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This RTF lecture featured Mindy Pechenuk who spoke about the role of classical music and the cultural standards needed to create a society of true sovereign citizens.
Mindy has been a political organizer for 50 years associated with Lyndon LaRouche and candidate for Oakland, CA Mayor 2026. She is also a classical bassoonist and music historian. The fight today for the Sovereignty of America is at stake. What most people do not understand is that it is a cultural fight. Mindy will demonstrate these principles through a lively discussion on the fight for classical music throughout history.
Here is the reading list suggested by Mindy:
1) The Bach Reader edited by Hans T. David and Arthur Mendel
2 )Mozart Letters-Edited by Eric Blom. There are many other editions of Mozart's Letters
3) The Librettist of Venice-The Remarkable Life of Lorenzo Da Ponte (Mozart's Librettist) by Rodney Bolt
3)Thayer's Life of Beethoven-Revised and Edited by Elliot Forbes
4) Johannes Brahms Life and Letters -Translated by Josef Eisinger and Styra Avins
5) Johannes Brahms and George Henschel An Enduring Friendship by George S. Bozarth
6) Antonin Dvorak- Letters and Reminiscences by Otakar Sourek. Translated by Roberta Finlayson Samsour
7)Furtwangler in America-Daniel Gillis
8) The Mendelssohn's Three Generations of Genius by Herber Kupperberg
ARTICLES
1) Mindy Pechenuk, A Crucial Proof of Mozart Discovery-The Ave Verum Corpus
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2) Mindy Pechenuk, The Murder of Music With The Death of Brahms
archive.schillerinstitute.com/music/2015/murder_of_music.html
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This RTF lecture featured Mindy Pechenuk who spoke about the role of classical music and the cultural standards needed to create a society of true sovereign citizens.
Mindy has been a political organizer for 50 years associated with Lyndon LaRouche and candidate for Oakland, CA Mayor 2026. She is also a classical bassoonist and music historian. The fight today for the Sovereignty of America is at stake. What most people do not understand is that it is a cultural fight. Mindy will demonstrate these principles through a lively discussion on the fight for classical music throughout history.
Here is the reading list suggested by Mindy:
1) The Bach Reader edited by Hans T. David and Arthur Mendel
2 )Mozart Letters-Edited by Eric Blom. There are many other editions of Mozart's Letters
3) The Librettist of Venice-The Remarkable Life of Lorenzo Da Ponte (Mozart's Librettist) by Rodney Bolt
3)Thayer's Life of Beethoven-Revised and Edited by Elliot Forbes
4) Johannes Brahms Life and Letters -Translated by Josef Eisinger and Styra Avins
5) Johannes Brahms and George Henschel An Enduring Friendship by George S. Bozarth
6) Antonin Dvorak- Letters and Reminiscences by Otakar Sourek. Translated by Roberta Finlayson Samsour
7)Furtwangler in America-Daniel Gillis
8) The Mendelssohn's Three Generations of Genius by Herber Kupperberg
ARTICLES
1) Mindy Pechenuk, A Crucial Proof of Mozart Discovery-The Ave Verum Corpus
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/archive.schillerinstitute.com/fidelio_archive/1996/fidv05n04-1996Wi/fidv05n04-1996Wi_034-mozarts_ave_verum_corpus.pdf
2) Mindy Pechenuk, The Murder of Music With The Death of Brahms
archive.schillerinstitute.com/music/2015/murder_of_music.html
Support the Rising Tide Foundation in the following ways:
1) Make a donation
risingtidefoundation.net/support-the-work
2) Subscribe to Matt and Cynthia's Substack
matthewehret.substack.com
cynthiachung.substack.com
3) Buy some books!
canadianpatriot.org/untold-history-of-canada-books
and follow us on risingtidefoundation.net and t.me/risingtidefoundation
