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Carnaval, Op. 9, was written in 1834-35. It consists of 21 short pieces woven with 4 notes (Cipher) so those 4 notes make Carnaval cohesive. Carnaval represents a masked festival before Lent. In 2021, Lent season starts this coming Wednesday, February 17, known as Ash Wednesday. Personally, Ash Wednesday is one of my favorite liturgical […]
Chaconne, Italian Ciaccona, forms the fifth and final movement of the Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004. It is one of J. S. Bach’s monumental works (It may not be an appropriate description because there are so many of them), and written for solo violin. The Chaconne is the longest movement of this […]
Happy Birthday, Mr. Beethoven, It is your 250th birthday. In honor of your birthday, I would like to send a letter to you. You reign over us, but I know you are a true human being. That is why your music speaks to me so deeply. Your music makes me cry and laugh. You often give […]
For flowers that bloom about our feet, Father, we thank Thee. For tender grass so fresh, so sweet, Father, we thank Thee. For the song of bird and hum of bee, for all things fair we hear or see, Father in heaven, we thank Thee. For blue of stream and blue of sky, Father, we […]
Psalm 98:4-6 You raise your hand and gently begin the concerto of creation: birds carry the melody while stars keep the beat; mountains dance in merriment and little children clap their hands with joy. Love’s Composer, our new songs are lifted to you. The old, old song is made new in our hearts: Christ is […]
Like many survivors of the Holocaust, Saul and Ruby moved to America after the WWII, started families and careers. They grew old, and retired happily in South Florida. For them, retirement could have been the last page in their stories, but Saul decided to start a klezmer band, named the Holocaust Survivor Band, despite of […]
I usually don’t like an action – fantasy movies, but I really enjoyed this one. It is an adaptation of “Kingdom” manga series of the same name which is set during China’s “Warring States” period, and the film is created by Yasuhisa Hara. The film portrays the life of “Li Xin”, a general of Qin, […]
Today is exactly 6 months after my last concert with a live audience. I have gone through so many stages, shocking, lost, nervous, anxious, finding a way, keeping hope and purpose in life, and connecting with people. I have taken photos along the way. Today I am hopeful to start planning for the future. But definitely we will live […]