26th to 29th February, I was attending Württemberg Church Music Conference in Bad Urach. It was meaningful to start lent in this serene monastery. I have chance to step out of my daily life and to rethink about the essence of church music with others. I’m being introduced to international choral music repertoire, I …
Some friends are asking about the progress of my first play since I published ‘Haven’t you heard about “Freischütz”?‘ on my blog. This post is about the progress til now. To be honest, it is developing really slowly. Though the stranded status of my first play, there are some points noted down. Those friends are …
Lent is 40 days of preparation for Easter. Christian choose to give up something such as chocolate, alcohol, social networking, etc., during the Lent season. They each have their own reason of practicing lent . Not everyone practicing lent has a spiritual reason, more about getting rid of bad habits or being healthy. However, my …
Preface “Haven’t you heard about ‘Freischütz’? Not yet? Poor you! But at least haven’t you heard about the song ‘We wind round thee the bridal wreath’ of this Opera? No? You’re a lucky man.” …
Today I encounter a German poem which can explain my current mental state. I question a lot how long am I allowed to play organ or to be in Germany. After my volunteer programme ended, I asked if I could passed the audition. After the audition, I asked if I could finish the bachelor in church …
9. Bible Study Group Afternoon, the bible study group I had attended was gathering at R’s house. Other than R and P, all are new faces. I have got a little sketch of how each one has been celebrating christmas and new year, their wishes and resolutions for 2020. Happiness is sipping earl grey tea …
6. Morning Coffee It was so pleasant meeting one of my housemates that time for morning coffee. We had a big kitchen and huge dining room in our house where we used to meet each other. The morning coffee has woken up this memory. In this lovely international house, I met these wonderful people. Over …
3. Dawning Waking up in Bristol and getting emotional. It has been almost 9 Years since I have completed my Masters in International Development at the University of Bristol. The 9 years ago me would never have imagined what I am doing now – church music. She graduated from one of the top ranked …
Preface Like ev’ry flower wilts, like youth is fadingand turns to age, so also one’s achieving:Each virtue and each wisdom needs paradingin one’s own time, and must not last forever.The heart must be, at each new call for leaving,prepared to part and start without the tragic,without the grief – with courage to endeavora novel bond, …
一周过去了，两周过去了，三周也过去了，一直都还停留在第一页，毫无进步的迹象。就会问自己这个问题，“你确定弹琴是你的职业吗？” 在老师面前呈现曲子的时候，整个乐章只有七个小节是零缺点满意的。就会质疑，“你确定你可以做得好吗？” 我的德国家人非常支持我，没有他们也没有今天的我，可是他们也忍不住说：“其实真的很少人在乎教会音乐。”他们是心疼我白费心机。我也认清这个行业是连饭碗都难保的，长期从事这个行业，确定吗？ 纵使问了一千遍“确定吗？”，隔天早上却发现自己又出现在管风琴面前。只要开始弹琴，心灵的狂风暴雨都平静下来了。虽然真的不是很确定，可是不弹琴的我还是那个我所认识的我吗？