Monthly Archives: February 2018

THE SIGHING STRINGS OF CINEMA

Posted on February 27, 2018 by dannyashkenasi

Phantom Thread – Psycho – Cloud Atlas – Platoon – Lorenzo’s Oil – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – American Crime Story: Versace – The Club – Schindler’s List – Jesus Christ Superstar – Moonlight – Jackie – … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Scope, Melodies Linger On | Tagged A Single Man, Abel Korzeniowski, Adagio for Strings, Adagio in G minor, Alexandre Desplat, Alfred Hitchcock, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Angela's Ashes, Arvo Pärt, Bernard Hermann, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten, Cloud Atlas, Cloud Atlas Sextet, Death of Cedric, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Itzhak Perlman, Jackie, Janet Leigh, Jesus Christ Superstar, John Corigliano, John Gavin, John Williams, Johnny Greenwood, Lorenzo's Oil, Mica Levi, Moonlight, Nicholas Britell, Oscars, P. T. Anderson, Patrick Doyle, Phantom Thread, Platoon, Psycho, Samuel Barber, Schindler's List, score, Shigeru Umebayashi, string orchestra, The Club, The Red Violin, The Shape of Water, The Tell-Tale Heart, Tim Fain, Tom Ford, Tom Tykwer, Under the Skin | Leave a comment

Five Minutes in Lockdown

Posted on February 17, 2018 by dannyashkenasi

A few months ago I was conducting a third grade choir class in a Tribeca school, when an alarm sounded. “Lockdown”, one of the two classroom teachers in the room with me and 25 third graders announced. Swiftly, and calmly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Notes in the News, The Teaching Artist | Tagged alarm, American exceptionalism, choir, drill, Elementary School, fire, Florida, gun control, high school, Lockdown, Margery Stoneman Douglas, Mas Que Nada, mass shooting, panic, Sandy Hook, school shooting | Leave a comment

LIGHT ENTERS THE HOME – with a “light”hearted music quiz

Posted on February 7, 2018 by dannyashkenasi

I’ll have a picture with my puzzle, please Longtime visitors to my site will have noticed that I love sharing photos, under the “Two-fisted Touristing” rubric, of scenic vistas from around the world or places and events in New … Continue reading →

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