Monthly Archives: August 2018

The listening self

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Vassilis Lambropoulos

Musicians do not play an instrument.  They are using instruments to play their body.  They resonate instruments in the echo chamber of their reverberating body. In attending or watching live performances, I have learned to listen not to the interpretation, … Continue reading →

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“Greek Democracy in Crisis or Stasis”

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Vassilis Lambropoulos

“The decade of the Greek 2010s may be understood in two very different ways, both of them based on Leftist views of the explosive December of 2008: Either in terms of a biopolitical crisis whose victims need the government΄s pastoral … Continue reading →

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Recent popular songs referencing classical music

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Vassilis Lambropoulos

[In this post I am happy and proud to host Erin Mays, a former student of mine and very successful professional in software product management, who has an admirable command of music as a performer, listener, thinker, administrator, even fundraiser.  Given … Continue reading →

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Are there any Greeks in this publication? (3)

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Vassilis Lambropoulos

A few weeks ago the Times Literary Supplement published a letter about its abysmal coverage of modern Greek literature.  The correspondent complained that they “rarely list Modern Greek poetry and prose.”  I was not surprised that no other letters on this … Continue reading →

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