And unlike the New York Philharmonic's current commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Schoenberg's death, Ravinia's schedule pays more than lip service to the master.
"AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL," the New York Philharmonic calls its current commemoration of Charles Ives on the 50th anniversary of his death, and probably few would dispute that designation.
The greatest threat in 2014 to the legacy of Dr. King's as we remember his birthday today is the silence and inaction of those people who so loudly proclaim their commitment to his "Dream" and their current commemoration of his birthday.
This very readable collection of essays, well timed for current commemorations, analyzes writings of and about First World War nurses in search of "important new (and, inevitably, gendered) perspectives on the experiences and legacies of war" (p. 12).
"It turns out the current memorial experience is a far different one compared with what we were facing". The Sept. 11 anniversary commemoration also has been tainted by anger among firefighters and other first responders, who were not invited.
Alicia Baker London What a shame that in the current centenary commemorations of the Battle of the Somme (A new kind of war memorial: fleeting, human, haunting, Editorial, 4 July), there is so little – indeed any – recognition of the parts played by soldiers who came from the Indian subcontinent, including the 20th Deccan Horse regiment, which was comprised of Hindus, Jains, Muslims and Sikhs.
Among all commemorations of the Civil War, this year, 2013, carries greater potential symbolism than any other single year of current or past commemorations.
To a younger generation of Jews, this political and social activism put the stamp of authenticity on Rabbi Heschel's theological teaching, and many of them, now in their 50's, are in the forefront of the current round of commemorations.
What are we commemorating on Commemoration Day?
But here in the United States, the current reality boils down to commemoration of past achievements or fanciful speculation about a future that has receded again into science fiction barely 40 years after human space flight began.
The search for a modern understanding of the conflict, attested by the current flow of books and commemorations, is palpably unresolved and uncompleted.
