Jeff Holmes: commitment

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…When you go through something all at once, even if you know most of it already, you do reevaluate it. How good the 20th century was for choral music, which is maybe not everyone’s intuition, how much religious music was made in the 20th century, how much classical music never, in fact, declined, would be some of my key conclusions. It helped me understand Rick better. He just loves Palestrina and Arvo Pärt. It makes sense. There’s a purity to that sound. They’re not actually my personal favorites. I want more rhythmic choral music or something more strange-sounding, but that blend between the two of us, he wanting the pure, I’m always wanting something weirder-sounding, I thought made that a very good podcast. It’s one of the things I did this year that I’m happiest about. All right. We are going to end this part of the retrospective right here, but listener, never fear, we’re going to be right back. All right. Tyler, we are back. For the listener, no time has passed, but for us, several weeks have passed, and we are now in completely different countries and, indeed, continents. Where in the world are you, Tyler? I am nine hours later than you are. I’m in Muscat, Oman, which is a lovely place, in some ways feels Mediterranean, and maybe it’s the most relaxed part of the Persian Gulf. It’s very beautiful. It has these white alabaster buildings, blue sky, mountains in the background, medieval castles, and the ocean, all in one view.…

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