I think you might appreciate this, if you haven't seen it already: youtu.be/lktAqad_4WQ?...

New works will save opera, but only if no one criticizes them

And continued axe grinding about the negative reviews it got

Wonderful piece! Really looking forward to having this in Seattle next week.

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I forgot this was coming out! Thanks for reminding me I need to listen to it

I just saw the SRJO do this on Sunday: open.spotify.com/album/1JJIAH.... I wasn't familiar with the suite until a co-worker shared it with me a few months ago. But between this and Quincy Jones's passing, I've been listening to a lot of big band music lately

Also relatable is the feeling of falling into a room full of razor wire

That's fine, this is sufficient! Thank you!

Sure, if you don't mind! I'm just curious to learn more

Thanks for sharing—do you know what year this was taken?

Seconding @dankettercello.bsky.social’s recommendation for Kenji Lopez-Alt’s dried-chile technique. You can make a batch of the chile paste and freeze it, which helps me make his vegetarian chili all the time www.seriouseats.com/best-vegetar...

I’m halfway through it (just finished the second book) and now I’m even more excited to keep reading

Most of the writing I do is less generally repurposable than program notes, but this made me realize I need to be thinking about this much more than I am now

Same. It sucks.