David Jalbert
@davidjalbert.bsky.social
Pianist, uOttawa prof. Québécois who studied in the USA. Music, literature, tennis, tech, politics.
The first single from the upcoming album is out. Official launch Sept. 12!
Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 84: III. Vivace by David Jalbert on Apple Music
Song · 2025 · Duration 10:12
music.apple.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The first single from the upcoming album is out. Official launch Sept. 12!
Wild how almost every pre-2000 plot (fiction of any kind) totally collapses if you just factor in text messaging
May 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Wild how almost every pre-2000 plot (fiction of any kind) totally collapses if you just factor in text messaging
Pencils ✏️ with rock-hard erasers that don’t do any erasing but smear indelibly: why do we tolerate this?
April 19, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Pencils ✏️ with rock-hard erasers that don’t do any erasing but smear indelibly: why do we tolerate this?
Saw a book review headlined “confusing, slow and boring” and immediately bought the book
March 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Saw a book review headlined “confusing, slow and boring” and immediately bought the book
Thought I would grow old in Star Trek but it’ll be the Hunger Games instead
March 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Thought I would grow old in Star Trek but it’ll be the Hunger Games instead
Reposted by David Jalbert
Me in 1999: “That South Park movie was wacky, imagining an American imperialism so deranged that they decide to invade Canada in a crusade of censorship. 😂”
Me in 2025: 😐
Me in 2025: 😐
February 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Me in 1999: “That South Park movie was wacky, imagining an American imperialism so deranged that they decide to invade Canada in a crusade of censorship. 😂”
Me in 2025: 😐
Me in 2025: 😐
Let’s play “who’s going to be the first prominent classical musician to add a swastika to their bio to get a gig at the Kennedy Center?
February 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Let’s play “who’s going to be the first prominent classical musician to add a swastika to their bio to get a gig at the Kennedy Center?
If the US comes at us again with tariff threats, I say we just take away Balatro
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article...
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article...
Inside the stunning success of Balatro, the video game sensation made by an anonymous Canadian
Balatro stands out for its success as a card game among competitors with complex storylines and fast-paced action set pieces
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If the US comes at us again with tariff threats, I say we just take away Balatro
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article...
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article...
En récital au Centre Canadien d’Architecture
Bach: Allemande, from Partita no. 1 in B-flat major BWV 825
YouTube video by David Jalbert
youtu.be
February 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
En récital au Centre Canadien d’Architecture
Watching TV advertisers trying to make *syringes* sexy since the advent of Ozempic has really been head-spinning
January 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Watching TV advertisers trying to make *syringes* sexy since the advent of Ozempic has really been head-spinning
Ladies and gentlemen, the leader of the People’s Party of Canada, whose (oh-so-white) supporters befouled the streets of Ottawa for 3 weeks in 2022
January 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, the leader of the People’s Party of Canada, whose (oh-so-white) supporters befouled the streets of Ottawa for 3 weeks in 2022
Reposted by David Jalbert
Not looking forward to the Ontario university bankruptcies in the pipeline
Government transfers to universities per FTE, 1981-82 vs 2022-23.
January 6, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Not looking forward to the Ontario university bankruptcies in the pipeline
Reposted by David Jalbert
When Led Zeppelin was still an active band in the mid-1970s, the group's manager, Peter Grant, spotted Dylan at a star-studded event. "'Hello, Bob. I'm Peter Grant, I manage Led Zeppelin.'"
Dylan's retort: "'I don't come to you with my problems.'"
Dylan's retort: "'I don't come to you with my problems.'"
December 29, 2024 at 4:08 PM
When Led Zeppelin was still an active band in the mid-1970s, the group's manager, Peter Grant, spotted Dylan at a star-studded event. "'Hello, Bob. I'm Peter Grant, I manage Led Zeppelin.'"
Dylan's retort: "'I don't come to you with my problems.'"
Dylan's retort: "'I don't come to you with my problems.'"
I was trying to figure out what’s missing from this app and clearly it was photos of Mittens
December 21, 2024 at 9:15 PM
I was trying to figure out what’s missing from this app and clearly it was photos of Mittens
Peut-être une bonne idée pour certaines communautés de l’Outaouais?
Colwood, a B.C. city, his hired a doctor on the municipal payroll in bid to attract more. All 8 physicians at a new clinic will be paid as municipal employees, with full benefits, vacation and pension, by Michelle Gomez www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca #PrimaryCare
Colwood launching new municipality-run health clinic in bid to attract more family doctors | CBC News
A new clinic opening early next year on Vancouver Island has a different structure it hopes will help attract and retain family doctors amid B.C.'s ongoing physician shortage.
www.cbc.ca
December 21, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Peut-être une bonne idée pour certaines communautés de l’Outaouais?
Lord give me strength, some people on my flight are having a good time
Can’t we all be quietly miserable until this is over please and thank you
Can’t we all be quietly miserable until this is over please and thank you
December 15, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Lord give me strength, some people on my flight are having a good time
Can’t we all be quietly miserable until this is over please and thank you
Can’t we all be quietly miserable until this is over please and thank you
cc: all academics
Google built an AI tool that can do research for you
Gemini will even write up a research report.
www.theverge.com
December 12, 2024 at 5:49 AM
cc: all academics
-me: are these jeans gonna shrink?
-salesperson: don’t wash your jeans
-me: I don’t think we can be friends
-salesperson: don’t wash your jeans
-me: I don’t think we can be friends
December 7, 2024 at 4:08 PM
-me: are these jeans gonna shrink?
-salesperson: don’t wash your jeans
-me: I don’t think we can be friends
-salesperson: don’t wash your jeans
-me: I don’t think we can be friends
PSA for fellow profs: all those reference letters gathering dust in your inbox are due tomorrow
November 30, 2024 at 6:34 PM
PSA for fellow profs: all those reference letters gathering dust in your inbox are due tomorrow
Any Canadian journos/news content on here? Hello?
En français aussi? 🇨🇦
En français aussi? 🇨🇦
November 28, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Any Canadian journos/news content on here? Hello?
En français aussi? 🇨🇦
En français aussi? 🇨🇦
We’ll take the W, but coffee on the deck in the Gatineau Hills 🇨🇦 on Nov 23 is not *remotely* normal
November 23, 2024 at 4:44 PM
We’ll take the W, but coffee on the deck in the Gatineau Hills 🇨🇦 on Nov 23 is not *remotely* normal
Little video from a dress rehearsal last week. Rachmaninov 3rd, my last concert in the Before Times
November 12, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Little video from a dress rehearsal last week. Rachmaninov 3rd, my last concert in the Before Times
New Schumann project with Louis-Philippe Marsolais now out on all platforms!
Come for Clara’s Romances, stay for Robert’s rarely-performed Andante and Variations opus 46 for two pianos, two cellos and horn with an ALL-STAR team: Philip Chiu, Cameron Crozman, Stéphane Tétreault 🎶
Come for Clara’s Romances, stay for Robert’s rarely-performed Andante and Variations opus 46 for two pianos, two cellos and horn with an ALL-STAR team: Philip Chiu, Cameron Crozman, Stéphane Tétreault 🎶
July 15, 2023 at 4:18 PM
New Schumann project with Louis-Philippe Marsolais now out on all platforms!
Come for Clara’s Romances, stay for Robert’s rarely-performed Andante and Variations opus 46 for two pianos, two cellos and horn with an ALL-STAR team: Philip Chiu, Cameron Crozman, Stéphane Tétreault 🎶
Come for Clara’s Romances, stay for Robert’s rarely-performed Andante and Variations opus 46 for two pianos, two cellos and horn with an ALL-STAR team: Philip Chiu, Cameron Crozman, Stéphane Tétreault 🎶
Convincing myself that Thom Yorke is the reincarnation of Rachmaninov. The vibes are uncannily similar. “How to disappear” and so many other tunes could be themes in Rachmaninov pieces verbatim.
June 26, 2023 at 6:51 PM
Convincing myself that Thom Yorke is the reincarnation of Rachmaninov. The vibes are uncannily similar. “How to disappear” and so many other tunes could be themes in Rachmaninov pieces verbatim.
Excited about “spatial computing” from a company that can’t make their podcast app work
June 17, 2023 at 4:19 PM
Excited about “spatial computing” from a company that can’t make their podcast app work