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"Hey Baltimore!" Episode 4: Todd Marcus Listen to the "Best of Baltimore" in the limited series called, "HEY BALTIMORE". Please subscribe to SOMETHING came from Baltimore to hear more of what Bmore has to offer. "Hey! What's in your Backyard?" The YouTube Concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxwIH7wFMKA Todd's Concert was produced by Blue House Productions: https://bluehouseproductions.com/ It's Todd Marcus's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/todd.marcus.716 Amazon Link: "TRIO+" https://www.amazon.com/Trio-Todd-Marcus/dp/B07ZZM6RBN/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=todd+marcus+trio&qid=1620825069&sr=8-1 PERFORMANCES/CLINICS: Irene Johnson 443.522.0378 phone booking@toddmarcusjazz.com FOR PRESS INQUIRIES CONTACT: Matt Merewitz Fully Altered Media matt@fullyaltered.com (o) 914.556.6368 (c) 215.629.6155 STAGE PLOTS: jazz orchestra quintet quartet trio duo It's the Todd Marcus Bio: Bass clarinetist/composer Todd Marcus is one of the few jazz artists worldwide to focus their work primarily on the bass clarinet. Though use of bass clarinet in jazz typically leans heavily towards avant-garde and free-jazz styles, Marcus' straight-ahead playing has carved out a unique voice for the instrument in modern jazz. His music swings hard with both a fiery and introspective intensity but also maintains a strong lyrical sensibility. Marcus has annually been voted a Rising Star in Downbeat Magazine's Annual Critics Poll since 2013 on “clarinet” and “miscellaneous instrument” categories and the Washington Post writes, “Listeners won't have any trouble recognizing Marcus's compelling gifts for composing and arranging.” JazzTimes magazine adds, “In Marcus' hands, the bass clarinet is no longer a specialty instrument. Its unique timbral richness becomes incisive, fully capable of forceful expression.” Based in Baltimore, MD, Marcus actively leads small ensembles such as the Todd Marcus Quintet, Quartet, Trio, and Duo as well as his nine piece band The Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra on original compositions and jazz standards. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/somethingcame-from-baltim/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/somethingcame-from-baltim/support
Zondag 7 februari gaat ds. Jolande voor. U kunt de dienst online bekijken via de live stream op YouTube. Opnieuw is een oudtestamentische profeet in the picture: Elisa. Hij wekt een dode jonge huisgenoot op, de zoon van de vrouw die hem gastvrij onderdak biedt. 2 Koningen 4 beschrijft dit verhaal. In Marcus 1: 29-39 zien we Jezus omgaan met zieken en zijn balans zoeken tussen alles wat op Hem afkomt en de rust die Hij nodig heeft in het contact met zijn Vader. Dat rust en balans zoeken wordt Hem niet in dank of begrip afgenomen.
Net voordat Jezus naar de hemel ging, terug naar de Vader, waren Zijn laatste woorden een opdracht voor Zijn discipelen. Deze woorden staan bekend als ‘De Grote Opdracht’. In Marcus 16 lezen we hoe Jezus Zijn volgelingen roept om de wereld in te gaan en het evangelie te prediken aan alle schepselen. Wij hebben ervoor gekozen om Hem te volgen, dus ook ons roept Hij om het evangelie, het goede nieuws, ons verhaal, te delen met de mensen om ons heen! De tekst van vandaag is geschreven door Joshua en Noah van der Vegt. Meld je aan voor de wekelijkse e-mailserie op streef.nl/invuurenvlam.
On Episode #11 of Bros and Brewskis, the Bros bring on their first guest. They interview and drink some beers with local Indianapolis musical artist, Marcus Sterling. They chat about his new popular single "Free," and what he's got coming up on the horizon. This man is putting Indy on the map, so grab a brewski and tune in! Beer Featured: Zombie Dust Brewery Featured: Three Floyds (Munster, IN) Marcus' Rating: 8.6/10 Terrell's Rating: 8.5/10 Logan's Rating: 8.4/10. Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbS0aTo2GonyPmEfY-P6gw?view_as=subscriber Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis
In Marcus 2 brengen vier mannen hun verlamde vriend aan de voeten van Jezus. Ook vandaag is dat de plek waar wij anderen naar toe mogen brengen. En waar wij zelf ook mogen komen. Maar wat als het niet lukt? Wat kunnen we dan leren uit dit verhaal? Durf jij jezelf aan de voeten van Jezus te laten brengen? Corine Zonnenberg preekt er zondag 17 mei over.
“They” hold up very poorly in Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations. Or maybe it’s more accurate to say that Marcus holds up very poorly when “they” come up. Who is “they?” They are the people the Romans referred to as barbarians—the people who lived outside the bounds of the empire. It’s when Marcus speaks (and acts) derogatorily about them—the Christians or the slaves or even the opposite sex—that we are reminded just how long ago he lived.In Marcus’s time, the world was a strict hierarchy, almost a system of castes, and Marcus never really questioned this. In fact, his own identity was strongly tied up in the notion that he was above these lesser beings, these savages, these slaves, these women.Thankfully, society has made incredible progress since then. We’ve granted religious freedom, equal rights, and civil rights...for the most part. But still, tribalism tempts us. Especially lately. We are suspicious of and think less of people who are not like us, who live differently than us, who come from somewhere different than us.In Senator Ben Sasse’s new book, Them: Why We Hate Each Other—And How to Heal, he talks about how the massive technological and sociological changes we are going through on this planet encourage those toxic impulses. We feel threatened, we feel insecure, so we retreat into (or descend into) tribalism. We want to blame other people for our problems, we want to create enemies, we want to focus on what they are doing wrong, and not the urgent (and resolvable) issues in our own lives. And of course, what this blame-shifting tribalism keeps us blind to is how much we all have in common, how 99% of us are just doing the best we can, and how in the end, most everyone wants the same things.To the Stoics, the idea of sympatheia was a bulwark against this temptation to make someone an other. We all come from the same place, Marcus writes (even if he didn’t always live up to it), we are all part of the same larger project. Forget tribes, he says, we are one big hive—we are citizens of the world as much as we are citizens of Rome or America. Do good for your fellow man, he said, or put up with him. There’s no room, or time, for hating or scapegoating.The idea of “they” or “them”—that’s driven by fear. Not reason. It’s not rational, it’s emotional and it’s destructive. Each of us needs to work on rising above it. For the sake of ourselves, our countries, and our world.
1981 was a tough year for tennis great Billie Jean King. That year, she sat down to write her memoir having endured serious betrayal on multiple fronts. One was emotional and financial: a woman she’d had an affair with attempted to extort her, creating a massive scandal. The other was physical and inevitable: Her body had begun to betray her mastery of the game. She was getting older, the other players were getting younger. She had to confront the fact that most of her winning was behind her. Yet, she would close her memoir with a pretty remarkable series of sentences that capture one of the most important (but most difficult) concepts in Stoicism: Amor Fati. But more important now, I must think in terms of very specific goals and realities. Of course, I can just say I want to win all three -- the singles, doubles, and mixed. Easy to say and easy to want, but so difficult to execute. How can I do it? More than anything else, I must love everything that is part and parcel of the total Wimbledon scene. I must love hitting that little white ball; love every strain of running and bending those tired knees; love every bead of sweat; love every cloud or every ray of sun in the sky; love every moment of tension, waiting in the locker room; love the lack of total rest every night, the hunger pains during the day, taking a bath in my favorite tub, buying lollies for the ball boys, looking at the ivy and the trees and the flower arrangements, driving through Roehampton on the way to the courts every morning, practicing on the outside court with your stomach in your throat before the match; love watching people queue, knowing some of them have waited twenty years to experience one day at the Wimbledon; love playing on the Fourth of July, talking with Mrs. Twyman, having a rubdown, hearing the women talk (or not talk), and feeling the tension in the air, running up to the tea room through the crowds; love feeling and absorbing the tradition of almost one hundred years. In essence, I have to possess enough passion and love to withstand all the odds. No matter how tough, no matter what kind of outside pressure, no matter how many bad breaks along the way, I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win -- and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance. A total, giving performance: give more when you think you have nothing left. Through the desire the inspiration will be present. Love, passion, attitude, ability, intensity -- the only way, a street with no curves or cul-de-sacs. I must let my inner self be out front and free. Love always. What’s particularly striking about this passage are King’s observations about the mundane difficulties of the life of a tennis player and the way she was able to capture and appreciate--much the way Marcus Aurelius could--the ordinary pieces of experience. The beads of sweat...the moments of tension...the treats for the ball boys...even the pain of playing -- these are the things we see in a different light when we choose Amor Fati. In Marcus’s time he wrote about stalks of grain bending low, about the flecks of foam on a boar’s mouth, ripe fruit, the chattering of the adoring (and not adoring) crowds, the yapping of small dogs. When we accept and embrace everything that is around us, we can truly begin to see it. We can see everything, big and small, good and bad, and find beauty in it--find something to love in it. We can find the intensity a
Evan Marcus Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Minnesota Vikings Topics Covered in this Podcast How Coach Marcus got started Getting an edge in athletics D3 to DI Meeting Rock Gullickson Not just Xs and Os but communicating with Athletes Challenges at coaching at the professional level. No matter what level, coaches are there to help athletes Character Development Your assessments, the biggest issues you face with athletes Don't assume anything Breaking everything down to its implest terms Communication with private sector coaches Player would preferably train with former college coaches Expectations with more buy-in Communication with the Medical Staff Point A to point B Overall goals for the players Training before and during OTAs Working with professionals Knowing what to expect "Go-to" exercises with progressions and regressions Giving freedom to choose exercises Focusing on movement speed for older athletes In-season training Maintain = good enough Being the strongest during the season Technology in terms of readiness Staff development No mixed messages for athletes The trust factor with staff Everyone believes in the same things Advice for young strength coaches. Just because you are in the NFL doesn't make you a good strength coach Taking advantage opportunities Young coaches don't want to pay their dues Trying out what you read The Evan Marcus File Having joined the Vikings in 2014 as Head Strength and Conditioning coach, Evan Marcus enters his 9th NFL season this fall and has been in the field for 25 seasons. In Marcus’ first offseason with the Vikings, he oversaw a complete transformation of the club’s weight training facility and revamped the strength and conditioning philosophies. Under Marcus’ direction, the club now uses a free weight based program, which places an emphasis on power, speed and quickness. During his NFL career, Marcus has been a part of 2 Division Champions- New Orleans in 2000 and Miami in 2008. The 2000 Saints won their NFC Wild Card playoff game over St. Louis at the Superdome to give the franchise their 1st playoff win in the 34-year history of the club before advancing to the NFC Divisional Round against Minnesota. The NFC West title for the Saints was their 1st since the 1991 season and marked the 1st winning season for the club in 8 years. The 2008 Dolphins went 11-5 to win the AFC East, completing one of the great turnarounds in NFL history after going 1-15 the previous season. The 10-win improvement tied the biggest single-season jump in NFL history. The AFC East championship was the Dolphins’ 1st Division title since 2000. Marcus oversaw strength and conditioning efforts at Virginia from 2011-13 as Director of Football Training and Player Development for the Cavaliers, marking his second stint in Charlottesville, the first coming as Head Strength Coach from 2003-06. Combined with his leadership at UVA, Marcus was head strength coach for the Miami Dolphins from 2008-10 and held the same position in 2007 with the Atlanta Falcons, where he worked with then DC Mike Zimmer. Marcus began his NFL coaching tenure from 2000-02 as an assistant with the New Orleans Saints. His start in the field came at the college level with positions at Arizona State (1991-92), Rutgers (1993), Maryland (1994), Texas (1995-97) and Louisville (1998-99). A 1990 graduate of Ithaca College, Marcus earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science. As a student-athlete he lettered 3 times as an OL with the Bombers and was a starter on the NCAA Division III national championship team in 1988. A native of Union, NJ, Marcus attended Cranford High School. He earned his master’s degree at Arizona State in 1992. Marcus and wife, Lori, have a son, Jake, and daughter, Anna. Bio from Minnesota Vikings