Divamensch

Don't you find it interesting when celebrity deaths come in clumps? In the past week we've had five guys die who had careers in rock or pop. Remarkable. I wouldn't recognize any of their names but (in most cases) recognize the names of the bands. BTW I've done quite a few CDAs à quatre but I think this is my first CDA à cinq... Brad Arnold died at the age of 47. He was the founder and lead singer for 3 Doors Down. Chuck Negron died at the age of 83. He was one of the singers

I heard the Philadelphia Orchestra on Feb 7, 2026. I'd heard them two or three times at Carnegie Hall but never on their home turf. And what a beautiful concert hall. The woman next to me (a longtime Phil Orch audience member) said that they have amazing acoustics, "like being in the middle of a violin." I don't have an ear for acoustics, it always sounds fine to me, but I'll take her word for it. The concert was conducted by Rafael Payare. They opened with Louis Ballard's *D