No. 66 December, 2020
250 Years of Giving
 This year marks the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth (December 1770). 2020 has been a disappointing and even tragic year for many around the world.   The pandemic has silenced orchestras and choruses everywhere, rendering what would have been a celebratory year of concerts and performances featuring repertoire of Beethoven’s matchless works merely a dream. Thanks to YouTube, we can celebrate virtually as we have done in so many other ways during this worst of years. Leave 2020 behind and give thanks that such genius lives on through a body of work that transcends joy and sorrow and time. Happy Birthday, Herr Beethoven! Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor