Quote of the Day

What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it? Would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have. -  Ralph Marston

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Thanksgiving

 

Red Pumpkin by Thomas J. Story

For the beauty of the earth
For the glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies.

Lord of all, to Thee we raise,
This our hymn of grateful praise.

For the beauty of each hour,
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale, and tree and flower,
Sun and moon, and stars of light.

From the traditional Thanksgiving hymn
"For the Beauty of the Earth" by Folliott S. Pierpoint, 1864

Wishing everyone a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving!

Dominique 

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Philip Glas' Opera "Kepler"

The U.S. Premiere!

Minimalist pioneer composer Philip Glass turns to science with a new opera based on the life and work of Johannes Kepler, the founding father of modern astronomy. The opera "Kepler" was commissioned  by the city of Linz in Austria and saw its world premiere there in September. Linz is the European Cultural Capitol for 2009.

Johannes Kepler lived in Linz from 1612 on where he was a professor of mathematics at a district school. During this time he developed his work "Harmonices Mundi"as well as his planets charts.

To read more about the premiere at BAM click the link