Introduced by LY. Superbowl NFL commercial. Chester Pitts plays the oboe pretty well! It’s kind of a pity that he turned to football instead =X
“If I ever meet Mozart, I’ll have A LOT to say to him..” – Conductor Volker Hartung, on the (highly repetitive and boring) viola parts in Don Giovanni during our rehearsal today.
Bargain-hunting at HMV
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Liangyou and I went shopping yesterday and we bought a lot of CDs. HMV was having a big sale, and like three years ago, we went away with at least 30 hours of music. (: Our loot for the day: Angela Hewitt Das Wohltemperierte Klavier (Complete), Bernstein conducting Concertgebouw playing…
Upcoming events…
0… include a trip to Austria from the 17th to the 22nd of May, followed by a much-anticipated Milonga on the 24th and more Tango classes by Javier and Andrea on the 25th! With everything falling so nicely in place, it’s only God that could have planned it. It’s gonna…
Bratwurst and Bier…
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(from left) Yibin, Liangyou and I Thanks to LY, we ended up in Paulaner Brauhaus, situated opposite Suntec City. It was an evening of good company and excellent food. A great deal of the evening was spent discussing about reeds, oboe, church and God, and this was by far one…
Back from the dentist’s..
0with a numb jaw. >.
Countdown to Dentist visit… 11 hours.
0I have an appointment with the dentist at 9am tomorrow. Oh how I’m dreading it.. I’m hoping that I can still play the oboe after that without the funny numb feeling and experience that Patty had :S *crosses fingers and toes*
The wanting and longing to learn the cello still remains. And I realized that I haven’t felt this way since way back then when I was 9. The instrument in question was the Oboe (which I picked up only 8 years later), and what enchanted and captivated me was a…
On the uncontrollable urge to pick up the cello..
0As I listened to Mischa Maisky play the poetic Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata, followed by the sweet seduction of the Soul of the Tango CD by Yo-yo Ma, and afterward the heart-wrenching Elgar Cello Concerto played by Jacqueline du Pre, I had this sudden desire to learn the cello. It’s as…
Musicians wrestle everywhere
0Musicians wrestle everywhere —All day — among the crowded airI hear the silver strife —And — walking — long before the morn —Such transport breaks upon the townI think it that “New Life”! If is not Bird — it has no nest —Nor “Band” — in brass and scarlet —…