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Collective Euphonia debut: Arise My Love
So excited and grateful after the debut residency of @CollectiveEuphonia, a new flexible ensemble of performing and creative artists for...
Scott Williamson
Sep 23, 20192 min read
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Quattro Stagioni: Cento for CYT
The "Cento" or "found" poem below is inspired by Cy Twombly's paintings, and the poetry scribbled, scrawled, scratched, painted over and...
Scott Williamson
Jul 23, 20193 min read
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The Pity of War
The Pity of War: A Recital commemorating the 75th Anniversary of D-Day Below are some of the images to be projected, interspersed with a...
Scott Williamson
Jun 29, 20194 min read
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Fantastic Opera Scenes @WLU
(The "Fantastic Opera Scenes" cast of WLU students, L-R: Sarah Gabrielle Lynch, Hayley Allen, Haochen Tu, Keren Katz, Levi Lebsack, Troy...
Scott Williamson
May 19, 20191 min read
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Ah, bravo Figaro...
Below is a new poem as a gift for the awesome team who brought Rossini's Barber of Seville to colorful life this past weekend at Opera...
Scott Williamson
May 14, 20192 min read
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L2P: Caption Contest
What would you title this piece from Bob Trotman's installation, "Business as Usual," at the Taubman Museum. Post your replies on my FB...
Scott Williamson
Apr 5, 20191 min read
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Seascape & soundscape
So, what do you hear when you see this painting (Seascape, by William Dodge. Taubman Museum.) If you're on FB, comment on the post with...
Scott Williamson
Apr 3, 20191 min read
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greenwork and harmony lessons
Rosemary Laing: greenwork (aerial view) in the exhibit "Outside Eyes" at the Taubman Museum of Art. I was thrilled when my friends at the...
Scott Williamson
Apr 2, 20191 min read
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L2P@TMA 4.7.19
Just a few subjects to be touched upon anytime the TMA and I collaborate on L2P: poetry to travels, Cityscapes, Nightscapes and...
Scott Williamson
Mar 27, 20191 min read
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Winterreise postscript
Thanks to everyone who came out on a wintry day in central Virginia for my first Winterreise. It means so much to me that family and...
Scott Williamson
Feb 14, 20192 min read
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More "Winter Journey" inspiration
This is a postscript to my previous post. Reading the (2-sentence!) paragraph below reminded me anew how Mann's protagonist Hans Castorp...
Scott Williamson
Feb 9, 20191 min read
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Winterreise: Anecdotes and Images
Below are my program notes (in the form of 24 anecdotes) and select images which will be projected during an upcoming performance of...
Scott Williamson
Feb 7, 20197 min read
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"Never Again" Dachau, Jan. 2019
I'm still processing the powerful and disturbing day spent at Dachau KL earlier this month. Here are some images from our 9-day trip to...
Scott Williamson
Jan 31, 20192 min read
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Look, I Made a Hat...
This Tuesday Temple Emanuel hosted our 4th presentation of Jewish Music in the 20th century. We spent the evening in the company of...
Scott Williamson
Nov 29, 20182 min read
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We remember them...
We talked about Terezin and Jewish musicians in the Nazi era at Temple Emanuel just three weeks ago. (see my previous post). Last night...
Scott Williamson
Oct 31, 20182 min read
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Jewish Music in the 20th c., Part 2
Per request, here are some images and notes from my presentation at Temple Emanuel on Jewish Music in the Nazi era. Jewish Music in the...
Scott Williamson
Oct 26, 20183 min read
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Jewish Music in the 20th Century
This month I'm leading a series of three Adult Education programs at Temple Emanuel on Jewish Music in the 20th c. Tuesday night we...
Scott Williamson
Oct 4, 20182 min read
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Last night of the Proms!
It's the penultimate day of the Jewish year (5778; Rosh Hashanah begins tomorrow at sundown). Today is the last day of the annual BBC...
Scott Williamson
Sep 8, 20185 min read
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Kudos: TOI H&G!
To my TOI "H & G" friends: bravi tutti on a great run this weekend. Best wishes as you start the next year / season. Here's a link to a...
Scott Williamson
Aug 5, 20181 min read
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Romania in 2019-2020?
I have maintained certain superstitions across my professional life, like the infamous taboo in the theatre of using the title name of...
Scott Williamson
Aug 2, 20183 min read
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