We don’t know about you, but we’ve been getting links to all kinds of everything since the COVID-19 struck and we retreated to various states of quarantine and social isolation. While it’s great to get all of these suggestions, it’s a bit of a chore to wade through the content and actually chose something to listen to, watch, or explore. So, we’re going to make this easy – by picking a few for you. We plan on doing this weekly. Here goes for our first Links in the Time of Corona!
Classical Music: Orquesta Sinfonica de Castilla y Leon in virus-hit Spain, has sent over a video she and her locked-down colleagues have made of the finale of Beethoven’s 9th symphony:
Art: Short video on the Whitney’s current Mexican murals exhibition Vida Americana
Humor: Cabin Fever….do you just want to go to the pub? So does this six-year-old girl:
Podcast: Thursday 19th March 2020 was intended to be a special evening with Jenny Offill and Joe Dunthorne at the Octagon in Norwich, discussing Jenny’s latest book Weather. Instead, Jenny was forced to cancel her UK book tour due to the arrival of coronavirus but the interview went ahead: Listen here
Joe’s Pub: Saturday at 8 PM
Somewhere between The Ed Sullivan Show, VH1’s ‘Storytellers’, Leonard Bernstein’s musicology lectures, and a whiskey fueled jam session, Thurber Theater is a musical variety show that features artists from different musical backgrounds. Hosted and curated by Michael Thurber, the show flows seamlessly from guest to guest, hopping through centuries of musical styles in an explosion of entertainment, musical virtuosity, and happy vibes. Tune it at 8 PM Watch here
Exercise: GET UP AND DANCE!
Poetry:
If you have a Twitter account check out Patrick Stewart reading a Sonnet a Day. Follow him at @SirPatStew
Hang in there, everyone. If you have a link to share, please post it in the comment section below.