I keep thinking that I don't have enough material for a weekly email newsletter, but you wouldn't mind if these were short, would you?
- Wednesday was the 150th anniversary of the birth of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. On that day a wonderful read about Vaughan Williams appeared in the NY Times: Vaughan Williams: Complicated, but Not Quite Conservative by David Allen (free to read as a gift from me)
- Allen mentions Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5, which I've had on repeat since about a week ago. I've always loved that RVW dedicated this symphony, "without permission," to Jean Sibelius.
- Aside from music, I continue to enjoy reading Brandon Sanderson's The Stormlight Archive. I've just started on the third book in the series, Oathbringer. I had been out of the sci-fi/fantasy world for a long time, and this has been a really enjoyable re-introduction to the genre.
Later,
-David
-David