“Is it a coincidence? Have I ever mentioned that I’m supposed to play the organ part of BWV 106 on Good Friday? Which of course has been cancelled or postponed or whatever.” I was responding to my sister, who gave me a list of “digital concert hall” on a chat. She also highlighted BWV 106 – Gottes …
“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 …
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 …
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 …
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.” …