Music provides a benchmark for moments in time, big and small. For this month’s Ear to Ear blog, I take a look at some of history’s bigger moments and some corresponding works that helped to define an era.
It's too soon to know what music could arise from the COVID-19 crisis. But humans have long used art to document important moments.
@iamkevindoherty takes a look back at music that shows the resilience of the human spirit and provides a beacon of hope: https://t.co/ToaX8I3AtA
I have formally requested the Trump Administration rescind their unlawful deployment of troops in Los Angeles county and return them to my command.
We didn’t have a problem until Trump got involved. This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they’re actually needed.
Rescind the order. Return control to California.
The LA Phil has announced its 2023-24 season, Gustavo Dudamel’s antepenultimate as Music/Artistic Director.
58 different composers: 52% living; 29% non-white; 16% women.
20 different conductors: 100% living 😜; 40% non-white; 25% women.
I don’t even know how to use this thing. I just published an entire thread and I’m pretty sure I didn’t do it right at all. Who cares about Twitter. Fin.
The world is falling apart and we’re bitching about a guy with a shit ton of money who bought a toy to fuck with people. Fuck him. He doesn’t deserve your ire. He doesn’t deserve your hate. He doesn’t deserve your attention. Focus on what makes this place better.
And the OTHER GUY gets reinstated after attempting to overthrow the government. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!?! Social media is a joke. Twitter is a symptom. Think for yourself. Live your life. Fight for good. YOU are the light this world needs. You won’t find your answers here.
I definitely feel for those that have lost jobs because they don’t subscribe to an egomaniacal whim. But they’ll bounce back. I believe that. And I wish them the best. But I have to imagine they don’t want to work for him anyway.
Guys like that do shit like this because they can. This guys wants to spend 44 b on a social media platform that has been a source of misery for so many because he can. And because he wants to add to that misery. DON’T GIVE HIM THE ATTENTION!
@JenMReason Right! 5.39 is NOT an acceptable gas price anywhere! Just because prices in California were over $6 a month ago, doesn’t excuse the fact that prices are as you said, absurd.
What are the chances!! Listening to musical genius Florence Price on @CapRadioMusic on my way back home from UCD after giving presentation and performance of her art song "The Washerwoman" in my Racism and Music class! @vforman