Happy Centenary, Rite of Spring!

Today is the centenary of the shocking premier of Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Though I vaguely knew how famous the piece is, I hadn't listened to it until last night. In addition to watching the impressive visualization of the piece (Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring, Part 1: The Adoration of the Earth  and Part 2: The Exalted Sacrifice ), I took in the Keeping Score documentary on the work, narrated with great passion by San Francisco Symphony director Michael Tilson Thomas (the ever charismatic MTT).  I look forward to listening to more versions of The Rite of Spring and reading more about the history of the piece.

Sunday quiet?

If I had been slightly more organized this Sunday morning, I would have walked down the hill in quiet solitude to catch a bus into Berkeley.  Instead, I will now hop in my car to make the short pilgrimage to All Souls Parish.  With a bit of preparation, I'll arrive in a relatively unhurried state of mind.  Should I, however, putter around on my computer any further, I'll arrive slightly late, wondering why I can't be prepare myself properly for worship service.  The wheel turns again.