a writing playlist - 

Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major Op. 82 - Jean Sibelius & The Parting of Hero and Leander - J. M. W. Turner // Semiramide: Overture -  Gioachino Rossini & Untitled - Dora Maar // 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1 in D Major: Lent et douloureux - Erik Satie & The Thinker - Auguste Rodin //  Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: 1. Prelude - Johann Sebastian Bach & The Creation of Adam - Michaelangelo 

Yo-Yo Ma performs Nobel-winning physicist Richard Feynman’s ode to the wonder of life, animated by artist Kelli Anderson – the culmination of the nine-part animated Universe in Verseseries, celebrating science and the wonder of reality through poetic beauty. 

Text and details here. 

This pony pepperoni is a pun of Yo-yo Ma’s name. “Mǎ” means horse, and the character is playing with a Chinese yo-yo/diabolo. The slots on the side create a whistling sound when spun. 

Also, Ma’s album with Bobby McFerrin, Hush, is delightful. 

YO-YO MA PLAYS BACH
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, Prélude

Enjoy

YO-YO MA PLAYS BACH

Here’s something to entertain and enlighten you on Johann Sebastian Bach’s Birthday. 

AFTER YEARS OF CROUCHING, ARTS ED IS RAISING ITS HAND AGAIN

“Today, more and more policymakers think it is the arts, after all, that can motivate kids, engage them and help them develop 21st-century skills such as teamwork and innovative thinking — in sum, be the key to their salvation.”

Read: After years of crouching, arts ed is raising its hand again

Gilmore Girls reference #730, #731, #732, #733, #734, and #735

Season 2 Episode 4: The Road Trip to Harvard

Henry James is an American author best known for writing such books as “The Turn Of The Screw” and “The Portrait Of A Lady.” John Adams was the second President of US and he was in office from 1797 until 1801. W.E.B Du Bois was an American sociologist, civil rights activist, and author. Some of his many accomplishments include being the first African American to earn a doctorate. He was a professor of history, sociology, and economics at Atlanta University and in 1909 he was one of the founders of NAACP. Yo Yo Ma is a cellist who was born in France. He graduated from Julliard and Harvard. He has released 90 albums and has received 18 Grammy Awards. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. In 2020, he was on Time’s list of the 100 most influential people. Fred Gwynne was an actor best known for his starring role as Herman Munster in the TV series “The Munsters” (which has one of my favorite TV theme songs btw) :)