Haikus: October 2007

HAIKUS: October 2007

By Peter Y. Chou
WisdomPortal.com

These haikus were written as exercises in mindfulness—
an attempt to catch the fleeting moment in my daily walks,
while reading, listening to music, and pondering about life.
(Underlined words are not for emphasis but to web links.)
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Monday, October 1, 2007, 10:53 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Billy Joel (Listen)
Waltz #1 (Nunley's Carousel) (2001)

Round and round we go
riding in a carousel—
pure children's delight! Monday, October 1, 2007, 12:14 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Felix Mendelssohn, (CD)
Hebrides Overture, Op. 26 (1830) (listen)

Fingal's Cave echoes
brought Scott and Tennyson to
this Nature's wonder!

Monday, October 1, 2007, 2:03 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Franz Schubert (Listen)
Serenade: To Music D 547 (1817) (CD)

O Polyhymnia!
here's a serenade for you—
O Muse of Music! Monday, October 1, 2007, 2:20 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Tchaikovsky (Perlman: YouTube)
Serenade Melancolique, Op. 26 (1875)

Only music can
plunge the depth of despair— this
melancholic song!

Tuesday, October 2, 2007, 12:09 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Joaquín Rodrigo (CD),
"Fantasy for a Gentleman" (1954)

What's your fantasy?
not for wine, women, and song
but Enlightenment! Tuesday, October 2, 2007, 2:22 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Domenico Zipoli
Elevazione (1715) (listen) (CD)

Music to ascend
to the sun and other stars
but also within.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007, 9:15 pm
Stanford Theatre, Palo Alto
Roland Coleman & Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
in John Cromwell's "Prisoner of Zenda" (1937)

Daring rescue of
the King and fierce sword duel in
the moated castle. Tuesday, October 2, 2007, 10:55 pm
Stanford Theatre, Claudette Cobert, Joel McCrea
& Rudy Vallee in "The Palm Beach Story" (1941)
Directed by Preston Sturges

Rudy Vallee croons
tenderly "Good night sweetheart"
under her windows.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007, 4:00 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Mozart (CD) (listen),
Magic Flute: Overture, K. 620 (1791)

I recall watching
a puppet show in Salzburg—
Mozart's Magic Flute. Wednesday, October 3, 2007, 4:40 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Gioachino Antonio Rossini
William Tell Overture (1829) (listen) (CD)

Hi-yo Silver! and
a cloud of dust— the Lone
Ranger rides again!

Thursday, October 4, 2007, 10:14 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Felix Mendelssohn (CD)
Symphony #4 in A "Italian" (1833) (listen)

Burst of joy opens
this symphony— may our days
be infused likewise.. Thursday, October 4, 2007, 10:49 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Anton Bruckner (listen) (CD)
Symphony #4 in E-Flat "Romantic" (1881)

Daybreak with the horn
calling hunters to the woods—
the knights are ready.

Friday, October 5, 2007, 10:36 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Enrique Granados (CD)
Spanish Dance #5 'Andaluza' (1890) (listen)

Passionate music
from Andalusia— yes my
mountain flower yes.. Friday, October 5, 2007, 11:28 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Felix Mendelssohn (CD) (listen)
Symphony #3 in A-minor, Op. 56, "Scottish" (1842)

Music enlivened
by Scottish folk songs after
a fox hunt chase scene.

Friday, October 5, 2007, 8 pm
Waverley Writers Poetry Reading
957 Colorado Aveue, Palo Alto
Nina Lindsay reads "Today's Special Dish"

Tortellini in pot—
broth blossoming— dumplings
suddenly plump, and soft.. Friday, October 5, 2007, 8:45 pm
Waverley Writers Poetry Reading
957 Colorado Aveue, Palo Alto
Helen Wickes reads "Cheerful Defense of the Realm"

I throw up my hands
in praise. I'll take another
and I'd choose the blue.

Friday, October 5, 2007, 9:20 pm
Waverley Writers Poetry Reading:
Sharing a poem from Denise after
not hearing from her in ten years.

In descending order
we fall into our breath.
Whiteness stirs between.. Friday, October 5, 2007, 9:25 pm
Waverley Writers Poetry: Reading my
matching poem "Ascension" inspired
by Denise's poem "In descending order"

In ascending circles
we rise to our spirit—
darkness turns to light.

Saturday, October 6, 2007, 11:18 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Ludovico Einaudi
Two Sunsets (2003) (CD) (listen)

A sunset is more
beautiful than sunrise for
soon it will be gone.. Saturday, October 6, 2007, 11:58 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Beethoven (CD) (listen)
Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Overture (1801)

Beethoven brought light
to us the way Prometheus
gave fire to mankind.

Sunday, October 7, 2007, 11:39 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: J. S. Bach (CD) (listen) (Notes)
Double Violin Concerto in D, BWV 1043 (1731)

Two violins chasing
each other, taking turns
to lead the melody. Sunday, October 7, 2007, 12:47 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Mozart (CD) (listen)
Piano Concerto #20 in D, K. 466 (1785)

Piano rippling through
as the orchestra joins in
with jubilant flourish.

Monday, October 8, 2007, 12:36 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Mozart (Listen) (CD)
Piano Concerto #24 in C minor, K. 491 (1812)

A clarion call for
action— this music rouses
us to wakefulness! Monday, October 8, 2007, 1:04 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: J. S. Bach (CD) (Listen)
Goldberg Variations (1742)

Composed for a Count's
sleepless nights, he was given
a goblet filled with gold.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007, 11:49 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Ludwig van Beethoven (Listen)
Symphony #7 in A major, Op. 92 (1812)

Beethoven always
stirs my soul to search deeper
while looking higher. Tuesday, October 9, 2007, 12:07 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Frederic Chopin (CD)
Waltz in A, Op. 34 #2 (1831) (Listen)

Soothing music for
relaxation and floating
high up in the clouds.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007, 1:06 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Enrique Granados (Listen) (CD)
Goyescas for Piano, Op. 11, #7, El Pelele (1911)

Playground music where
children are running around
dancing in circles. Wednesday, October 10, 2007, 1:25 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Mauro Giuliani (CD) (Listen)
Guitar Concerto #1 in A, Op. 30 (1808)

Guitar concertos
written in Vienna where
they loved his music.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007, 9:00 pm
Stanford University, Annenberg Auditorium
Petro Germi's "Seduced and Abandoned" (1964)

Funny satire of
Silician sexual customs
as all hell breaks loose! Wednesday, October 10, 2007, 11:11 pm
Stanford Green Library, Reading NY Times
"Cambodia's Spirits Stir, Toe to Spine"

Cambodian dancing
is a form of prayer connecting
heaven to earth.

Thursday, October 11, 2007, 12:35 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Stuart Mitchell (Listen) (CD)
Seven Wonders: Statue of Zeus at Olympia (2005)

A single glimpse of
Statue of Zeus would sweep all
our troubles away. Thursday, October 11, 2007, 12:50 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Mozart (Listen) (CD)
Symphony #38 in D-major, "Prague" (1786)

People in Prague loved
Mozart— this symphony was
composed just for them.

Thursday, October 11, 2007, 5:50 pm
Kresge Auditorium, Scott Bukatman moderates
"A Conversation with Jeffrey Katzenberg"
Katzenberg gives advice to Stanford students:

Find something you love
and you're good at. Be a self-
starter and have confidence. Thursday, October 11, 2007, 6:00 pm
Kresge Auditorium, Stanford University
After Katzenberg's talk, I look up the sky
and see hundreds of tiny cumulus clouds.

Clouds, clouds, and more clouds,
a whole cotton field of them—
blossoms in the sky!

Friday, October 12, 2007, 10:37 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: J. S. Bach (Listen) (CD)
Orchestral Suite #3 in D major,
"Air on the G String", BMV 1068 (1731)

Waking up to Bach's
Air on the G String is like
floating in heaven. Friday, October 12, 2007, 12:35 pm
Listening to Radio KDFC 102.1 FM:
Ludwig van Beethoven (Listen) (CD)
Symphony #9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" (1824)

Beethoven's Choral
Symphony brings joy to all
as he leads the march!

Saturday, October 13, 2007, 11:42 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Alexander Borodin (Listen) (CD)
In the Steppes of Central Asia (1880)

A symphonic poem
of plodding hoofs of horses
and camels marching. Saturday, October 13, 2007, 11:55 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Manuel De Falla (CD)
El Amor Brujo: Dances (1915) (Listen)

Love the Magician
ballet for the gypsy girl
doing the Fire Dance.

Sunday, October 14, 2007, 11:11 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Beethoven (Listen) (CD)
Violin Sonata #1 in D, Op. 12 #1 (1798)

Violin and piano
duets played in harmony
rousing me from sleep. Sunday, October 14, 2007, 12:55 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Rimsky-Korsakov (CD)
Scheherazade, Op. 35 (1888) (Listen)

Young Prince and Princess
coming together so much
in passionate love.

Monday, October 15, 2007, 10:42 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Handel (Listen) (CD)
The Faithful Shepherd Suite (1712)

Giotto the shepherd
sketching sheep on a rock when
Cimabue found him. Monday, October 15, 2007, 11:00 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Johann Strauss, Jr.
Blue Danube Waltz (1867) (Listen) (CD)

Even the waves of
the beautiful Danube are
waltzing to his tunes!

Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 11:31 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Yo-Yo Ma performs
Tchaikovsky (listen) (YouTube) (CD) (1888)
Andante cantabile for Cello & Strings, Op. 11

Beautiful music
played by a master cellist—
it's a pure delight! Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 1:30 pm
College friend Richard & his wife Arlene
visit from Pennsylvania and invite me for
lunch at Chef Chu restaurant, Los Altos

Angel hair pan-fried
noodles with shrimps and veggies
for a hearty lunch.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 3:00 pm
Highway 101 South, 25 miles before Salinas
Stopping by roadside for scenic photos

Out on the highway
for picture postcard photo
of the rolling hills. Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 3:40 pm
Visit to National Steinbeck Center, Salinas
Recalling Steinbeck's Nobel Address (1962)

He didn't squeak like
a mouse but roared like a lion
out of pride for his work.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 4:00 pm
Visit to National Steinbeck Center, Salinas
Watching Steinbeck film & 1962 Nobel Awards

He shared the Nobel podium
with Watson, Crick, and Wilkins,
Max Perutz and John Kendrew. Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 4:05 pm
Film showing John Steinbeck letter
before his "Tortilla Flat" success (1935).

Financially poor—
Spiritually we ride clouds.
Nothing matters.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 6:00 pm
17-Mile Drive, Monterey Coast
Sun peeks out from clouds & rain (Photo)

Fire dance with air as
water caress the earth— all
four elements are here! Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 6:30 pm
17-Mile Drive, Monterey Coast
Station #14: Lone Cypress Tree

Here's the Lone Cypress
on the old rock by the sea—
Ah! Beautiful Tree!

Wednesday, October 17, 2007, 11:02 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Mozart (Listen) (YouTube) (CD)
Concerto for 2 Pianos in E-Flat, K. 365 (1779)

Double the delight—
Piano playing for two—
Mozart and his sister. Wednesday, October 17, 2007, 11:08 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Tchaikovsky (Listen) (CD)
Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a (1889)

There's beauty in sleep
without dreams without thinking—
Nothing is perfect!

Wednesday, October 17, 2007, 7:00-10:00 pm
Stanford University, Annenberg Auditorium
Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" (1960)

Is this the sweet life?—
Kissing in the Trevi Fountains,
partying all night? Wednesday, October 17, 2007, 7:00-10:00 pm
Stanford University, Annenberg Auditorium
Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" (1960)

Life is sweet when you
love life, inspired in your work
by the good angel.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007, 7:00-10:00 pm
Stanford University, Annenberg Auditorium
Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" (1960)
Priest tells crowd gathered for the Madonna

Miracles happen
in silence not in chaos
and this confusion! Wednesday, October 17, 2007, 10:00 pm
Stanford University, Annenberg Auditorium
Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" (1960)
Closing shot of Paola (Valeria Ciangottini) smiling

Not the wild parties
but a sweet angelic smile
will redeem his work.

Thursday, October 18, 2007, 1:30 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Beethoven (Listen) (CD)
Symphony #2 in D, Op. 36 (1802)

Better than Haydn's
Symphonies, but the breakthrough
is yet to blossom! Thursday, October 18, 2007, 4 pm
Birthday card for Prof. Harold A. Scheraga
Bett's White Delight with 86 petals.

Bett's White Delight rose—
86 petals wishing
you Happy Birthday!

Friday, October 19, 2007, 10:37 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Sergei Prokofiev (Listen) (CD)
Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33a: March (1924)

Sun orange and Moon
orange— drink them & leap
over the Milky Way! Friday, October 19, 2007, 11:05 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Franz Lehar (Listen) (CD)
Gold & Silver Waltzes, Op. 79 (1902)

He composed a waltz
for the Gold & Silver Ball—
royalty dancing.

Saturday, October 20, 2007, 3:00 am
Home in Mountain View cooking rice dish
for Sally's potluck party, Los Altos Hills.
Stirring in parsley and sesame dressing.

Bean curd, broccoli,
green onions, water chestnuts,
shrimps, eggs, and herb rice. Saturday, October 20, 2007, 11:33 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Pascal Rogé plays
Erik Satie (Listen) (YouTube) (CD)
Je te veux for Piano (1900)

He wrote this tune for
Paulette Darty, queen of
the 1900 waltz.

Saturday, October 20, 2007, 11:49 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Joshua Bell
plays Tchaikovsky (Listen) (CD)
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 (1878)

His Stradivarius
sings such gorgeous luscious tones
through the finale. Saturday, October 20, 2007, 12:25 pm
Riding Shopping Express Shuttle Bus
from Mountain View to Stanford
as student's oranges tumble out.

Three oranges from
student's shopping bag fall out
rolling down the bus!

Saturday, October 20, 2007, 6:00 pm
Sally's Potluck Party, Los Altos Hills

Potluck party for
forty people with lots of
food and fruit to eat. Saturday, October 20, 2007, 6:30 pm
Sally's Potluck Party, Los Altos Hills

Antique model-T
under the heritage oak
in Sally's backyard.

Sunday, October 21, 2007, 11:11 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Max Bruch (listen) (CD)
Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 (1880)

Is this a dream or
fantasy?— lovely music
with the morning meal. Sunday, October 21, 2007, 11:54 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Tchaikovsky (Listen) (CD)
Symphony #6, Op. 74 "Pathetique" (1893)

Not pathetic but
passionate is the Russian
title for this piece.

Monday, October 22, 2007, 10:20 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Frederic Chopin
(listen) (YouTube) (CD)
Waltz #7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 64 #2 (1847)

Waking to Chopin's
waltz wishing to dream more
on this bright sunny day. Monday, October 22, 2007, 11:00 am-noon
Terrace Room, Margaret Jacks Hall, Bldg 460
Mark Doty, Stanford Poetry Colloquium
Quotes Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" (line 33):

"Stop this day and night
with me and you shall possess
the origin of all poems."

Monday, October 22, 2007, Noon-1 pm
Lunch on Terrace after Mark Doty Colloquium.
Woman tells of parent with stroke. Another tells
her to get Ram Dass video "Fierce Grace" (2002)

Stroke taught him about
pain and to be more humble—
belief in God's grace. Monday, October 22, 2007, Noon-1 pm
Lunch on Terrace after Mark Doty Colloquium.
Eavan Boland & Mark Doty joins our table
and talks about visiting homes of writers

Tiffany glass in
Twain's house, Emily's table
I ask about A. E.

Monday, October 22, 2007, 4:15-6:00 pm
Encina Hall West, Room 208, Shoryu Katsura,
"Who Turned the Wheel of Reason?"

Dignaga's logic—
Where there is smoke, there is fire.
Knowledge by inference. Monday, October 22, 2007, 6:10 pm-7:23 pm
Memorial Auditorium, "An Evening with 2006
Nobel Laureate in Literature, Orhan Pamuk"

Truth can't be gleaned from
newspapers and TV but
from reading novels.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 8:00-9:30 pm
Cubberley Auditorium, Stanford University
The Jean & Bill Lane Lecture Series
Mark Doty, Poetry Reading ("Pipistrelle")

After dinner with
friends, two poets hear a bat
and each write a poem. Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 8:00-9:30 pm
Cubberley Auditorium, Stanford University
The Jean & Bill Lane Lecture Series
Mark Doty, Poetry Reading ("Brian, Age 7")

Brian's giant ice cream cone
half his length shows how pleasure
towers over us.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 12:28 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Frederic Chopin (listen) (Alberto Cobo (CD)
Piano Sonata #3 in B minor, Op. 58 (1844)

Serene largo, then
galloping rhythm ending
in jubilation. Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 1:04 pm
Home listening to KDFC 102.1 FM:
Dmitri Shostakovich (Listen) (CD)
Jazz Suite #2 (1938)

Fast paced movement on
a busy city street and
I see Balla's dog.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 11:35 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Sergei Rachmaninoff
(Listen) (CD) (Notes), Variation #18
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43 (1934)

Paganini's tunes
transformed by Rachmaninoff—
a stroke of genius! Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 12:15 pm
Home listening to KDFC 102.1 FM:
Johannes Brahms (Listen) (CD)
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 (1878)

Thunderstorm coming—
windswept trees shake as sparrows
all take off in flight.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 3:00 pm
Friend takes me grocery shopping:
Rite-Aid, Trader Joe's, Milk Pail

Cup-of-Noodles, eggs
sesame sticks, alfafa sprouts,
red pepper, green grapes. Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 7:00-9:00 pm
Stanford University, Annenberg Auditorium
Pier Paolo Pasolini, "Decameron" (1970)

Church bells rang out for
the miracles of love and
completion of art.

Thursday, October 25, 2007, 11:06 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Johann Strauss, Jr. (Listen)
"Emperor Waltz", Op. 437 (1889) (Notes)

Called young Franz Josef
"a stuffed shirt", now he writes
Emperor Waltz for him. Thursday, October 25, 2007, 11:32 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Domenico Zipoli (Listen) (CD)
Elevazione for Oboe, Cello & Strings (1725)

Saint Francis sitting
in his Assisi garden
with doves all around.

Thursday, October 25, 2007, 3:00 pm
Green Library, Stanford University
Found Einstein poem "To Spinoza's Ethics" (1920)

"How much do I love
that noble man, more than
I could say with words." Thursday, October 25, 2007, 7:50 pm
Green Library, Stanford University
Completed Spinoza web page in five hours

Peace of mind comes to
the wise for all things noble
are as hard as they are rare.

Thursday, October 25, 2007, 8 pm-9:35 pm
Tresidde-Oak West Room, Stanford University
Rebecca Goldstein's lecture "Spinoza's Mind"

Everybody loves
Spinoza— Einstein, Dennett,
Damasio, and "Brights". Thursday, October 25, 2007, 9:45 pm
Tresidder-Oak West Room, Stanford University
After Rebecca Goldstein's "Spinoza's Mind" talk

I tell her "Last words
in Ethics brought me to tears."
She said "I cried too."

Friday, October 26, 2007, 10:36 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Antonio Vivaldi (Listen) (CD)
Four Seasons: "Spring", Op. 8 #1 (1725)

"Spring" from Four Seasons
of Vivaldi springs me out
of bed from deep sleep. Friday, October 26, 2007, 12:15 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Johannes Brahms (Listen) (CD)
Hungarian Dances #4, 5, 7 (1868-1880)

Hungarian Dances
of Brahms— so exuberant
leaving me breathless.

Friday, October 26, 2007, 9:30 pm
Green Library, Stanford University
Reading Mark Doty's poem "Pipistrelle"

The cry of a bat
in the night air near Wye
inspired two poets. Friday, October 26, 2007, 10:14 pm
Stanford Oval, Waiting for Shuttle Bus
Watching Full Moon, October 26, 4:52 UT

Native Americans
call it Moon of Falling Leaves
and the Hunter's Moon

Saturday, October 27, 2007, 10:27 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: G. F. Handel (Listen) (CD)
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 (1749)

Oboes, bassoons, horns,
trumpets, kettle drums blasting
away with fireworks. Saturday, October 27, 2007, 10:52 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Fritz Kreisler (Listen) (CD)
Schön Rosmarin; La Précieuse (1910)

Charming portrait of
Rosmarin— beautiful girl
captured on violin.

Sunday, October 28, 2007, 11:06 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Pietro Mascagni (Listen) (CD)
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo (1890) (You Tube)

Sweet orange blossoms
fill the air as villagers
sing hymn to the Virgin. Sunday, October 28, 2007, 11:55 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Mozart (Listen) (CD)
Piano Concerto #21 in C, K. 467 (1785)

In the Meadow by
Renoir comes to mind while
listening to this tune.

Monday, October 29, 2007, 11:34 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: J. S. Bach (listen) (CD)
Brandenburg Concerto #1 in F, BWV 1046 (1717)

Only Brandenburg
Concerto with four movements—
the others had three. Monday, October 29, 2007, 11:39 am
KDFC 102.1 FM: Fritz Kreisler, (CD)
Liebesfreud and Liebesleid (1910) (Listen)

Life's joy and sorrow—
are they not the same pleasure
and pain in transit?

Monday, October 29, 2007, 4:30 pm
Mountain View, Friend takes me shopping
at Milk Pail, Safeway, and Long's

Roma tomatoes,
bananas, broccoflower,
black grapes and green beans. Monday, October 29, 2007, 7:00 pm-8:50 pm
Kresge Auditorium, Stanford University
Phillip Huber, "Suspended Animation"

Marionette show by
a great master of the craft
simply brilliant!

Tuesday, October 30, 2007, 1:45 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Rachmaninoff, (Listen) (CD)
Piano Concerto #2 in C minor, Op. 18 (1901)

He was hypnotized
to write beautiful music—
this is what he did! Tuesday, October 30, 2007, 1:48 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: G. F. Handel, (CD) (Listen)
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, HWV 67 (1749)

Recall Paul Taylor
choreographed this music in
his dance Aureole.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007, 4:15-5:30 pm
Hewlett Teaching Center, Room 201
Prof. Neal Weiner (New York University)
"Illuminating Dark Matter"

Unseen dark matter
makes up 22%
of our universe. Tuesday, October 30, 2007, 7:30-9:30 pm
Cubberley Auditorium, Stanford University
Stanford Film Society: Advanced Screening
Robert Redford's "Lions for Lambs" (2007)

College professor,
senator, and journalist—
views about the war.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007, 8:08 pm
Cubberley Auditorium, Stanford University
Pre-Screening: "Lions for Lambs" (2007)
5.6 Earthquake hits San Jose during film

Rows of chairs shaking—
Is this an earthquake? Dozen
students leave the film.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007, 1:30 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: Joaquin Rodrigo, (CD)
Concierto de Aranjuez (1939) (Listen)
Barbara Heninger's Program Notes

The singing of birds,
fragrance of magnolias and
gushing of fountains.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007, 2:25 pm
KDFC 102.1 FM: George Butterworth, (Listen)
The Banks of Green Willow (1913) (CD) (Essay)

English countryside
captured in his clarinet
and violin solo. Wednesday, October 31, 2007, 7:00-9:00 pm
Stanford University, Annenberg Auditorium
Enzo Barboni, "They Call Me Trinity" (1971)

Fastest gun around—
that's Trinity who can shoot
fast even backwards.