"... They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years contemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them." For the Fallen, Laurence Binyon
Today, 2018-11-11, is the centenary of the end of World War I.
Jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant has recently released her fourth album, Dreams and Daggers. The album combines live recordings from the Village Vanguard in New York with studio recordings. It features Aaron Diehl on piano, Paul Sikivie on bass and Lawrence Leathers on drums. Also appearing are the Catalyst Quartet on strings and Sullivan Fortner on piano.
The subversive power of calypso is a piece on the BBC Culture Web site which briefly highlights some of the social and political themes of Trinidad calypso.
"The Art of Listening" presents a view of music and music listening from the perspectives of those who make the instruments and systems used to produce music, the musicians who create and perform it, the engineers who record, mix and master it and those who make the products we use to listen to it.
5 Minutes On ... is a YouTube playlist of 8 videos presented by the celebrated conductor and pianist, Daniel Barenboim. In each short video Barenboim provides insights into a famous piece of classical music for the piano.