Ted Hearne:  Letter to my father

Ted Hearne: Letter to my father

Today’s selection comes from Ted Hearne’s 2015 composition Coloring Book. He describes the work as such: “I set the words of three great black American writers of different generations (Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, Claudia Rankine) in texts...
Ted Hearne:  Kanye West 9.2.05

Ted Hearne: Kanye West 9.2.05

This week has been a wonderful and necessary time for reflection in Orient, NY. The past 7 months have been a challenging time for many of us as we have seen the people whose job it is to unite our country make one polarizing speech after another. We have begun to...
Marvin Gaye:  What’s Going On

Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On

With all due respect to the song I was planning to post, Alison Krauss’ beautiful rendition of the Beatles “I Will,” I felt compelled to instead share Marvin Gaye’s 1971 chart-topper, due to the events of this past week (and month, and...
Dan Fogelberg:  Leader of the Band

Dan Fogelberg: Leader of the Band

I’ve now spent equal time on this planet with my father as I have without him.  I don’t even know if he liked this song.  But since he’s been gone, these lyrics have always reminded me of his tenderness, his love of music, and his unfulfilled...