<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:41:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/somtow/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Somtow does "Psycho"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes, I managed to get "Pyscho" into my Valentine's Day concert ... you see, it was about "all the varieties of Love" … and I had a "perverted love" category....]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/movie/@somtow/somtow-does-psycho</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/movie/@somtow/somtow-does-psycho</guid><category><![CDATA[movie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2020 20:05:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somtow does "Vertigo"]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is also from our Valentine's Day concert.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/movie/@somtow/somtow-does-vertigo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/movie/@somtow/somtow-does-vertigo</guid><category><![CDATA[movie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2020 19:15:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somtow and Bow do "Titanic"]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the 14th we had a Valentine's Day concert — romantic music from 100 years of Hollywood.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/movie/@somtow/somtow-and-bow-do-titanic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/movie/@somtow/somtow-and-bow-do-titanic</guid><category><![CDATA[movie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2020 19:09:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sinfonietta goes to the Movies]]></title><description><![CDATA[We started work yesterday on a Valentine concert of classic movie love themes. Most of the great romantic classics of course were long before these kids were even born. Thought you might enjoy these snippets]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/movie/@somtow/the-sinfonietta-goes-to-the-movies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/movie/@somtow/the-sinfonietta-goes-to-the-movies</guid><category><![CDATA[movie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2020 07:02:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Good, the Bad, and the Ugnaught]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thoughts While Binge-Watching “The Mandalorian” - S.P. Somtow I was finally able to watch The Mandalorian recently in between moments of incredible personal and professional stress. And one of the best]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/star-wars/@somtow/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugnaught</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/star-wars/@somtow/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugnaught</guid><category><![CDATA[star-wars]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2020 15:45:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complete Video: the World Premiere of my Holocaust Opera]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a link to the Financial Times story about my opera … and here is the video (with yellow subtitles) of the entire opera I hope you enjoy it Best — Somtow]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/classical-radio/@somtow/complete-video-the-world-premiere-of-my-holocaust-opera</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/classical-radio/@somtow/complete-video-the-world-premiere-of-my-holocaust-opera</guid><category><![CDATA[classical-radio]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:57:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e55Pk1hpffeRNq7v8PdzyzqD4t7ccJG4Rfc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My New Opera about the Holocaust, Opening Tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is what I wrote in the program book … SIX MILLION AND ONE Helena Citrónová is an opera. That is to say, it is a performance in which we accept the crazy notion that people walk around on a stage singing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/classical-radio/@somtow/my-new-opera-about-the-holocaust-opening-tonight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/classical-radio/@somtow/my-new-opera-about-the-holocaust-opening-tonight</guid><category><![CDATA[classical-radio]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2020 04:56:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e8KHwsDhbKcBoP7ZQ1zqUaAuZfBkd686GVU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thinking about Carrie Fisher]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was thinking about how Princess Leia managed to appear in the final movie — reconstituted from unused pieces of celluloid. So I thought I'd post our performance of the Princess Leia theme from a couple]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/starwars/@somtow/thinking-about-carrie-fisher</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/starwars/@somtow/thinking-about-carrie-fisher</guid><category><![CDATA[starwars]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2019 19:54:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forty Two Years with the Force - a Kind of Star Wars review]]></title><description><![CDATA[This essay will not be spoiler-free. A long time ago … and the galaxy might as well be far, far, away because I’m not a quantum particle and so my consciousness is stuck for ever on a swath of spacetime]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/starwars/@somtow/forty-two-years-with-the-force-a-kind-of-star-wars-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/starwars/@somtow/forty-two-years-with-the-force-a-kind-of-star-wars-review</guid><category><![CDATA[starwars]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2019 18:51:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW789x9FEWTrcKQbBCec1iwMkAw79RDE9E4EEJJQuAtUCJKMrVCrjtxxL9JBE6SuQDX2f7D19NGpVYM5Dc7kmShjLoY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our kids play the 1812 Overture]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few glitches here and there but hey, it's live music. And the first concert of the Sinfonietta's Tenth Season. Hope you enjoy!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/classical-radio/@somtow/our-kids-play-the-1812-overture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/classical-radio/@somtow/our-kids-play-the-1812-overture</guid><category><![CDATA[classical-radio]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2019 17:21:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beethoven's Birthday Big Bang Flashmob in Thailand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four youth orchestras from Thailand and five conductors celebrated Beethoven's birthday and the launch of a year-long Beethoven celebration with a "reverse flash mob" — one where the music starts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/classical-music/@somtow/beethoven-s-birthday-big-bang-flashmob-in-thailand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/classical-music/@somtow/beethoven-s-birthday-big-bang-flashmob-in-thailand</guid><category><![CDATA[classical-music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 15:14:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preparing to Avoid Clichés....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I took a rehearsal of the 1812 Overture for the first time in my life. (Thank god I found a score of the non-Soviet edition just in time.) Amazing that it would take so long for me to address one]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/classical-music/@somtow/preparing-to-avoid-cliches</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/classical-music/@somtow/preparing-to-avoid-cliches</guid><category><![CDATA[classical-music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2019 06:15:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Siam Sinfonietta winds play Stravinsky]]></title><description><![CDATA[found this clip which is about 3 years old. It's the Stravinsky "Symphonies of Wind Instruments" - early version from I believe 1910.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/classical-music/@somtow/siam-sinfonietta-winds-play-stravinsky</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/classical-music/@somtow/siam-sinfonietta-winds-play-stravinsky</guid><category><![CDATA[classical-music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2019 14:38:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video of Helena Citrónová Suite by Somtow]]></title><description><![CDATA[In response to the generous response to my article about the music for my upcoming opera, I'm posting the video of the Prague premiere of the suite. The whole opera will premiere in Bangkok in January]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/classical-music/@somtow/video-of-helena-citronova-suite-by-somtow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/classical-music/@somtow/video-of-helena-citronova-suite-by-somtow</guid><category><![CDATA[classical-music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:37:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Approach to Musical Language in “Helena Citrónová”]]></title><description><![CDATA[This opera began years ago with an overture: a clanging, elemental, shrieking, painful overture that’s not so much like “music” as like the actual sound of a nightmare train. At that point, I had written]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/classical-music/@somtow/my-approach-to-musical-language-in-helena-citronova</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/classical-music/@somtow/my-approach-to-musical-language-in-helena-citronova</guid><category><![CDATA[classical-music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2019 21:13:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[An hour with Somtow and the Siam Sinfonietta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some unusual works here — a new piece by Bruce Gaston and a suite from my upcoming opera, "Helena Citronova".]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/classical-music/@somtow/an-hour-with-somtow-and-the-siam-sinfonietta</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/classical-music/@somtow/an-hour-with-somtow-and-the-siam-sinfonietta</guid><category><![CDATA[classical-music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2019 16:51:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somtow conducting Cassandra Black in the last scene of SALOME]]></title><description><![CDATA[More things I have been doing to get in the way of writing novels]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/classical/@somtow/somtow-conducting-cassandra-black-in-the-last-scene-of-salome</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/classical/@somtow/somtow-conducting-cassandra-black-in-the-last-scene-of-salome</guid><category><![CDATA[classical]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:19:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Address to the Beijing Opera Summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is what I've been doing lately.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/classical/@somtow/my-address-to-the-beijing-opera-summit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/classical/@somtow/my-address-to-the-beijing-opera-summit</guid><category><![CDATA[classical]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2019 06:52:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[from my latest opera]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a scene from ARCHITECT OF DREAMS, my latest opera, which premiered two days ago.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/classical/@somtow/from-my-latest-opera</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/classical/@somtow/from-my-latest-opera</guid><category><![CDATA[classical]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 11:25:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePvjHtviXMDZrzi3mYJzw3oEBcuzmybyr62?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A "new Richard Strauss song"]]></title><description><![CDATA[This, the last song ever composed by Richard Strauss, surfaced about forty years after the composer's death in a manuscript for piano and soprano that had been hoarded by the legendary soprano Maria Jeritza.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/classical/@somtow/a-new-richard-strauss-song</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/classical/@somtow/a-new-richard-strauss-song</guid><category><![CDATA[classical]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somtow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2019 19:10:18 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>