Tonight, I'm taking a small break from opera to listen to something that has become a wonderful tradition. I love waltzes and Viennese composers, and I've been looking forward to this for awhile. It's also really the only time I can handle loud music, symbol crashes, etc. It's just so happy and festive that I can't help but enjoy it!

From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2026

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/from-vienna-the-new-years-celebration-2026-about/17381/

#celebration #ClassicalMusic #NewYear #operettas #Strauss #Vienna #waltzes

#NowPlaying some afternoon focus music.

I'm a huge Butthole Surfers fan, and this is the first record of theirs I owned. It will always be near and dear to my heart 😍

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPoZrhzCiqFw5Z55gr6VDsMY-gysjEZDA

#psych #90s #90sRock #weird #Pioughd #LonesomeBulldog #waltzes

Musical Interlude: I always loved this piece; in my more macabre moments I imagine ghosts waltzing in a haunted ballroom. But take a listen for yourself...

"Masquerade Waltz," by Aram Khachaturian, performed by London Symphony Orchestra.

#MusicalInterlude #Waltzes #Khachaturian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd6VUdY7iS0

Musical Interlude: More Lumbye! Here's his tribute to the Swedish opera star Jenny Lind.

"Souvenir of Jenny Lind: Waltz," composed by Hans Christian Lumbye, performed by the Tivoli Symphony Orchestra.

#MusicalInterlude #DanishMusic #LightMusic #Waltzes #Lumbye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABZRoSO6WKI

Back to our regular #ukulele #waltzes program. The Waltz in Progress series continues with No. 7 - Cat's, dedicated to one of my students.

It features a variety of left hand fun, mainly in the shape of slides.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD0jQJ8G3VE

Number five is for Bill, another of my students. A bit longer and more developed than the previous pieces, includes a minor key section to switch the mood.

https://youtu.be/lzDgr-v953g

Stay connected for more #ukulele #waltzes! Reminder: all of this are included in my book Waltz in Progress, published by @theukulelebookshop