Nocturnal life
by Kevin T McEneaney Most adult moths live only a few days, although some manage to live a few weeks. Most moths live for seven or ten days' * Essential…
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September 15, 2026
All along the Watchtower
By Tonia Shoumatoff "If only men could see that almost all that they know consists of the ruins of destroyed towers, perhaps they would cease to build them. "-- P.D. Ouspensky…
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September 11, 2026
Kent Tritle to play at Smithfield Church
Preview by Sharon Webb The Smithfield Church in Amenia, New York, is proud to welcome organ virtuoso Kent Tritle to its historic 1893 Johnson tracker organ for his annual performance…
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September 11, 2026
Penderecki Quartet Excites at Music Mountain
by Kevin T McEneaney String Quartets, Op. 59 # 1,2,3 (1806) by Ludwig van Beethoven are nicknamed “Razumovsky” after the Russian Count, who commissioned three quartets from Beethoven. Beethoven began…
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September 7, 2026
The Sherman Ensemble Delivers Stunning Performance
by Kevin T McEneaney Last Sunday night at Saint Andrews Episcopal Church, The Sherman Ensemble outdid themselves in a remarkable, historic performance. The program theme, American Genius, was the honoring…
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September 5, 2026
What have you heard?
by Kevin T McEneaney Writing began due to economics. There was a need to record transactions, receipts of payment and receipts of debt. * The first standardization of vowels appeared…
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September 1, 2026
Cassatt String Quartet Amuses at Music Mountain
The 2 pm pre-concert talk by Fred Baumgarten was on the American composer Anthony Philip Heinrich (March 11, 1781 – May 3, 1861), the first "full-time" America composer who is…
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August 31, 2026
Dining on Metaphor
by Kevin T McEneaney At its root, all language is poetry, yet it makes room for conventional fact. Language is what makes us human beings who speak acrobatic languages describing…
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August 25, 2026
Lysander Trio Excels at Music Mountain
by Kevin T McEneaney Last Sunday, under a bright blue sky and towering cumulous clouds slowly scudding above, The Lysander Trio performed an unusual musical program. They opened with Andante…
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August 24, 2026
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