News of the Week of October 17, 2023

We played:

• Nola, Cingari simi
• Holborne: 55. The night watch; 21. Infernum; 17. Paradizo
• East, Hence stars too dim of light
• Gibbons, The silver swan
• Arcadelt, Il bianco e dolce Cigno

Thanks to Ishmael for taking notes.

We meet on Tuesdays at 7:45 pm, at 233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA. Let me know if you want to come.

There’s still a room with boxes that should be in other rooms making it impossible to move in the stuff that should be in that room. Anyone who wants to come early and help alleviate that situation is welcome.

There are still two large pots and a wok. The receiver in my home media center seems to have stopped working, so I have ordered a replacement. If anyone wants to try rehabilitating the one that’s been through the fire, they’re welcome to it. It was up-to-date when I bought it in 2007. The replacement includes a pre-amp, so if the old pre-amp ever re-surfaces, that will be available, too.

Based on the fiddling with the new receiver, it’s likely there was nothing wrong with the old one. The dog had chewed the cable on the headphones I was testing with, and the speaker/wire combination I was using for the center speaker doesn’t work with the new one either. This means I’ll need help moving the TV again.