Petersburg, for a Classical NY Concert

The Foundation for the Revival of Classical Culture & Gotham Arts invite you to join us for a performance of: Petersburg, Song Cycle by Georgy Sviridov Selection of lieder by Robert Schumann, Sergei Rachmaninoff, et al. TIME: Friday, November 17, 8PM PLACE: Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center (111 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10023) TICKETS: $25 in advance, $30 at the door Schöne Wiege meiner Leiden, Schönes Grabmal meiner Ruh', Schöne Stadt, wir müssen scheiden, - Lebe wohl! ruf' ich dir zu. "Beautiful cradle of my sorrows, Beautiful tombstone of my peace, Beautiful city, we must part. Farewell, I cry to you." -Heinrich Heine Pianist Jonathan DePeri and Baritone Frank Mathis Two American musicians, pianist Jonathan DePeri and baritone Frank Mathis, resurrect the rarely performed Russian song-cycle Petersburg, prompting reflection upon 100 years of Russian-American cultural exchange, and the future of music. Alexander Blok 1880-1921 Petersburg, a song cycle by Georgy Sviridov, one of Russia's most important composers in the last half of the 20th century, is a setting of nine poems by Alexander Blok. Blok, who lived from 1880 to 1921, is often called a "Symbolist"poet, as Sviridov is called a "neo-Romantic" composer. These terms are virtually useless, especially to the listener who has the opportunity to experience this music for the first time, filled with all possible as well no particular expectations. Georgy Sviridov 1915-1998 More than anything else, Petersburg recalls the approach to "the short story as music" that Franz Schubert's 24-song cycle, Winterreise, and several of Robert Schumann's and Johannes Brahms' song cycles and even individual songs had also advanced. Sviridov's settings of Blok's poems are a jarring "throwback" to the lieder song cycle- a set of poems. Beethoven invented this idea with his op. 98, An die ferne Geliebte; Brahms' Vier ernste Gesänge, (Four Serious Songs, op 121), his last composition, is sometimes thought of as the final word in the genre. Sviridov and Blok, in other words, dared to write beautifully about tragedy, to reject the pervasive culture of non musical ugliness, and to uplift the audience of both the present and the future for whom the songs were composed. This was a courageous act. Speaking in honor of the poet Robert Frost in October of 1963, 27 days before he himself would be assassinated, President John F. Kennedy said: "Strength takes many forms, and the most obvious forms are not always the most significant. The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the Nation's greatness, but the men who question power make a contribution just as indispensable, especially when that questioning is disinterested, for they determine whether we use power or power uses us.... "The artist, however faithful to his personal vision of reality, becomes the last champion of the individual mind and sensibility against an intrusive society and an officious state. The great artist is thus a solitary figure. He has, as Frost said, a lover's quarrel with the world. In pursuing his perceptions of reality, he must often sail against the currents of his time. This is not a popular role. If Robert Frost was much honored in his lifetime, it was because a good many preferred to ignore his darker truths. Yet in retrospect, we see how the artist's fidelity has strengthened the fibre of our national life." In performing Petersburg and the other selections in this concert Program, the two American artists hope that the humanity clearly portrayed in these Russian songs, the dialogue of over a century among poets, and musicians from Europe, Russia and the United States, might prompt the replication of the same spirit of Beauty and purpose that produced them. TICKETS: $25 in advance, $30 at the door To purchase tickets, please click HERE

William Binney NSA whistleblower talk... Symp Space Nov 12 @4pm

William Binney, Ray McGovern, Diane Roark and others will be present for the screening of A Good American and will lead a discussion and answer questions following the showing of the film. Sean Stone will moderate the discussion. A Good American is a documentary which chronicles the work of whistleblower William Binney, a former official of the National Security Agency who resigned shortly after the September 11 attacks. Binney contends that his groundbreaking surveillance program, ThinThread, an alternative to mass monitoring, could have prevented the 9/11 attacks, but it was stopped by NSA officials, just 3 weeks before 9/11. Could ThinThread have prevented 9/11? Could it have proved useful in preventing several subsequent terrorist attacks from Madrid, to Paris, to the London Underground? Ask William Binney, described by colleagues as "the best code-breaker in the NSA." A true story from America's recent past-- and key to its future. The film is produced, directed and written by Friedrich Moser. Executive producer is Oliver Stone.--- plus some new reports about Russiagate fraud and Binney meetings with CIA director Pompeo... at the behest of Pres. Trump

Puppy videos or Jail Mueller

If you don't jail or fire special prosecutor Mueller soon, you have to watch a puppy video forever. WGBH, Boston's Public Radio station, carried an expose on Robert Mueller demonstrating that he is more akin to "Tomas de Torquemada" (the Grand Inquisitor) than "the choir boy he is touted to be." The piece was written by Harvey Silverglate, Boston's legendary criminal defense and civil liberties champion, who is known nationally for his defense of the Constitution. Silverglate detailed how Mueller once tried to entrap him by running a sting on him when Mueller was the U.S. Attorney in Boston. Prosecutors going after defense lawyers directly is considered by the bar to be the equivalent of deliberately targeting paramedics on the battle field, a demonstration of zealotry far outside the bounds of the permissible. Read the Dossier: Robert Mueller is an Amoral Legal Assassin Silverglate goes on to recount a meeting with Mueller at the Justice Department concerning the Jeffrey MacDonald case, which many consider to be a wrongful conviction of an innocent man. At a meeting called to explore possible law enforcement misconduct in the case, Mueller walked in and announced, "Gentlemen: Criticism of the Bureau is a Non Starter." Silverglate goes on to attack the General Counsel statute as a constitutional abomination, endorse Alan Dershowitz's analysis that no crimes have been committed by the President based on what has been reported to date, but notes, "Mueller's demonstrated zeal and ample resources virtually assure that indictments will come, even in the absence of crimes rather than behavior which is simply politics as usual." The impact of our mobilization and public disgust with the Russiagate charade are also demonstrated in the CNN Story, "GOP calls grow to end Russia investigations in Congress this year." The lead: "A growing number of key Republicans are sending this message to leaders of the congressional committees investigating potential Trump collusion with Russians: Wrap It Up Soon." Although it doesn't have the poetic ring of "Suck It Up, Move On," we are, of course, dealing with Republicans. Senator James Risch of the Intelligence Committee said, "Nobody wants to move this so quickly that we miss something," but added, "The question is how many weak leads can you follow?" Watermelon head Adam Schiff countered that the Committees involved were trying to "rush" the now nine-month-old investigation. Schiff's remarks were characterized as "nuts" by Committee Republicans, according to CNN, who accused Democrats of trying to extend the "fishing expedition" into the midterm elections. The report otherwise makes clear that sharp public demands for an end to this hoax are beginning to be felt. Last Friday's call for investigation of Mueller was not some sort of "one off." We just have to increase that pressure.

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I get all this OLD NAVY email because I got there credit card and I bought some things for my kid... but I am not buying anything more, at least for a while. But I don't care.

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Dudes rap on the hiphop silk road

OK Harlem and Bronx dudes... get into the polit poetry, the rap, the hip hop hop, or whateva...

Time to take a ride on the Silk Road....

For a new economy we gotta be bold

If you wanna win go for the gold...

Where there is a future to be bought and sold.

Yes, folks, with Trump going to Asia and China in November... get your rap togeta, your poetry, whateva...

it's time to get on da road....Last week, the Schiller Institute inaugurated a weekly webcast, to bring to the attention of citizens throughout the world the incredible new dynamic which has been unleashed around China’s Belt-and-Road Initiative (BRI). The BRI is defining a New Paradigm for mankind, which means an end to geopolitics, with its endless wars, its bailouts and bail-ins of bankrupt financial institutions, and its demands for deadly austerity against the vast majority of people. This dynamic, which Mrs. LaRouche characterized as the “Spirit of the Silk Road” represents an opportunity for mankind to achieve a new era of peace, through development.

In less than a month, President Trump will travel to Asia, with visits to China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, and the Philippines. His meeting with President Xi Jinping has the potential to be world historic, building on the positive rapport between the two from their initial meeting in April in Mar-e-Lago.

The forces of the neocon transatlantic oligarchy are engaged in a desperate deployment to prevent this relationship from developing into full collaboration. That is what is behind the “Get Trump” operation and why it must not be allowed to succeed.

For the US and European nations to join the New Silk Road is the only way to escape a new financial crash, which even outgoing German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is warning about.

TRANSCRIPT

HARLEY SCHLANGER:  Hello, I'm Harley Schlanger from the Schiller Institute, and I'd like to welcome you to our weekly webcast with Helga Zepp-LaRouche, who's the founder and chairwoman of the Schiller Institute.

Helga is known around the world as the "Silk Road Lady," for the work that she's done in presenting the ideas of the Silk Road, and developing it to the reality today of the Global Land-Bridge.

In less than a month, Donald Trump, President of the United States, will be making a trip to Asia, which will include stops in many countries, but none as important as his visit to China. It's hoped that he'll be able to build on the personal rapport he's developed with Xi Jinping over the many months since the first meeting they had in Mar-a-Lago, because there's quite a bit at stake with this.

And to get a picture of this unfolding dynamic let me welcome Helga, to speak to you.

HELGA ZEPP-LAROUCHE:  Hello.  As a matter of fact, this coming trip of President Trump to Asia will be extremely important, because this trip occurs in the context of a very, very dramatic strategic situation.  We have all signs that a new financial crash is in the workings, and we can talk about that in a little while; and there is an alternative already in existence, which is the incredibly dynamic Belt and Road Initiative, which has been initiated by China four years ago.

Silk Road not Bitcoin Poetry

Hey Harlem and Bronx dudes, get the groove.  The latest craze could leave you in a daze.  Better look up to see what President Trump can do on his November trip to China and other Asian countries.

The tulip bubble was once such a craze.
That was destroyed by light from sun rays.
A bitcoin is not the basis of an economy.
But a scam by mad denizens of an oligarchy.

We live on fake news and a fake economy.
But China is near banning the bitcoin factory.
This investment in nothing leads to crashes easily.
With nothing left for those lost in gullibility.

The 39-year old in the Netherlands is not gonna get it on with his bitcoin and a 100 other blockchain currency speculations on the brain...

Trump Ready to Go to China Poetry

Trump is at the crossroads

Trying to peg a ride on the landbridge

Carrying the heavy loads

Of the lies of Muller banker-cop whiz

Trump At A Crossroads With Asia Trip: The Mueller Threat Must Be Destroyed: There is great political tension surrounding the preparations the Trump Administration is now making for the President's Asia trip November 3-14 and, crucially, his meetings with President Xi of China. Confrontations with North Korea and with Iran are intensifying and threaten great, potentially... but in a way the greatest threat is the potential rigged impeachment of Trump through the Muller Russia witchhunt.