Sunday Serendipity

For Juneteenth:

I went looking for music to celebrate this week’s festivities and discovered an amazing modern 21st century composer. Her name is Valerie Coleman and she was born in Louisville KY, in 1970. If her wiki page can be believed she, like Mozart, is a child prodigy except Mozart had a musician father to push and guide him where as she bootstrapped herself through the love of music and youthful exuberance. She had written 3 symphonies before she was 14 all composed on a small electric organ. I spent most of the afternoon listening to her music and picked four for your enjoyment today.

The first performed at Lincoln center, Fanfare For Uncommon Times. Plus 3 other performed by her wind quintet, Imani Winds. Imani is a Swahili word meaning faith.

Enjoy, Jack

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28 thoughts on “Sunday Serendipity”

  2. in case you missed Jamie’s very apt contribution in the wee small hours, it’s another nod to “uncommon times” and worthy of many reposts:

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  3. more about Jack’s musical genius of the day from her web page:

    >ANNOUNCEMENT!!
    Welcome to the official home of flutist and composer, Valerie Coleman!! As of March 19, 2024, the publishing company for Valerie’s music, VColeman Music, has been renamed to Coleman Page. 
    If you want to purchase, rent or license Valerie’s music, please go to Coleman Page’s website at http://www.colemanpagemusic.com.  Thank you.

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  4. Brilliant that is. Thanks Jack. You also inspired me yesterday with your post to finish a video I was working on about me and my Dad. Just in time for Father’s Day…

  5. apropos of the day, cartoonist jeff darcy’s op ed last week says a lot about being a good father

    Dad Demand

    CLEVELAND, Ohio — President Joe Biden, just hours after his surviving son Hunter was found guilty of three gun-related felonies by a Delaware jury, spoke at the ‘Everytown for Gun Sense’ meeting. Standing before a banner reading ‘MOM’S DEMAND ACTION…’, Hunter’s Dad demanded no pardon or commuting his son’s guilty verdicts and forthcoming sentence. It was a Presidential Dad display of tough love and the rule of law. President Biden went from the Washington D.C. event for a flight to Delaware where he was photographed hugging Hunter upon arrival.
    “I’m extremely proud of my son Hunter. He has overcome an addiction, he’s one of the brightest, most decent men I know. I am satisfied that I’m not going to do anything — I said I’d abide by the jury decision. I will do that. And I will not pardon him.”
    Thursday at the G7 Summit, President Biden again reiterated he would not pardon Hunter and also added for the first time he would not commute the sentence/verdicts either.

    Hug for Hunter

     

  6. Craig, background music on your video great selection. bet there were many tears, fun and fond memories putting it together.

  7. PatD, that’s Boots Randolph on sax, Dad’s favorite musician of all time, from the 8-track days to when he’d ask Alexa to play him in his assisted living apartment.

  8. Boots was a great musician for those who were able to get past “Yakkety Sax”

  9. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there.

    Craig, Great seeing the pictures of Bill.  He was quite a human being.

    Jack, Remarkable musician for today’s serendipity.  Thank you.

  10. Finally get a Saturday at home with the Great Svengoolie and what happens?  Boom. Fast asleep.   

  12. Ivy, are you okay? all kinds of thoughts flash through and difficult times past flood back with a scare like that.  take good care of yourself today.

  14. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there.
     
    Craig… awesome video…

  16. A complete lack of gun control is going SO well!  Great job, SCOTUS, glad contrived “founding father” interpretations (and whatever other bullshit you invent) are more important than human life, you all are so smart!

  21. Another uplifting holiday message…

    Donald J. Trump

    @realDonaldTrump

    HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO ALL, INCLUDING THE RADICAL LEFT DEGENERATES THAT ARE RAPIDLY BRINGING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTO THIRD WORLD NATION STATUS WITH THEIR MANY ATTEMPTS AT TRYING TO INFLUENCE OUR SACRED COURT SYSTEM INTO BREAKING TO THEIR VERY SICK AND DANGEROUS WILL. WE NEED STRENGTH AND LOYALTY TO OUR COUNTRY, AND ITS WONDERFUL CONSTITUTION. EVERYTHING WILL BE ON FULL DISPLAY COME NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024 – THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!

    Jun 16, 2024, 12:50 PM

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