Voices of Spring, Indeed

20 March 2015
first day of spring

Tab 1 Feature:
Frankie Carle, piano (1967)
- Somewhere My Love
(Jarre) 2'17"

~*~

Tab 2 Feature:
The Melachrino Strings (1958)
- Voices of Spring
(J. Strauss II) 3'53"


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Lose the Winter from Thine Heart

English Home Garden
English Lavender (L. angustifolia)
"Oh! lose the winter from thine heart, the darkness from thine eyes,
And from the low hearth-chair of dreams, my Love-o'-May, arise,
And let the maidens robe thee like a white white, lilac tree.
Oh! hear the call of Spring, fair Soul,— and wilt thou come with me?"

- Rachel Annand Taylor

First Day of Spring, 2015

Lat: 37.7° N
2055 Hours PDT
Current Conditions: 61°F/16°C, Clear
Humidity: 63%
Dew Point 48°F
Wind: 0.0 mph

Astronomy:

March  20, 2015        Rise:        Set:
Actual Time            7:07 AM PDT  7:15 PM PDT
Civil Twilight         6:41 AM PDT  7:41 PM PDT
Nautical Twilight      6:11 AM PDT  8:12 PM PDT
Astronomical Twilight  5:40 AM PDT  8:43 PM PDT
Moon (3/20)            7:16 AM PDT  8:01 PM PDT

New Moon, 1% of the moon is illuminated

Length of Visible Light 13h 00m
Length of Day 12h 08m
Tomorrow will be 2m 26s longer

On This Ides of March 2015

No Orange Julius Caesar today. But here are a collage of photos taken today at home.

Oscar Alemán's Sentimental Journey

Les Brown
bandleader and composer
(14 March 1912 - 14 January 2001)
Written at the end of World World II in 1945, 'Sentimental Journey' soared on the wings of Les Brown and Doris Day. Today, 14 March, is composer Les Brown's birthday anniversary.

Here is a lively rendition of the music by Oscar Alemán (guitar) and Sven Asmussun (violin). It was recorded in December, 1945, Burenos Aires, Argentina

Oscar Alemán, guitar
and Sven Asmussun, violin (1945)
- 'Sentimental Journey'
(Les Brown et al.)

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You Are The Angel Glow That Lights A Star

6 March 2015
A Birthday Anniversary
Dame Kiri te Kanawa
International operatic soprano
(Born: 6 March 1944)


Tab 1 Feature:
Kiri te Kanawa, vocal (1993)
- All the Things You Are
(Hammerstein & Kern) 2'47"

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Tab 2 Feature:
Kiri te Kanawa (1994)
- Du bist wie eine Blume
(Schumann) 1'46"

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Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's Birthday Anniversary

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
operatic soprano
Born: 6 March 1944
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano (1993)
- 'All the Things You Are'
(Hammerstein & Kern)

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Arcangelo Corelli Birthday Anniversary

Today, 17 February, is Italian Baroque composer Arcangelo Corelli's birthday anniversary.

Arcangelo Corelli
Italian Baroque Composer
(17 February 1653 - 8 January 1713)
James Last and His Orchestra (1978)

- "Largo" (Corelli)

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Harold Arlen's Birthday Anniversary Today

15 February 2015
A Birthday Anniversary
Harold Arlen
American pop music composer
(15 February 1905 - 23 April 1986)


Tab 1 Feature:
Dinah Shore, vocal (1986)
- Blues in the Night
(Mercer & Arlen) 3'46"

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Tab 2 Feature:
The Climax Jazz Band (1982)
- Over the Rainbow
(Arlen) 2'24"

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Muggsy Spanier and His Blues in the Night

Today, 15 February, is composer Harold Arlen's birthday anniversary.

Harold Arlen
20th century American pop music Composer
(15 February 1905 - 23 April 1986)
Muggsy Spanier, Cornet (1962)
and His Hugh Dixieland Band
- "Blues in the Night" (Arlen)

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