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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 5h

Flew to Chicago for first leg of 3 orchestras in 3 nights but got a fever. Canceled the Grand Rapids and Detroit concerts this morning…and now alas am canceling the CSO’s Belshazzar’s Feast and flying home tonight. Fever is gone but GI issue would make concert impossible. Huge frowny face.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It is gut wrenching. Went there a few seasons ago for Elgar 2 the same night as a Taylor Swift concert. I wonder if she has any money.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

That happened to me the day before a holiday. I could see the cart fill up on the app, substitutions they made etc. they were almost done, and then poof. Canceled.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

That is my pattern as well this season.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

lol, I’m actually in your picture!

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Dude, we should be orchestra buddies. I was there tonight too.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I forgot to include COPLAND in my earlier post. I’d never heard his Clarinet Concerto before. What an amazing piece.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Season opener with the SPCO playing SEEGER, IVES, and BEETHOVEN. (I hate digital only programs. I printed this out at home.)

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

TBF, I’m a licorice hater, but you probably already guessed that.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Although…licorice root can be toxic for some people. Literally almost killed my MIL.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

And he just got a gig with San Francisco running a three-week mini-festival each season.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

That is the recording that I cut my teeth on, so I am biased. The English orchestra famously balked at it. I wouldn’t want every performance of it at that tempo, but golly it was a moment.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

That deserves an lol, not just a like.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

And the right has so demonized renewables, the US moving in that direction seems almost as impossible as the Strait being open again.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Saw an interesting bit with Hilary Clinton yesterday and she admitted this as a pickle that isn't easily fixed, but felt that working with the EU and China (somthing this admin is incapable of doing in a meaningful way) could help open the Strait. But nothing fast or easy.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

When I complained in another forum that ancient musicians like Herbert Blomstedt need to step aside, I was accused of ageism. But when someone is clinging to power with their cold, almost dead hands that accusation rings hollow. (For my part I'm retiring at 57. Let the youngsters have a chance. lol)

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I'm also not upset that Marc-André Hamelin is going to be performing and, although not necessarily a fan of him as a conductor, am fasctinated that Klaus Mäkäle will be there as a cellist.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Remember when Obama got into trouble for liking Dijion?

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It's only because you can understand what they are saying. lol

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

They want to split hairs over genocide.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Last night, when it was far too late and I was too tired to be making big decisions, I put a deposit down on an 8-day tour for the Lofoten Island International Chamber Music Festival in July 2027. This morning? I regret nothing.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I got this print of the Akron under construction for about $5 at an auction. Did some sleuthing and the artist was responsible for helping recruit about 3000 Americans to join the Canadian Air Force prior to the US entering WWII.

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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him. His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. I sued them for wrongful termination and won. So yes, I know that motherfucker.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I’m not sure I agree. Increasing public sentiment could do more to change things, plus those donations never would have happened if Macklemore hadn’t said what he said.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The president is just such a stupid asshole. I know we try to ascribe motives to this guy but he’s at the end of the day, when the story is written, just a dumdum idiot with a tiny brain that don’t work so good.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hearing this track on Minnesota Public Radio about 30 years ago prompted me to spend scarce cash on the not cheap 2-disc set from which it comes. And Louis Gottschalk had a lot of fun doing a fabulously wacky arrangement of it. open.spotify.com/track/2RyWoc...

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Overture: Young Henry's Hunt

Étienne Nicolas Méhul, The Gulbenkian Orchestra, Michel Swierczewski · Méhul: The Complete Symphonies · Song · 1989

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I wish I had listened to this recording before I linked to it. It kind of sucks. Overly mannered, they sucked the joy right out of it. Do yourself a favor and listen to the version by the Gulbenkian Orchestra. The playing isn't perfect, but so much more enjoyable.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

When I dropped Audible cold turkey because Bezos is a bitch, all of my Eric Ambler downloads were lost to me. Now, there are only two Ambler titles available on Audible and every other audiobook source I can find. I've written to his estate to find out what the H happened.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Helpful. Is his writing style like FMF? I haven't particularly been a fan of his.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I see his books in every used bookstore and wonder if I should give him a go.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Classical music marketing that doesn't list the program drives me batty. What do we think, Verdi's Requiem or Beethoven 9?

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Yeah, I somehow missed that before I responded.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Never mind. You said what you said . Lol

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

And pardoning those convicted of fraud.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I don’t think opposition to a data center is just a stand in for run of the mill NIMBYism. However, the North Loop has transformed dramatically enough that opposition to other industrial uses wouldn’t be surprising. (Nor out of place?)

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I know Sarah, but I didn’t know about the read along. Thanks for letting me know.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Thames looks very different these days.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In 2019, my late husband and I were lucky enough to stay on the grounds of Sissinghurst for an entire week. After garden hours, we had the place to ourselves. This is one of many blogposts about our stay. hogglestock.com/2019/06/30/o...

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Our full first day at Sissinghurst

After a very good night’s sleep, woke up to bright sunshine around 6:00 am. Nothing ahead of us for the day except for friends arriving from London for the day. By the time they arrived aroun…

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If it’s any enticement, what I was thinking was Vita Sackville-West’s study at Sissinghurst. My favorite room in the world (not necessarily this view).

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I've always hated the wedding industrial complex.

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Margaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Well done, John Malkovich. "My appearance in any country does not... mean that I am in supposed ‘solidarity’ with any particular political cause, nor with the killing of innocents, nor with any acts of terrorism, nor any other kind of barbarity." www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/ar...

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John Malkovich Cancels ‘The Music Critic’ Israel Performance Over Fabricated Quote (Exclusive)

“A PR company hired by the Israeli promoter drafted a quote for the article that was attributed to me, though I never made the statements that were quoted,” says Malkovich in a statement to THR.

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