Eric flies solo for this episode to discuss the phenomena of feeling down after attending the recent National ACDA Convention, though the feeling is most certainly shared by those in many professional fields.  How do we cope when we return to our normal lives after experiencing a mountaintop experience?  Eric offers a simple image that may prompt some small action and relief.

'musica obscura' examines Erik Satie’s (1866-1925) strange work, “Messe des pauvres.”

'Readings and Writings' is taken from an article composed by Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1954) entitled "The Relationship to the Text" in which he discusses the homogeneous nature of the music-text relationship.