Lisa
@lisasass.bsky.social
LitWit • Baroque music & early keyboards • Hockey • Enterprise tech marketing
"Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time."
~Howard Nemerov
#ClassicalMusic #Baroque #SciComm
"Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time."
~Howard Nemerov
#ClassicalMusic #Baroque #SciComm
Thisclose to panic paralysis at the expanding to-do lists 😱
January 3, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Thisclose to panic paralysis at the expanding to-do lists 😱
I used to dread surprises (thanks, 2015).
2025 made a strong case for them. In the Chinese zodiac, it’d be the Year of the Unexpected Drawer Find.
2026: moving back East. I dare the universe to surprise me.
#ClassicalMusic #NY2026
open.spotify.com/track/1nA4wJ...
2025 made a strong case for them. In the Chinese zodiac, it’d be the Year of the Unexpected Drawer Find.
2026: moving back East. I dare the universe to surprise me.
#ClassicalMusic #NY2026
open.spotify.com/track/1nA4wJ...
Sonata No.13 in F Minor, RA 1.09.01: III. Presto
open.spotify.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I used to dread surprises (thanks, 2015).
2025 made a strong case for them. In the Chinese zodiac, it’d be the Year of the Unexpected Drawer Find.
2026: moving back East. I dare the universe to surprise me.
#ClassicalMusic #NY2026
open.spotify.com/track/1nA4wJ...
2025 made a strong case for them. In the Chinese zodiac, it’d be the Year of the Unexpected Drawer Find.
2026: moving back East. I dare the universe to surprise me.
#ClassicalMusic #NY2026
open.spotify.com/track/1nA4wJ...
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Would be very glad of recommendations for other American symphonies, especially mid 20th century (say 1920 - 1980)
I'm having an American Symphony phase at the noment, and Schuman 3 is winning me over, even bowling me
open.spotify.com/track/4KpBDZ...
open.spotify.com/track/4KpBDZ...
Symphony No. 3: IIa. Chorale – - Live
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January 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Would be very glad of recommendations for other American symphonies, especially mid 20th century (say 1920 - 1980)
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Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone! ✨
January 1, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone! ✨
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If I was to pick just one cherished musical memory from 2025, it would certainly be this unbelievable, life-affirming John Adams Harmonielehre with Berlin Phil and Sir Simon Rattle on 18 October at the Philharmonie.
#adventuresinmusic
#adventuresinmusic
Harmonielehre to die for – Rattle and Berlin Phil on the John Adams classic
Sir Simon Rattle conducting Harmonielehre (1984-85) with Berliner Philharmoniker. © Bettina Stöss Some performances are simply stuff of legends. One of these rare occasions came to pass at the Phil…
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January 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
If I was to pick just one cherished musical memory from 2025, it would certainly be this unbelievable, life-affirming John Adams Harmonielehre with Berlin Phil and Sir Simon Rattle on 18 October at the Philharmonie.
#adventuresinmusic
#adventuresinmusic
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NYE plan: Coen Bros. movies, catching up on responses, still slightly stunned by how many times 2025 went, “Surprise!” while I stood there with my jaw dropped.
(One continues to be quietly remarkable. I’m still examining it like a meteor landed in the yard.)
What’re you doing to close the year?
(One continues to be quietly remarkable. I’m still examining it like a meteor landed in the yard.)
What’re you doing to close the year?
December 31, 2025 at 11:48 PM
NYE plan: Coen Bros. movies, catching up on responses, still slightly stunned by how many times 2025 went, “Surprise!” while I stood there with my jaw dropped.
(One continues to be quietly remarkable. I’m still examining it like a meteor landed in the yard.)
What’re you doing to close the year?
(One continues to be quietly remarkable. I’m still examining it like a meteor landed in the yard.)
What’re you doing to close the year?
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If you think everyone hates you, you're tired. If you think you hate everyone, you're hungry. This never fails.
one unexpected outlook change from being a dad is taking the self care people 10x more seriously when it comes to dealing with weirdly directed anger and rage (including Online). many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers
December 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
If you think everyone hates you, you're tired. If you think you hate everyone, you're hungry. This never fails.
My fav poem to end & restart a year (1/8 #NYE)
🌅🌄✨
New Year’s Eve Letter to Friends
By David Clewell
Every year the odds are stacked against it turning out the way you’d like:
a year of smooth, a year of easy smile,
a year like a lake you could float on, looking up at a blue year of soothing sky.
🌅🌄✨
New Year’s Eve Letter to Friends
By David Clewell
Every year the odds are stacked against it turning out the way you’d like:
a year of smooth, a year of easy smile,
a year like a lake you could float on, looking up at a blue year of soothing sky.
December 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
My fav poem to end & restart a year (1/8 #NYE)
🌅🌄✨
New Year’s Eve Letter to Friends
By David Clewell
Every year the odds are stacked against it turning out the way you’d like:
a year of smooth, a year of easy smile,
a year like a lake you could float on, looking up at a blue year of soothing sky.
🌅🌄✨
New Year’s Eve Letter to Friends
By David Clewell
Every year the odds are stacked against it turning out the way you’d like:
a year of smooth, a year of easy smile,
a year like a lake you could float on, looking up at a blue year of soothing sky.
Happy Radiofrequency Ablation Day to those who celebrate.
By noon, the world will not be able to get on as many of my nerves as it could when I woke up. 😁
#ClassicalMusic
youtu.be/ChXK5PisqYA?...
By noon, the world will not be able to get on as many of my nerves as it could when I woke up. 😁
#ClassicalMusic
youtu.be/ChXK5PisqYA?...
Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks: Suite HWV 351: 4. La réjouissance
YouTube video by Academy Of Ancient Music - Topic
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December 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Happy Radiofrequency Ablation Day to those who celebrate.
By noon, the world will not be able to get on as many of my nerves as it could when I woke up. 😁
#ClassicalMusic
youtu.be/ChXK5PisqYA?...
By noon, the world will not be able to get on as many of my nerves as it could when I woke up. 😁
#ClassicalMusic
youtu.be/ChXK5PisqYA?...
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Festival threads and outstanding one-offs in abundance in #Bestof2025: CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERTS - the year's choice @davidnice.bsky.social with @alexandracoghlan.bsky.social @robertbealemcr.bsky.social @bernardhughes.bsky.social @boydtonkin.bsky.social & more www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...
December 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Festival threads and outstanding one-offs in abundance in #Bestof2025: CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERTS - the year's choice @davidnice.bsky.social with @alexandracoghlan.bsky.social @robertbealemcr.bsky.social @bernardhughes.bsky.social @boydtonkin.bsky.social & more www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...
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Coming up this Monday at 11:00 ET on CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa, and always on-demand at CKCUFM.com : The fifth Cantata from Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio. Also: The Toronto Children's Chorus, as well as music by Jan Wański, Samuel Barber, and Raymond Scott.
cod.ckcufm.com/programs/602...
cod.ckcufm.com/programs/602...
J.S. Bach Christmas Oratorio. Cantata 5 - Music For A While - 2025-12-29
Herod the King, in his raging...or is it that guy down south....
cod.ckcufm.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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For a very special New Year's, the Roman god Janus breaks the fourth wall, looks outward, and tells us that he's tired of our shit incessantly dragging us backwards and forwards for the last few millennia or so since his inception.
Don't disappoint him, humans. He and his crew will break you.
Don't disappoint him, humans. He and his crew will break you.
December 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
For a very special New Year's, the Roman god Janus breaks the fourth wall, looks outward, and tells us that he's tired of our shit incessantly dragging us backwards and forwards for the last few millennia or so since his inception.
Don't disappoint him, humans. He and his crew will break you.
Don't disappoint him, humans. He and his crew will break you.
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So, if I am looking for a compact manual typewriter for which ribbons and parts are reasonably available, what do you suggest based on your experience? What are units or problems to avoid? Do you have a reputable source?
I know of Philly Typerwriter (www.phillytypewriter.com) but have yet to visit.
I know of Philly Typerwriter (www.phillytypewriter.com) but have yet to visit.
PHILLY TYPEWRITER
Vintage typewriter shop offers repairs, sales, classes and education. South Philly location.
www.phillytypewriter.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
So, if I am looking for a compact manual typewriter for which ribbons and parts are reasonably available, what do you suggest based on your experience? What are units or problems to avoid? Do you have a reputable source?
I know of Philly Typerwriter (www.phillytypewriter.com) but have yet to visit.
I know of Philly Typerwriter (www.phillytypewriter.com) but have yet to visit.
Hey, peeps—any suggestions?
hey Bluesky world. i am looking for a simple free website builder. the website will be simply informational and i will need to be able to add and delete content including video without a lot of sophisticated programming. any ideas or is this a pipe dream??????? thanks in advance
December 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Hey, peeps—any suggestions?
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I saw that Mulatu Astatke gave his final live performance this week. Shame to see talented folks fade, as all must do, but at 82 with 60+ years of music certainly counts for something.
BBC article is paywalled, so here's the Guardian's overview from 2014:
www.theguardian.com/music/2014/s...
BBC article is paywalled, so here's the Guardian's overview from 2014:
www.theguardian.com/music/2014/s...
Mulatu Astatke: the man who created 'Ethio jazz'
Ethiopian tuning, Latin rhythms, the wah-wah pedal – ahead of a festival of African culture, Richard Williams hails a composer who likes to mix it up
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I saw that Mulatu Astatke gave his final live performance this week. Shame to see talented folks fade, as all must do, but at 82 with 60+ years of music certainly counts for something.
BBC article is paywalled, so here's the Guardian's overview from 2014:
www.theguardian.com/music/2014/s...
BBC article is paywalled, so here's the Guardian's overview from 2014:
www.theguardian.com/music/2014/s...
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Getting out of the car the other night at our parents’ house my sister paused, looked up, and said “I missed you” to the Milky Way. It always shakes me to remember that we’re the odd ones out in today’s world, having grown up where you can see it all on every clear night.
If you ever have the experience of seeing a night sky out in the deep countryside you can understand this; it really is a fundamentally different experience, and I can't imagine it not being formative to people.
December 27, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Getting out of the car the other night at our parents’ house my sister paused, looked up, and said “I missed you” to the Milky Way. It always shakes me to remember that we’re the odd ones out in today’s world, having grown up where you can see it all on every clear night.
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come on nerds
What’s some good stuff you read this year? I’ll put some of mine below.
Memoir & sports—https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/695817/theres-always-this-year-by-hanif-abdurraqib/
December 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
come on nerds
Needed good thinking music, so Buxtehude’s been on a loop this evening. This trio sonata is restless and a little wary, pointedly avoiding false cheer. Compelling translation of structure into sensation.
Yup, perfect for thinking things thru.
#ClassicalMusic
youtube.com/watch?v=l76I...
Yup, perfect for thinking things thru.
#ClassicalMusic
youtube.com/watch?v=l76I...
Trio Sonata in A Minor, BuxWV 272
YouTube video by Ensemble Masques - Topic
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December 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Needed good thinking music, so Buxtehude’s been on a loop this evening. This trio sonata is restless and a little wary, pointedly avoiding false cheer. Compelling translation of structure into sensation.
Yup, perfect for thinking things thru.
#ClassicalMusic
youtube.com/watch?v=l76I...
Yup, perfect for thinking things thru.
#ClassicalMusic
youtube.com/watch?v=l76I...
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Here! The original.😀
cod.ckcufm.com/programs/602...
cod.ckcufm.com/programs/602...
J.S. Bach Christmas Oratorio. Cantata 2 - Music For A While - 2025-12-08
"I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it." --Igor Stravinsky
cod.ckcufm.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Here! The original.😀
cod.ckcufm.com/programs/602...
cod.ckcufm.com/programs/602...
Wordle 1,650 2/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩The great gods of Wordle definitely smiled upon me today…
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩The great gods of Wordle definitely smiled upon me today…
December 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Wordle 1,650 2/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩The great gods of Wordle definitely smiled upon me today…
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩The great gods of Wordle definitely smiled upon me today…
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One of my faves for this time of year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6m4...
Une cantate de Noël
YouTube video by Jean Martinon - Topic
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December 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
One of my faves for this time of year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6m4...
Merry Christmas, peeps. This one always earns a spot.
#Christmas2025
youtu.be/j9jbdgZidu8?...
#FairytaleOfNewYork
#Christmas2025
youtu.be/j9jbdgZidu8?...
#FairytaleOfNewYork
The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York (Official Video) [HD Upgrade]
YouTube video by ThePoguesOfficial
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Merry Christmas, peeps. This one always earns a spot.
#Christmas2025
youtu.be/j9jbdgZidu8?...
#FairytaleOfNewYork
#Christmas2025
youtu.be/j9jbdgZidu8?...
#FairytaleOfNewYork
Kind of a big deal, #STL!
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis to take over former Caleres [Brown Shoe] property in Clayton.
“#OTSL has plans to transform the 6.67 acres located at 8300 Maryland Ave. into a state-of-the-art performing arts center, according to a release….”
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis to take over former Caleres [Brown Shoe] property in Clayton.
“#OTSL has plans to transform the 6.67 acres located at 8300 Maryland Ave. into a state-of-the-art performing arts center, according to a release….”
December 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Kind of a big deal, #STL!
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis to take over former Caleres [Brown Shoe] property in Clayton.
“#OTSL has plans to transform the 6.67 acres located at 8300 Maryland Ave. into a state-of-the-art performing arts center, according to a release….”
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis to take over former Caleres [Brown Shoe] property in Clayton.
“#OTSL has plans to transform the 6.67 acres located at 8300 Maryland Ave. into a state-of-the-art performing arts center, according to a release….”