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[Karl Henning]

Let's Dance

Peter & Carol have both written in approval. Good PT session today. My plan is to work on Janky Juke Joint tomorrow. Will report. 

[Karl Henning]

A friend who is much more into sports spectating than I (and it's been decades since I watched a sporting match) is going to the Superb Owl, partly because the Patriots are playing, partly because the venue is near where he wrnt to school, so he can visit friends. He tells me that when single tickets went on sale, they began at $7K. Which, you know, is another reason there's a small planetoid between me and interest in "professional athletics." He says he isn't paying quite that much, but there's no denying that this wee trip is costing him dearly. Hey! It's his money he's earned and how he enjoys spending it, y'know.

[Papy Oli]

Superb Owl

*chortle*

(had to... )

[Iota]

Superb Owl

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(If I don't put the dot there, the emoji gets a 'Forbidden' .. sigh.)

[Karl Henning]

Peter & Carol have both written in approval. Good PT session today. My plan is to work on Janky Juke Joint tomorrow. Will report.

No, not working. Taking today off.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Cross-post:
As I was waiting for Maria to come watch a movie, I chanced to search for this. It's given me ideas for my present sketch.

Again, I like this music very much!

[Karl Henning]

Again, I like this music very much!

Yes!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Interesting video. I previously thought that wabi is a beauty of perishing/ephemeral things and sabi is a minimalist beauty with non-flamboyant colors, such as dark brown and grey. I think there is wabi-sabi in the USA culture as well. For instance, the beauty of faded jeans. Also I find the back side of Abbey Road album cover wabi-sabi for some reason.

[Kalevala]

A friend who is much more into sports spectating than I (and it's been decades since I watched a sporting match) is going to the Superb Owl, partly because the Patriots are playing, partly because the venue is near where he wrnt to school, so he can visit friends. He tells me that when single tickets went on sale, they began at $7K. Which, you know, is another reason there's a small planetoid between me and interest in "professional athletics." He says he isn't paying quite that much, but there's no denying that this wee trip is costing him dearly. Hey! It's his money he's earned and how he enjoys spending it, y'know.

Hey, I envy anyone who bought tickets (ahead of time) for the men's final at the *Australian Open this year.  No idea what the price range was.  At least I can watch it on t.v. 

*Amazed at how much they have going on there--way more than just tennis and activities for all ages.

K

[Szykneij]

Hey, I envy anyone who bought tickets (ahead of time) for the men's final at the *Australian Open this year.  No idea what the price range was.  At least I can watch it on t.v. 

I envy anyone who put money down on the Patriots getting to the Superbowl.

[Cato]

Karl was able to send me the score of The Dance at Ruin's Edge and I became increasingly enthusiastic, as I imagined the score.

It might seem Webernian, but has a unique flavor of its own: I called the music a musical purple diamond, as that image occurred to me, while I read through the score.

The MIDI version is - for me - a distraction, as it is too often unable to follow the markings in the score: a real performance, however, does await us!

This work and The Cape of Good Nope are showing us that Karl's creativity has entered a new and exciting realm!

[Karl Henning]

Karl was able to send me the score of The Dance at Ruin's Edge and I became increasingly enthusiastic, as I imagined the score.

It might seem Webernian, but has a unique flavor of its own: I called the music a musical purple diamond, as that image occurred to me, while I read through the score.

The MIDI version is - for me - a distraction, as it is too often unable to follow the markings in the score: a real performance, however, does await us!

This work and The Cape of Good Nope are showing us that Karl's creativity has entered a new and exciting realm!

Many thanks!

[Kalevala]

I envy anyone who put money down on the Patriots getting to the Superbowl.

Bet against the GOATS--at your own peril.  Sadly, Novak lost yesterday/today.

K

[Karl Henning]

The Henning Ensemble concert at 7 PM, Friday, 13 Feb will stream live on Zoom. For those who do not Zoom, I shall try to be more timely about posting the concert video up on YouTube. Watch This Space.

[Karl Henning]

A Time of (Mostly) Non-Doing

[Karl Henning]

Some time ago, my friend Olivia Kieffer composed a set of 55 short pieces for toy piano, The Texture of Activity. I am the dedicatee of a piece titled "The Brave," whereof our mutual friend Carson Cooman just uploaded a performance:

[Karl Henning]

The Henning Ensemble concert at 7 PM, Friday, 13 Feb will stream live on Zoom. For those who do not Zoom, I shall try to be more timely about posting the concert video up on YouTube. Watch This Space.

Lutheran Church  of the Redeemer, Woburn is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Karl Henning Concert
Time: Feb 13, 2026 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89177940592?pwd=XkA37QpacUaIgELoCXeeDJr9XZe2ir.1

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Henning Concert Info for Patch
Title: The Karl Henning Ensemble performs "Charms and Memorials", a concert of new music, Friday, Feb 13th in Woburn

Event Details:
  when: Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
  where: Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 60 Forest Park Rd, Woburn, MA 01801

Description:
Please join us at Redeemer Lutheran Church at 7:00 PM, Feb 13 for a concert of new music for mixed wind quartet by Karl Henning, Kevin Scott, and Robert Gross. This concert is free and open to the public, with reception to follow.

Musical works by Karl Henning include Lamentatio per sorore sua (in memory of Kim Lillian), Amorphous and Forward Looking, Peace! The Charm's Wound Up (inspired by the three weird sisters in Shakespeare's Macbeth), Moose on the Loose (a nod to the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show), and Nostalgia Ain't What it Used to Be.  Also included in the program are Kevin Scott's Min'khah: In Remembrance Shoshanna C. Winson, and Robert Gross' Four's the Charm (a piece composed around musical fourths). Most of the pieces are heavily jazz influenced, and range from solemn and complex to the lighthearted and energetic. This concert is a reprise of the Henning Ensemble's performance at King's Chapel, Boston, on October 14, 2025.

[Karl Henning]

The Return of the Brave

[Karl Henning]

Henning Ensemble rehearsals tomorrow and Saturday.

[Karl Henning]

Henning Ensemble rehearsals tomorrow and Saturday.

We appear to be expecting 3-5" of new snow and cold temperatures tomorrow, so we nixed tomorrow's rehearsal, choosing instead to work later today. Excellent rehearsal.