1992: Donald Erb, the SLSO’s third composer in residence, was a wonderful man and composer. His sound world was unlike anyone else’s. These covers celebrate my 80th birthday on Sept. 1, tracing the history of the Slatkin family through their recordings.

I am very excited to do my first performance with the Las Vegas Philharmonic @lvphil tonight. Performing Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins with Storm Large @Stormof69 seems appropriate for this city. It should be a terrific evening.

1992: I have a love/hate relationship with Ives. Sometimes I think he was just lucky that it came out well, and other times he seems a genius. These covers celebrate my 80th birthday on Sept. 1, tracing the history of the Slatkin family through their recordings.

1992: My first full-opera recording. I discovered a missing minute of music in the second act, which we found and put on this disc. These covers celebrate my 80th birthday on Sept. 1, tracing the history of the Slatkin family through their recordings.

Cindy and I spent a magical afternoon with Teller at his home in Las Vegas. You never knew what would pop out at any given moment. He is a wonderful host, raconteur, and cook. I look forward to seeing Penn and him at their show this Sunday evening.

1992: A tribute to a great man and a great friend, William Schuman. We shared many meals, discussing music and baseball. He was one of a kind. These covers celebrate my 80th birthday on Sept. 1, tracing the history of the Slatkin family through their recordings.