Last year, at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, I was staring at a still life painting. A glorious bouquet with dark background. Beside the bouquet was a crucifix, under the crucifix were a skull, paper, pen, a pocket watch and fruits. An odd arrangement, at least I won’t arrange my table like that. Naturally, aesthetics …
“Let me show you the Olympic Park from my window.”I was on a video call with a friend in London. “Yes, please!”“See it?”“… …”“I’m adjusting my camera, wait.”The night view of London, many tiny light from near and far appeared on my screen. “Lovely view.”“How concrete is your trip to London in Summer?”“Not concrete at all, …
“Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter” by Astrid Lindgren is the book that I am really into right now. It makes me reflect on generation gap, relationship between human and nature, how hate inherited or stopped. Most of all it is rich in imagination, funny and warm-hearted. One interesting thing is, there are a few songs being described in …
Once upon a time, when the children were still singing … … No, it is not a fairy tale, but a real incident that happened on 9th February 2020. On the 9th day of Brexit, my children choir was singing in the Worship service. The dark cloud of Brexit cleared up a bit because of the …
Today is Sunday, since most of the churches worldwide are having live streaming now, I also can have worship service at home. I found this prayer that applying Psalm 23 into the situation now is very beautiful. First one is the original Psalm 23, and then the beautiful prayer that I ran into on internet today. …
No children’s choir, no youth choir, no adult choir, no string orchestra, no Worship services, and no concerts. Jobless? Definitely not. All those activities being mentioned are only 10% of my job. The preparation work is 90% for usual church musician, for a newbie like me may be is 120%. Life goes on as usual, only …
As I stepped out the church after my daily organ practice, the miss sunshine invited me to go to the park with her. I passed by my home to get a book and followed her to the park. While I was looking for a bench to sit, I saw two girls trying different movement for a …
Strolling through the farmer market is my favourite thing to do in Leonberg. I like the good quality vegetable and fruit at reasonable price, also the friendly farmers who are selling their production. The highlight now is a large selection of flower. I have bought “Ranunkeln” flower to decorate my living room. These days are rather …
Notes about the Pop and Gospel choir weekend in 5 photos. 6-8.03.2020 | Stadtkirche Leonberg Lyrics: Lucienne Steup Music: Christoph Georgii 1. Preparation. Preparation work like choosing songs and design liturgy for Worship service. Psalm 46 and Mark 4:35-40 were the Bible readings for the Sunday, and we have …
Scrapbook 1 is about love story. This post is about love poems that have been my all time favourite. 3 poetry in 3 different languages. No worry, my first play would be written in English, neither Chinese nor German. What is “The First Play – scrapbook” about?Please read:Haven’t you heard about Freischutz?The First Play scrapbook 1 …