One more day 🎶
We can’t wait to perform Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with our leader Pieter Schoeman and Kristiina Poska at the @southbankcentre tomorrow 💛
Here’s a sneak peek of what’s to come 🌟
R.I.P. to the wonderful Glynis Johns. Throughout her eight-decade career, she played suffragette Mrs. Banks in MARY POPPINS (1964) and was the leading lady in one of my all-time favorite comedies, THE COURT JESTER (1955). Her unique breathy voice is just a pleasure to listen to.
In the new year, I’m honestly just aiming to see how good it can get. I wanna know the real potential of my life. I want to feel it on my skin. I want to leave no drops of this life unconsumed. I wanna know the answer to the question: What if it all goes well?
Anyone interested in funds to complete a dissertation, book, or independent research project? We have three @WhiteHouseHstry fellowships for 2024-25. For more information, see https://t.co/rSSlHJ2Yik Current fellows include @TheOtherRBG @lizreeshistory Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman
But what you don’t know is that that Coke can is not just blue, it’s not turquoise. It’s not lapis. It’s actually cerulean. And you’re also blithely unaware of the fact that in 2002, Pepsi introduced a product called Pepsi Blue. 1/3
Have you ever wondered why people seemingly dressed better in the past? There are many reasons, such as the wide availability of skilled tailors. But an overlooked one has to do with how fabrics have changed over time. 🧵
Vivid example of librarians left filling in gaps: Barre Library "offers place to put used needles being held together w/ book tape. Fire department used to empty them, [but now] librarians have to dispose the needles themselves" @edrabinski @ULUNYC
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Our goal is not only to provide opportunities but to foster an environment where these musicians are recognised for their talent, irrespective of their race, gender, or physical stature. https://t.co/uvDnhQKcRX
American Composers Forum, innova recording and I Care If You Listen all need the support of the community so we can continue to service our community. Follow the link and donate today: https://t.co/zes51UiH62
60 and 61. both doing exceptional work still and settling into the experimentation that is the reward of having earned elder-statesman status. it's a loss of all else that they had to give.
“Thanks to a generous donation by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Wayne State University is proud to announce a multi-year cluster hire of 50 tenured or tenure-track faculty over a three-year period, the establishment of the Detroit Center for Black Study https://t.co/NmmUg5fLaq