One day, I found this crystal in my handbag. No clue at all where it came from. This riddle has been puzzling me all morning. Somehow, I think of the chandelier in my friend’s dining room, the shape of the crystal looks similar to the crystal of her chandelier. I texted her with this picture …
Month: May 2022
Anna Beer inspecting the lives of eight exceptional women composers in Western classical music. It starts with Francesca Caccini (1587 – 1641) and ends with Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994). Beer’s narrative style is clear and vivid, it was nearly impossible to put down the book once I started to read it. Gender inequality reflected at best …
Actually today I do not plan to write any post, because today is Sunday. It is a command that I should rest one day, after 6 working days. This post is more like a heart-to-heart talk. But writing blog is not working! I guess some of you might think so.To me, writing is not only …
I think it would not be an exaggeration to say that it is the most powerful song of the 20th century. I am talking about the Gospel song “We Shall Overcome”, the Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968) anthem in the United States. Later, in everywhere like Ireland, Czech Republic, India and etc. when there was a …
Today is a successful day in decluttering music score. I’ve found some new owners for my scores. Instead of letting the important composer Max Reger’s scores collecting dusk at my place, an organist friend welcome them with open arm. Please do not get me wrong, I enjoy listening to his organ composition, especially his – …
I want to free myself from unnecessary baggage I am still carrying around. Today, I am decluttering my music score. Since I have no intention to lead any choir in the future, it is easier to start with conducting related score. All loose copied choral score are gone now, I only keep the music score …
Berg: Mountain Lust: RaptureIt could be Mount Everest or The Alps, but in this blog post, it is my favourite “WeinBERG”, vineyard in English. This was the view today, the trees are in bud. Look at the sunray after the rain! My current situation:In my organ lesson, I am currently working on “Six Little Preludes …
Ai Qing Selected Poems (EN)Translated by Robert DorsettAi Qing Schnee fällt aus Chinas Erde Gedichte (DE)Aus dem Chinesischen übertragen, kommentiert und mit einem Nachwort versehen von Susanne Hornfeck Ai Qing (1910- 1999)Ai Qing is a Chinese poet that I respect, but his writing style is not necessarily my favourite. There are still some of his …