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Steven Szalaj's List: Opinion
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"As musicians, we believe deeply in the importance of what we do, and the power of music to heal. We know that you do also, as a fan of classical music, so the following may be of interest to you. It is a welcome address given to entering freshmen at the Boston Conservatory, given by Karl Paulnack, pianist and director of the music division:"
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"As musicians, we believe deeply in the importance of what we do, and the power of music to heal. We know that you do also, as a fan of classical music, so the following may be of interest to you. It is a welcome address given to entering freshmen at the Boston Conservatory, given by Karl Paulnack, pianist and director of the music division:"
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Feb 14, 09
Newspapers and their organizations play a vital role still in our society
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Reporting the news in far-flung countries, spending weeks on investigations of uncertain payoff, fighting for freedom of information in court — is expensive. Virtually the only entities still doing it on the necessary scale are newspapers.
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Reporting the news in far-flung countries, spending weeks on investigations of uncertain payoff, fighting for freedom of information in court — is expensive. Virtually the only entities still doing it on the necessary scale are newspapers.
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Feb 14, 09
PETER STEINFELS comments on writings by Ronald Aronson and André Comte-Sponville
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Feb 14, 09
How to gift someone special....
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"Giving the right gift means thinking less about what thing you want to buy, and more about who the two of you are together."
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"Giving the right gift means thinking less about what thing you want to buy, and more about who the two of you are together."
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Feb 10, 09
Chris Jones (Trib Theater Critic) comments on arts funding.
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"the argument that the labor-intensive arts are not job-creation engines is patently absurd; they just fuel different kinds of struggling workers, workers unaccustomed to bonuses. Their role in generating billions of dollars in ancillary economic activity for stores, restaurants and the travel business has been proven in bucketloads of surveys and analyses."
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"the argument that the labor-intensive arts are not job-creation engines is patently absurd; they just fuel different kinds of struggling workers, workers unaccustomed to bonuses. Their role in generating billions of dollars in ancillary economic activity for stores, restaurants and the travel business has been proven in bucketloads of surveys and analyses."
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Mar 11, 08
Playing in an amateur organization - for the love of it!
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Dec 31, 07
Essay on the need to learn to listed for a longer time to classical music
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Dec 01, 07
Parker's commentary on today's narcissistic decisions about having families
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Dec 01, 07
Rebuttal of National Geographic's interpretation of the recently found "Gospel of Judas"
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Nov 04, 07
By the author of "This is your Brain on Music" ; a call for a less-stilted, more animated performer - audience relationship.
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Sep 03, 07
Essay by a Schaumberg teacher about experienced teachers leaving the profession.
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Jul 06, 07
Author says that everything he needed to be a novelist he learned from being a jazz musician.
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Jul 02, 07
Summary and comment on the book "Why Classical Music Still Matters" by Lawrence Kramer
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