Chanelling Howard Hanson?
Posted on Dec 7, 2006
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Filed under: Conrad Susa, Howard Hanson, Misterium Tremendum, Other People\'s Music, Past Work, Sibelius (composer), Teachers
Among several CDs I picked up on a recent Amoeba Records binge, I think I’ve stumbled across a musical ancestor. This 1989 Seattle Symphony recording of Howard Hanson‘s Symphonies 1 and 2 was sitting there staring at me from the clearance bin, so I idlely grabbed it, thinking ‘what the heck’. Having never paid any attention to Hanson...
Read MoreSebelius and Sibelius
Posted on May 19, 2006
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Filed under: Genealogy, Sibelius (composer)
So, Alex Ross wonders whether Kansas Governer Kathleen Sebelius is related to composer Jean Sibelius. I haven’t had time this week for my planned “real” post, so ok, I’ll bite. Being a bit of a genealogy nerd, I have access to some resources, and here’s the answer: I don’t know. But, I do know these things: Jean Sibelius,...
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