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 …
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 …
Organist life: I played a tiny concert on last Saturday. It was meaningful to me, because on this organ I have got my first organ lesson. This tiny concert was a fundraising concert for the organ, which I very appreciate. More and more churches have abandoned their organs to cut expenses. It is understandable, but …
The 1st day of my self-employed, jobless, idleness, whatever, time will tell. A friend suggests that I should talk more about Chinese Classical Literature. But my books about Chinese Classical Literature is in my home in Malaysia, not here. I would like to have my books with me, I only can think about this once …
Today, I accompanied the very last Easter worship service, also the last worship service as an employed church musician. I will still accompany worship service in the future, but not bound to a congregation. I know that life would not be easier, I might be very naïve, still I hope for considerable degree of autonomy …
My spinet was feeling unwell today, as well as 3 persons that very close to me. I can not be with three of them, at least I can visit my bedridden neighbour. A song will be my prayer for tonight, it says: God, please spare us punishmentsAnd let us sleep peacefullyAnd our sick neighbour too …
“On Wednesday night is a concert, do you have time?”“No, I have worship service to play.”“On Saturday night we plan to cook together, are you in?”“No, I have worship service to play.”“Family call at 9.30 p.m. Malaysia time!”“Sorry I cannot join, I have worship service to play.” After worship service is before another worship service …
Not so long ago, I helped my sick friend to teach her piano students for one afternoon. A boy played the simplified piano version of Dvorak’s New World Symphony 2nd movement. I asked him, if he ever heard the original orchestra version? He replied, he knew that it is originally for orchestra, but he hasn’t …