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`Lord Byron,' Thomson's ill-fated opera, to be performed in N.H.
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" `Lord Byron' is a perfectly good opera," Virgil Thomson liked
to say, in his matter-of-fact voice.
Now the public will have a chance to hear whether Thomson was
right, for Monadnock Music under the direction of James Bolle will
present a complete concert performance of Thomson's ill-fated opera
on Saturday in Pine Hill Hall in Wilton, N.H.
Thomson ought to have known whether "Lord Byron" is any good. He
was the most astute music critic this country has ever produced, and
one reason he was a great critic was that he was also an experienced
and original composer who had produced two operas ...
 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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Magazine article from: New York State Conservationist
; ...participating in the 2007 annual loon census, please visit www.adkscience.org/loons or www.wcs.org/adirondackloons, or contact the Loon Program at (518) 891...efforts focusing on common loons and regional conservation...and their habitats. The Loon Program was initiated...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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Loon mystery: as darkness gathered, the loons called like a beacon, lifting our spirits and guiding us across the lake.
Magazine article from: New York State Conservationist
; ...The call of the loon seems to define the...darkness gathered, the loons called like a beacon...to search for the loon's nest, and as...tripod let us view the loons from a distance...a future family. Loon nests are typically...high. This suits loons because they have...
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ADIRONDACK LOONS SHOW HIGH MERCURY LEVELS.(CAPITAL REGION)(Correction notice)
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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The Loon Man; Tom Strandness provides loons on his northern Minnesota lake with a safe haven, towing a small homemade floating platform to where they can build a nest and hatch their young.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; ...Tom Strandness helps loons get in the mood for ... well, loon love. It's not that...loon from a female loon. Strandness, 72, provides loons on his northern Minnesota...smile - has helped the loons produce 30 or more loon chicks over the past...
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Loon Mountain, NH, Opens South Peak, New England's Newest Ski Terrain.
PR Newswire
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Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire
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Of loons and the deliberate life.(THE HOME FORUM)
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