For me and undoubtedly others who remember the work of the conductor Kenneth Schermerhorn, his spirit hovered over the last two concerts of the Spring for Music festival at Carnegie Hall on Friday and Saturday as an almost palpable presence.
"We should at this difficult time remember the work of the officers of Police Scotland who have responded to this difficult task and investigation and shown such professionalism and dedication.
But we should also remember the work of pioneers, from Florence Nightingale to John Snow, who worked tirelessly to ensure their ideas benefited those in society who needed them the most.
Under that volcano While we are on death, next Friday (25 September) the Bluecoat in Liverpool will be warming up, or chilling down, for the annual Mexican Day of the Dead on 1 November by remembering the work of the cult novelist Malcolm Lowry, whose most famous book, Under the Volcano, is set on the day of the festival just before the outbreak of the second world war.
"People will always talk about the try scorers, but we should remember the work of the pack which was second to none.
My plea to USFWS is to remember the work of one of their own most influential biologists, Rachel Carson.
In particular we remember the work of Ida B Wells who risked everything to debunk the lies of lynchers over 100 years ago.
It felt odd to me at first, but if I remember the work of William James correctly, a worldview does not need to rest on verifiable evidence in order to be significant.
What will be remembered is the work of a few dozen creative writers who applied to literature for children standards as high as those ordinarily applied to mainstream literature.
