The Winter Solstice is again upon we denizens of the Northern Hemisphere. I find Nature’s eternal cycling inspiring, and always to be respected. As our days begin to lengthen, the chill outdoors contrast with our cozy indoor spaces here at The Black House in the Haunted Hudson Valley. During this holiday season, those of a more heathen bent might enjoy displaying a Yule Tree, as evergreens were used by European pagans to symbolize life’s endurance through the trials of the frigid months. And when ornamenting this vital conifer, one could include whatever brings personal delight. Our collection of decorative objects […]
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Vox Satanae – Episode 366 This week we hear works by Franz Schubert, Auguste-Joseph Franchomme, Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, César Franck, Charles Martin Loeffler, Henry Kimball Hadley, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sergei Prokofiev, Igor Stravinsky, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and Antonio José Estévez with performances by The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, Mirosław Błaszczyk, Sol Gabetta, Bertrand Chamayou, Josef Lhévinne, Cédric Tiberghien, Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth, The BBC Concert Orchestra, Johannes Wildner, Rebecca Miller, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo, David Butt Philip, The National Youth Choir of Great Britain, The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits, Soloists from the Orchestra of St. […]