Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approximately. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his ...
... Christmas Soiree where, among other things, I am singing "Zion Hort Die Wachter Singen" from Bach's "Wachet Auf" cantata. Afterwards I don't have anything scheduled right away until January, where...it may be): -"Women of the pleasure quarters," the history of the Geisha. -"Johan Sebastian Bach: The Learned Composer," a biography of the great composer himself from an intellectual analysis of his ...
Zebulen asked me if I liked Bill Holm and my memory banks did not connect so I checked him out. Here is one of his essays on why it is essential to listen to Bach each day. It is a way to unwind the mind. http://www.billholm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=35&Itemid=57
I guess you can consider this live blogging, but I won't post until after the concert. My mother is a member of the Pacifica singers and they are performing with the Vancouver chamber choir tonight. Her conductor is the assistant conductor of the VCC. Just prior to the start of the event he shared some 20mins of insight with us regarding the music we are about to hear. His presentation is ...
Для меня Бах - это прежде всего орган, серые камни лютеранских церквей и тяжелая, снежная, темная зима. Я никогда не думала, что он писать такую легкую барочную весну для двух скрипок.
... how she could possibly know that. Turning her head slightly, she smiled softly at him. “I saw the record player earlier, and I can see the records from here. I recognized a few names. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart. An impressive collection, but why records? It is the 21st century. Plus, I don’t think you throw off enough magic for any major electronics to have difficulties.” Very observant. Unlike ...
... lungs felt like they'd shrunk in the wash, two sizes too small all of a sudden; but Taemin put his fingers back on the keys, and he played the song. The music wasn't Beethoven, or Bach. It wasn't Chopin, or Schubert, or even Ravel. But it was perfectly Onew—it was sweet and shy and just slightly flirtatious; it was looks from underneath long eyelashes, and held breath, and soft-spoken yearning....
... disatisfying to most unless you conceptually enjoy baroque music. I'm understanding what the assistant conductor meant. But my appreciation for this has grown. Can you imagine that a composer would literally crank these tunes out like weekly routines back in the day. My mom's up next along with her crew, *yay*! Hopefully CPE Bach is a little more peppy! Posted via LiveJournal.app .
