Composers Datebook for January 8, 2010

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Friday, January 8 Play today's show | How to listen Weinberger in Europe and America Today's date marks the birthday of the Czech-born composer Jaromir Weinberger, who was born in Prague in 1896. Weinberger achieved international success in 1928 with the premiere in Prague of his comic opera "Svanda dudák" (Schwanda the Bagpiper). Weinberger's new work quickly became the most widely known Czech opera after Smetana's "The Bartered Bride." Like Smetana's 19th century classic, "Schwanda" is imbued with tunes and traditions from Czech folklore. "Schwanda" has been staged thousands of times around the world and translated into more than 20 languages. Its score showcases Weinberger's gifts for brilliant orchestrations and fluent counterpoint. In fact, two orchestral excerpts -- the opera's Act I polka and Act II fugue -- became popular concert showpieces with symphony orchestras around the world. For the composer of such happy, life-affirming music, the story of Weinberger's career after "Schwanda" is a sad one. Although the opera's success led to other opera commissions, none of these proved as successful, and the rise of the Nazis forced Weinberger from his homeland. He fled first to Paris, and subsequently to New York. Weinberger tried to adapt to his new home, composing a "Lincoln Symphony" and even a set of variations on the children's song "Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree." Weinberger became a naturalized American citizen, but, despondent over what he perceived as his failure to achieve anything like his pre-war successes in Europe, Weinberger committed suicide in St. Petersburg, Florida, in the summer of 1967.		Music Played on Today's Program: Jaromir Weinberger (1896 - 1967): Schwanda the Bagpiper Munich Radio Orchestra; Heinz Wallberg, cond. CBS/Sony 36926 Additional Information: On Weinberger About the Program Composers Datebook is a daily program about composers of the past and present, hosted by John Zech. Support Composers Datebook Purchase music from Composers Datebook from Amazon. Or shop Public Radio Market. Your purchases help support the American Composers Forum and public radio. Your support makes our online services possible. Contribute Now. Fostering artistic and professional development
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The Writer's Almanac for January 8, 2010

View this message on the Web Friday Jan. 8, 2010  LISTEN One Night by Jeremy Voigt The car crossed two lanes of traffic and a grass median before plowing head-on into me, killing my wife, unborn child, and myself. Before I died I touched the shoulder of a policeman, felt the sure strength of his muscles, heard the only word he spoke, "Jesus," and I smiled because I stopped believing in him long ago. He mistook my smile for something positive and not listless irony, and I tried to correct him, but my throat stopped. Red lights. Blue lights. Star's gases. I walked home. My wife wandered off into a river to give birth. I began calling my friends: "We are all dead," I said into the phone. I let them cry or exalt in turn, taking note. I didn't know it would be this simple. I slipped into a midnight robe, poked holes in a black sheet, tore into a loaf of bread. Wandered off yeast-heavy neither rising nor falling. "One Night" by Jeremy Voigt, from Neither Rising nor Falling. © Finishing line Press, 2009. Reprinted with permission. (buy now) Today, writer Isabel Allende (books by this author) is starting a new book, just as she has been doing every single January 8th for the past 29 years. On January 8, 1981, when Chilean-born Allende was living in Venezuela and working as a school administrator and freelance journalist, she got a phone call that her beloved grandfather, at 99 years old, was dying. She started writing him a letter, and that letter turned into her very first novel, The House of the Spirits. She said, "It was such a lucky book from the very beginning, that I kept that lucky date to start." Today is a sacred day for her, and she treats it in a ceremonial, ritualistic way. She gets up early this morning and goes alone to her office, where she lights candles "for the spirits and the muses." She surrounds herself with fresh flowers and incense, and she meditates. She sits down at the computer, turns it on, and begins to write. She says: "I try to write the first sentence in a state of trance, as if somebody else was writing it through me. That first sentence usually determines the whole book. It's a door that opens into an unknown territory that I have to explore with my characters. And slowly as I write, the story seems to unfold itself, in spite of me." She said, "When I start I am in a total limbo. I don't have any idea where the story is going or what is going to happen or why I am writing it." She doesn't use an outline, and she doesn't talk to anybody about what she's writing. She doesn't look back at what she's written until she's completed a whole first draft — which she then prints out, reads for the first time, and goes about the task of revising, where she really focuses on heightening and perfecting tension in the story and the tone and rhythm of the language. She said that she take notes all the time and carries a notebook in her purse so that she can jot down interesting things she sees or hears. She clips articles out of newspapers, and when people tell her a story, she writes down that story. And then, when she is in the beginning stages of working on a book, she looks through all these things that she's collected and finds inspiration in them. She writes in a room alone for 10 or 12 hours a day, usually Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. During this time, she says, "I don't talk to anybody; I don't answer the telephone. I'm just a medium or an instrument of something that is happening beyond me." She's the author of nearly 20 books published since 1982, among them Paula (1995), Daughter of Fortune (1999), Portrait in Sepia (2000), and the recent memoirThe Sum of Our Days (2008). Her work has been translated into 30 languages, and her books have sold more than 51 million copies. She continues to write fiction in Spanish though she's lived in the United States for decades. Margaret Sayers Peden has done the English translations of several of Isabel Allende's books. Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.® sponsor The Poetry Foundation National broadcasts of The Writer's Almanac are supported by The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine for over 90 years. The Writer's Almanac is produced by Prairie Home Productions and presented by American Public Media. sponsor Contribute $75 or more today and we'll thank you with the official Writer's Almanac mug. English Majors with Garrison Keillor Order your copy today. On the Radio Podcast Web Archive Title Author Date Read highlighted interviews of poets heard on the show. Visit the bookshelf now You received this free e-mail newsletter because you previously subscribed or because it was sent to you by a friend. This e-mail was sent to the following address: mybloghaytham@gmail.com Unsubscribe | Contact Us | Forward to a friend � 2010 American Public Media 480 Cedar Street, Saint Paul, MN USA 55101

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Going Out Guide: Hot Weekend Events + 2010 Ski Guide

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going out guide D.C.-area events, nightlife and dining Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010   Harajuku fashion show by Lee Talbot Weekend best bets See a sampling of Japan's Harajuku fashions at the Textile Museum (left), celebrate Elvis's 75th birthday with a new exhibit, get down with hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash or bring the kids to a festival celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Fresh powder Our ski guide has tips on area resorts and "adventure dining." Got Plans? On Thursday afternoon, the Gurus and their readers discussed Restaurant Week picks, ways to get out and meet people in 2010, top trivia nights and bowling in Northern Virginia. Read the Jan. 7 transcript. News & Reviews Restaurants Welcome to the club By Julia Beizer | Tenleytown's Asian Satay Club does takeout, but there are reasons to stay. Museums Focusing on the unseen By Michael O'Sullivan | More than megapixels, "Image/Project" is about the overlooked. MUSIC January concert previews By David Malitz | Hear tracks by Julian Casablancas, Mavis Staples and others coming to D.C. More From Going Out Guide Restaurants Events Theater Bars & Clubs Music Kid-Friendly Movies Museums Visitors Guide IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER Seamlessly fusing contemporary African-American culture with Yoruba mythology, this coming-of-age tale from the Louisiana projects transports audiences with bursts of song and the spin of the DJ. For Tickets Call 202.332.3300 or visit www.studiotheatre.org STICK FLY Race and privilege intersect in this thought-provoking and lively modern family comedy. Be a fly on the wall as playwright Lydia Diamond (The Bluest Eye) astutely examines African-American social aristocracy. Now Playing at Arena Stage Join Us on   Read the latest blog posts and get exclusive updates. Become a Fan.

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