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GrigoraÈ™ Dinicu (1889 – 1949):  Ciocârlia

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Louis Spohr (1784 – 1859):  Duo in E minor, Op. 13, I. Allegro moderato

Vincenzo Fioravanti (1799 – 1877)

Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837 – 1909)

Booker T. Washington (1856 – 1915) 

Alfonso Rendano (1853 – 1931):  Tarantella

HERE'S HOPING THIS ADVICE WILL BE OBSOLETE BEFORE YOU NEED TO FOLLOW IT:  Sheltering in place? Start your car once a week, and other basic tips 

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Raphael (1483 – 1520)

Johann Kuhnau (1660 – 1722): Biblical Sonata No. 4 "Hezekiah's Sickness and Restoration"

Andre Cardinal Destouches (1672 – 7 February 1749):  Ballet Les Eléments

Alessandro Rolla (1757 – 1841):  Concert for Viola and Orchestra E-s Dur op. 3-I

Donald Wills Douglas Sr. (1892 – 1981) 

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EASY INSTRUCTIONS: Prevent Zoombombing: Change these 4 Zoom settings now for secure video chat
 

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Siddhārtha Gautama (c. 5th to 4th century BCE)

Giuseppe Tartini (1692 – 1770):  Violin Sonata in G minor

William Wordsworth (1770 – 1850)

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ATTENTION STARGAZERS:  THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE, APRIL 10 – 18

SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW:  A Girl Makes Music Without Irony or Ugliness

Siren Sounds Waltz by Alma Deutscher, Carnegie Hall, Dec 2019

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Anne Danican Philidor (1681 – 1728): Sonata en re menor

Alberto Ginastera (1916 – 1983): La Danza de La Moza Donosa
 

GETTING BACK TO NORMAL: Regulatory Exemptions Could Be the Key to Helping Small Businesses During and After COVID-19

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Paul Hainlein (1626 - 1686): Sonata in c a 5 (Battalia)

Felice Giardini  (1716 – 1796): Concerto op.15 n.1

Pietro Nardini (1722 – 1793):  Violin concerto in E minor

Emil Liebling (1851 – 1914):  Albumblatt op. 18 

Lily Pons (1898 – 1976)

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"THE MOST TERRIFYING WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARE: I'M FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND I'M HERE TO HELP" (RONALD REAGAN): An Old Computer System is Keeping Many Americans From Getting Their Coronavirus Relief Checks

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Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826)

Royal Crowell (1937 - 2010)

My stepfather was born in a small western town. His parents were civilians. He was a prodigy with a love of music, and clearly remembered his grandfather singing “Old...

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE:  Musica Angelica Greetings from Associate Music Director Gonzalo Ruiz 

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WHAT A CLEVER IDEA:  Turn fire into electricity with the BioLite CampStove 2

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Christiaan Huygens (1629 –...

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A MESSAGE FROM JEFFREY TUCKER: What We Should Be Doing.

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519)

Domenico Gabrielli (1651 - 1690): RICERCARE III

Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688 – 1758): Bassoon Sonata in C Major, FaWV N:C1

Leonhard Euler (1707 -...

I TOOK THEIR COURSE ON THE CONSTITUTION AND FOUND IT VERY INFORMATIVE: Hillsdale College Online Courses

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Wilbur Wright (1867 – 1912)

TIMELY ADVICE:  How to change your Zoom background like everyone else is doing

ATTENTION STARGAZERS: THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE, APRIL 17 – 25

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Johann David Heinichen (1683 - 1729): Concerto grosso in F major. Seibel 234

Samuel Chase (1741 – 1811) 

Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741 - 1801):  Piano Concerto in B-flat major

 Václav Tomášek (1774 - 1850): Eclogue no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 35

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Franz von Suppé (1819 – 1895)): Leichte Kavallerie

Alexandre Pierre François Boëly (1785 – 1858): andante con moto op. 18 no. 1

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: SpaceX’s Crew Dragon gets a launch date—May 27

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Georg Michael Telemann (1748 – 1831):  Marches héroiques Nos. 8, 4 & 12 arr. for Brass and Organ

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SENSIBLE ADVICE: 11 ways to be a consummate professional during Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings 

RECONSTRUCTION: Two Things That Can Rescue the World When the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Over

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Samuel Morse (1791 – 1872)

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953):  Dance of the Knights (from Romeo and Juliet)

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Henri Poincaré (1854 – 1912)

Duke Ellington (1899 – 1974):  Take the A Train