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552: “The New York Renaissance”

Interesting Things with JC #552: “The New York Renaissance” (Rens) were founded in Harlem February 13th, 1923. They were the first all-black, fully professional basketball team owned by an African-American. The team was originally known as the Spartan Braves before changing its name to the New York Renaissance and playing their home games at William Roach's Renaissance Ballroom. They would go on to dominate basketball, winning several championships along the way, including the World Championship of Professional Basketball in 1939.

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545: "Schumann - Symphony No. 3 - Rheinisch"

Interesting Things with JC #545: "Schumann: Symphony No. 3 - Rheinisch" premiered Feb 1851 in Düsseldorf, a significant & beloved work in classical music.

Robert Schumann was a composer and conductor of the Romantic era. His "Rhenish" Symphony, also known as Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, was a masterpiece that demonstrated how he experimented with orchestration and musical language. Schumann's "Rhenish" Symphony was premiered in Düsseldorf in February 1851.

This was a big deal in the music world at the time, and it cemented Schumann's reputation as one of the best composers of his generation. While traveling through Germany's Rhineland, Schumann had inspiration for the symphony. It wasn't your typical classical symphony, and it included local folk music.

The "Rheinisch” (or “Rhenish") Symphony is still an important and well-loved piece of classical music because it expresses emotion, employs inventive musical language, and employs novel ways of arranging music.

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540: "The Shard"

Interesting Things with JC #540: "The Shard" - a 310m tower in London, opened on Feb 1, 2013 with 72 floors. Designed by renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano, The Shard is a mixed-use structure that includes offices, residential apartments, a hotel, restaurants, and a three-story observation deck. This true work of art was inspired by the spires of London's historic churches and the masts of tall ships as painted by Canaletto in the 18th century.

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