A sacred anthem for 3-part mixed a cappella choir with text from Psalms.
Deliver me from death, O God, and my tongue shall sing your righteousness, O God of my salvation. Open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth shall proclaim your praise. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbNHaX6NHEM
We venture to the outskirts of Edo just after sunset, where a group of women and children have come to a stream to enjoy a popular summer activity. What could they be looking for among the weeds?
*"Catching Fireflies" (1796-1797) by Kitagawa Utamaro
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw3Wn6U6ZQ4
A group of anglers stand in a fast-moving, undulating river at the foot of a rugged cliff. They use "drifting mosquito hooks" to fish for a summer delicacy that was a favorite of the Edo townspeople.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRCc8aH1ZQU
A family tragedy when in a civil war, two brothers, both brilliant strategists, fight on opposing sides. Moritsuna worries about his younger brother, culminating in having to identify his brother's head.
Sasaki Moritsuna has captured Koshiro, the young son of his brother Takatsuna, but worries that love for his son will tempt Takatsuna to go against the warrior code and betray his lord.
Moritsuna asks his mother to force Koshiro to kill himself, so that he will not be a temptation and threat to his father.
When Koshiro sees what is supposed to be his father's head, he stabs himself. But the head is not his father, it is the head of a substitute and Koshiro's death is part of an intricate strategy to manipulate Moritsuna into declaring the head genuine.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDuUzKsthWc
We come across a tranquil, snow-covered Edo cityscape. But there's something in the air -- the aroma of foods both sweet and savory that helped the townspeople keep warm in the winter.
*"Bikuni Bridge in Snow," from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo" (1858) by Utagawa Hiroshige
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U--7tPq62EE
Dr. Jeffrey Zeig describes a difference between Rogerian and Ericksonian psychotherapy.
Original video: https://youtu.be/GVLjaShaoaw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tUK0KAMhnI
Kabuki is full of music played both on and off stage. Actor Kataoka Ainosuke and musician Kawase Roshu guide us through the beautiful complexities of sankyoku.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8sTRgNypPM
Discover the historic and modern kabuki plays based on bestsellers! Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores 2 plays from the Edo period and one based on a modern manga series, Naruto.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJQhGto-qF8
37. "Oh dey's so fresh an' fine" from Part 2 of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Metropolitan Opera - Feb 1, 2020
Aundi Marie Moore, Chauncey Packer, Eric Owens, Denyce Graves
https://www.metopera.org/season/on-demand/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhv-MPcKCLc