How quickly do things change? Last week at this time, I was in a concert in Berlin that I experienced profound peace by listening to J.S. Bach Cantata BWV 82 I am content. It is about Simeon was content after he has seen Jesus, he could depart the world peacefully and delightfully (Luke 2:22-35). Next …
I was so close to corona, so close to unable to complete my internship on time. Still, I am safe, I completed the internship, and now I am in my new flat. Therefore, give thanks!
Remember that I talked about my chaotic state of mind and restlessness? Recently, something happened make me realize that I probably should navigate my life differently. ” A good plan is the most important thing (in German “das A und O”). “ This sentence belong to one of my mottos. Close friends of mine might have …
The decision made, I will downsize my work, my apartment, and my expenditure. New lifestyle enabling new hope. My next fruit picking season is starting soon!
After one worship service, an old lady came up to talk to me and given me this package of sugar-free-throat-sweets. She said: “Thank you for the music. Please take good care of your voice and stay healthy.” This message warms the heart, and it is necessarily to pass it on!
On this day, last year, I prepared for a new year’s eve organ recital, and an evening new year’s eve worship service. After work, a friend cooked delicious Chinese dumpling and we had dinner together. After that, last minute luggage packing for I was leaving for Bristol at 3a.m. And the fresh started year 2020 …
Saying good bye in 4 points: 1. The Farewell gift from the mentor and the choir The greatest realization of the year is I want to specialize more in playing and learning organ if compare to my other duties as church musician. It is neither that I feel like I am born to be an …
Today is Eternity Sunday in Germany. It is a Protestant religious holiday commemorating the dead. I would like to share 3 pieces that touch my heart on this very special Sunday. 1. A prayer in English: God be in my head and in my understanding. God be in mine eyes and in my looking. God be in …
Now I can exactly count how many worship services left to accompany at the organ in Leonberg until the end of my internship on 31.12.2020. What would be in year 2021? I am open for a surprise in life, like covid19 has surprised me in this year. I mean, if something is going to happen, …
In the year 2015, summer, in Basel at flea market Petersplatz. I picked up the CD box “George Frideric Handel Organ Concertos Complete”, 5 CDs for 6 franc. 2 years have past since my first organ lesson, and I was in my 2nd year of music college. I never heard about “Organ Concerto” that time, …