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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

How exciting that someone (@wesflinn) decided to revive #musochat!

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Yuliya Komska @ykomska.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

It feels quintessentially Portland to combine this city's love of soccer with their love of the arts! The pairing of @cherrybombsfc.bsky.social with @portlandopera.bsky.social was wonderful & it wasn't surprising that I knew almost everyone involved. I look forward to more shenanigans this season.

Opera singers from the Portland Opera leading classical music inspired chants for the inagural Portland Cherry Bombs FC match from their opera al carte truck

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor. "I can't afford a visual artist" So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them? Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

As singer, my body is my instrument, so I don't want to get sick. Additionally, one of my best friends is immunocompromised, so masking makes it so I can see her in person without getting her sick

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

At rehearsal last night, the music notation software nerd in me was delightfully surprised to see that the digital edition that tablet users are using of Morten Lauridsen's O Magnum Mysterium, for our Portland Symphonic Choir Wintersong concert, was engraved using Lilly Pond. 1/3

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 10/08/2025

I got a flu booster today and it made me reflect on the sense of national accomplishment I felt when I drove to a public facility, waited in my car until my number was called on an app, and got my first covid jab. It's fucked the right gets to erase what a moment of technological liberation that was

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Last night I submitted my third grant application this year, and, even with the possibility of rejection, I think the act of grant writing is a form of self love because it shows that you believe in yourself enough to ask for money from someone to help put an idea, project, or art out into the world

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Ultima @ultimashadow.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Genuinely powerful words to live by.

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

You know you're a composer when you type part into your phone and Pärt is one of the options for autocorrect 😂

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Yes! I love vocal chamber music, and wish there were more opportunities to write for singers that included more than just piano for the accompaniment.

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Composers check out this opportunity!

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Last chance to support the amazing work that @newwaveopera.bsky.social does bring opera and art song by living Composers to life! Bids close at 11:45 PM Pacific givebutter.com/c/aN3YGS/auc...

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New Wave Opera's Summer Silent Auction

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Friends! Check out this amazing silent auction by the friends @newwaveopera.bsky.social (co-founded by @lisaneher.bsky.social & @lindseyraejohnson.bsky.social) so they can bring the fabulous music of living Composers of opera and art song to the city of Portland, OR!

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Composers, have you ever written something that you were like that could live rent free in my for a little while? That happened while setting Emily Dickinson's Hope is the thing with feathers for choir tonight and now really I'm looking forward to hearing a choir sing it someday

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Maria Farrell @mariafarrell.eurosky.social · 02/04/2025

More people need to understand the massive negative externalities - and huge bloody bills - imposed on the entire world wide web by LLMs. The sense of entitlement to other people's labour and other organisations's hugely increased monthly overheads of the tech bros is nothing short of depraved.

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Welcome @newwaveopera.bsky.social to Bluesky! New Wave Opera is all about performing opera & vocal music by living composers by PNW vocalists & was co-founded by amazing friends & colleagues @lisaneher.bsky.social & @lindseyraejohnson.bsky.social 💜🎶🌊

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Molly White @molly.wiki · 15/03/2025

get library cards and use them often (online e-book and audiobook rentals count!). sign up to volunteer at your local library. donate money to your library’s general fund. run for a spot on the library board. #libsky #booksky

A sparkly vinyl sticker reading “vigilante librarian” in blackletter font

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Katie @scarlettstitches.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

This is a friendly reminder that library cards are free, and your local public library will never make you pay extra so you don't have to watch ads.

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🎹 sharon su @doodlyroses.com · 19/03/2025

I’m just so miffed that we’re collectively reliving the bits of history I have no interest in

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Love this beautiful performance of A Poem of Gratitude by @lindseyraejohnson.bsky.social! She has become a wonderful college and friend over the past few years 💜

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

This is a fun idea! Please feel free to ask questions

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

This was a definite highlight of tonight's match! As one of my favorite players, I look forward to seeing @bellabixby.bsky.social play more this season #BAONPDX

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Submitted an application for a super art song composing opportunity earlier this week and it felt amazing to be able to use recordings of my music by my lovely friend @lindseyraejohnson.bsky.social as part of my application

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WOR$T GIRL IN ACADEMIA @medievaliste.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Just in case it was unclear, I do not believe that the risk transphobia poses to cis women is the sole reason we should support and protect trans and non-binary people. Rather, we should fight for trans rights because trans people are fellow humans who deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Give to others and give to yourself the same attention. #wisdomfrommyteabag

Red and tan ceramic pottery mug with Yogi Honey Chai Turmeric Vitality steep on a light granite countertop. The tag on the tea bag reads: Give to others and give to yourself the same attention.

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

This entire work is amazing and In Medio's recording is fantastic! I love her sense of harmony and how unpredictable it is & how she expands her voice from the spiritual sounds she's become known for. In 2. Woe Unto You: Karma (which is a total bop) she leans into Stevie Wonder & funk so effectively

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Accept who you are in this moment, but acknowledge who you want to become. #wisdomfrommyteabag

A dark blue pottery mug with some grey and brown on a granite countertop with Yogi Honey Chai Turmeric Vitality tea steeping. The tag reads: Accept who you are in this moment, but acknowledge who you want to become.

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Know the unknown, hear the unheard, see the unseen #wisdomfrommyteabag

A grey mug with the words: Mine. Seattle Opera with a Yogi Honey Chai Turmeric Vitality tea bag on a light granite countertop.

The tag reads: Know the unknown, hear the unheard, see the unseen.

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Richard @ R. Rook 🔜 Sleep @rrookstudio.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Hey All: Google is pulling the "automatically on for anyone over 18" bullshit with Gemini that the Dropbox did for its AI, but I can't afford to ditch Google Drive/Docs/Workspace. If you have a personal Google Account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off...

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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

we have to give up the idea that there is politically neutral concert programming.

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

The only thing that can limit you is believing that you are limited. Become limitless. #wisdomfrommyteabag

Tea (Yogi honey chai turmeric vitality steeping in a dark red and light tan pottery music on a light granite countertop.

The tag on the teabag reads: The only thing that can limit you is believing that you are limited. Become limitless.

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

PDX folks! Check out this beautiful house concert of music written and performed by my friends Dianne Davies & @lisaneher.bsky.social about their experiences as women! Details in the post below 👇🏻

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

When fear is forcing you to give up, call upon your heart's courage to continue. #wisdomfrommyteabag

A mug of tea (Yogi Honey Chai Turmeric Vitality) steeping on a light granite countertop.

The text on the mug reads: Mine. Seattle Opera

The text on the tea bag reads:
When fear is
forcing you to give
up, call upon your
heart's courage to
continue.

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Sara @aeirlys.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Do Not Comply In Advance: bossy, already a cliche, implies permission to comply later Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner

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Drew Swatosh @auralcomposting.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I can confirm that it is still possible to get your gender marker changed in Oregon as I just did it at the DMV today.

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to wound the autumnal kitty @blurry-line.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

PSA: if the Passport Office is holding your birth certificate, you should be able to order another copy from your birth state's Vital Records office. A lot of people seem to think a birth certificate is a singular object, like a manuscript, but it's just another piece of bureaucratic paperwork.

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