Thoughts On a Train

"To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly." -- Henri Bergson

Monday, January 20, 2025

Dmitri Shostakovich and his "Leningrad" Symphony, Part 2: The Music

( ← Composer Dmitri Shostakovich, 34, standing on the roof of the Leningrad Conservatory, dressed as a fireman, helping guard the city agai...

Friday, January 17, 2025

Dmitri Shostakovich and his "Leningrad" Symphony, Part 1: The Biographical Background

My year began with a post for Market Square Concert's first program of the New Year, the Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messi...

Thursday, January 09, 2025

A Wee Bit of a Scottish Fantasy

What : The Harrisburg Symphony, with violinist Peter Sirotin, conducted by Stuart Malina When : Saturday, Jan 11, 2025, at 7:30; Sunday, Jan...

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Dick Strawser: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States; Dr. Dick is a classically-trained musician and recovering composer who enjoys writing about music.

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