry, and libretto with English translation

Johann Sebastian Bach's ( Read more... )

It's looking like my spring recess will be spent at ASU anyway working on four research projects - again! Here they are:

STADIUM POLITICS LECTURE - to be given in April 2008For a day, I'll deliver a guest lecture on the politics behind how stadia are built. While I haven't figured out on which stadia I'll focus, I hope to include Phoenix's Chase ( Read more... )

Ten Things You Never Knew about George Washington, born on this day in 1732:

1. His dentures carved from a hippopotamus tusk. They were drilled with a hole to fit over Washington's one remaining tooth, and they rubbed against his natural tooth in such a way that Washington was in constant pain, and so he used an alcoholic solution infused with opium ( Read more... )

For those interested in Garrison Keillor's "The News from Lake Wobegon" from A Prairie Home Companion, here is a podcast feed of all of the week's news.

Enjoy!

EJ (paukenschlag)

Today, 15 February 2008, has been a strange day. I have seen the following ( Read more... )

The Choir of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral presents Maurice Duruflé's REQUIEM and FOUR SHORT MOTETS this Sunday. Alan DePuy conducts from the Cathedral's Schantz organ.

Maurice Duruflé's REQUIEM - 1 PERFORMANCE ONLY!
Sunday, February 17th, 2008 at 2:30pm - Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

THE CHOIR OF TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL
Canon ALAN DePUY ( Read more... )

Our Origins
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed ( Read more... )

For all of The Format fans:

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WA Mozart REQUIEM, KV626: I. Introit (Adagio) and II. Kyrie (Allegro - adagio)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestraand Vienna State Opera Chorus/Georg Solti conductor
5 December 1991, St Stephen's Cathedral to commemorate the 200th anniversary of WA Mozart's death

EJ (paukenschlag)

I thought that I'd put my two cents' worth of opinion in on Super Tuesday and what it means for Vice Presidents.

Senator HILLARY CLINTONFrom what I've heard, I think Clinton will choose from one of two people for the job of Vice President. Both are elder statesmen and both are highly regarded among all Democrats. The two men are Gen Wesley Clark ( Read more... )

On why I am supporting Hillary Clinton for PresidentI figured that I should somehow enter my two cents’ worth of opinion into the conversation of who is best qualified to hold the highest office in the United States, that which is the President. In brief, I have four qualities I want for our nation’s forty-forth President: to end this lie that is ( Read more... )