On love, death, and Joe Hisaishi (also the habanera)

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Confession: I reeeeally don’t want to write this newsletter today, because last night I saw Joe Hisaishi conducting his movie music at the Hollywood Bowl and now all I want to do with my day is watch Studio Ghibli movies and pretend I have no work or responsibilities.

(While I’m complaining about my life, another small thing that makes me not want to write this newsletter is that I think the E key on my computer is starting to give out, so I have to whack it extra hard, which is just as annoying as performing a piece in E Major on a piano where one of the high E keys has gone out, which is a thing that has actually happened to me.)