Birthdays:
4/01/1582 - ?/1628 Thomas Simpson, composer: Volta
4/01/1629 - 4/23/1691 Jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer: Folies d'Espagne
4/01/1873 - 3/28/1943 Sergei Rachmaninoff, composer: Piano Concerto no.2 op.18
Monday
April 2, 2019
Booker T. Washington
1856 – 1915
April 6, 2019
Source: virginiahistory.org
Birthdays:
Joseph Lister (1827 – 1912)
Booker T. Washington (1856 – 1915)
W. Atlee Burpee (1858 – 1915)
Johann Caspar Keril (1627 - 1693): Passacaglia
Grigoras Dinicu (1889 - 1949 ): Ciocârlia
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968): Quintetto, Op. 143
Ludwig Spohr (1784 - 1859): Duo Concertante in D Major, Op. 67, No. 2: I. Allegro
Read moreSaturday
April 7, 2019
A LITTLE CLARIFICATION (ECONOMICS—NOT POLITICS): Capitalism (aka Self-Ownership) Is the Only Moral Economic System
Birthdays:
Johann Kuhnau (1660 - 1722): Magnificat in C major
Andre-Cardinal Destouches (1672 - 1749): Les Eléments
Friedrich Robert Volkmann (1815 - 1883): Piano Trio No 2 op 5 in B flat minor - Largo
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Sunday
April 7, 2019
GOOD QUESTION. GOOD ANSWER: Free speech, censorship, and Facebook: Why should you care?
ATTENTION SKY WATCHERS: This Week’s Sky at a Glance, April 5 – 13
Birthdays:
Domenico Dragonetti (1763 - 1846): "The Famous Solo"
Read moreMonday
April 8, 2019
VERY INTERESTING: UCI Student ‘Accidentally’ Invents a Rechargeable Battery That Lasts 400 Years
HOPEFULLY IMPLEMENTED WITH A SENSE OF URGENCY: EMP Risk Management Executive Order
Birthdays:
Claudio Merulo (1533 - 1604): 'Canzon vigesimaterza a5' and 'Canzon decimaottava a5'
Giuseppe Tartini (1692 - 1770): Violin Concerto - Largo andante
Read moreWednesday
April 11, 2019
GOOD TO KNOW: The 10 highest-paying entry-level tech jobs
MEANWHILE, IN THE AGILE WORLD: Atlassian targets agile development at scale with Jira Align
DIDN'T THINK I'D LIVE TO SEE THIS: Event Horizon Array of Eight Radio Telescope Shows First Blackhole Image
Birthdays:
Eugen d'Albert (1864 - 1932): Cello Concerto - 1st Movement
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Friday
April 26, 2019
Earth Day: Let Forests Burn, If You Truly Love Them
Birthdays:
Dr. Richard Mitchell (1929 – 2002): The Underground Grammarian
Gottlieb Muffat (1690 - 1770): Suite VI (for harpsichord - 1/2)
Read moreMonday
April 29, 2019
A GREAT PRESENTATION BY IAN CARROLL AT LAST WEDNESDAY'S AGILE SOCAL. HERE IS THE RECORDING: Agile Ramp-up Strategies for Developers and their Teams (1:06)
DR. SHELLEY WRIGHT SPOKE RECENTLY AT THE ORANGE COUNTY ASTRONOMERS. HERE IS A VIDEO OF HER AT A DIFFERENT VENUE ON THE SAME TOPIC: Pulsed Optical and Near-Infrared SETI Instrumentation (20:40)
STARGAZERS: This Week’s Sky at a Glance, April 26 – May 4
Birthdays:
Sergei Prokofiev(1891 - 1953): Dance of the Knights
Read moreTuesday
April 30, 2019
