29 December 2016

Blockie II

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(Cont.) Second was Versailles. I hadn't expected to attend, but went with a Christmas visitor. I was surprised and pleased from the...
28 December 2016

Blockie I

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I know I'm being ridiculously lazy with few posts, but hey it's Christmas. In the meantime, just a short note and some pics of th...
21 December 2016

Photos all

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When I've attended concerts in Canberra over the years, there's usually been a photographer. For jazz, it was Brian Stewart and I...
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18 December 2016

Answers to different questions

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There are answers here, but to totally different questions. We went to hear the latest concert of our mates, the Australian Haydn Ensembl...
15 December 2016

No answers here

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This was the end of year wrap-up at Politics in the Pub, chaired by Australia Institute director Ben Oquist with journalists Rob Harris (H...
13 December 2016

Hard one

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Maybe I say this after every concert. This Maruki concert was as hard as anything I've played. It's also the best we've play...
10 December 2016

Catching up

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It's coming on time to relax for Christmas, so that's my excuse. Here's my catchup on last Thursday, somewhat late and no pics...
07 December 2016

Almost the big one

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This was the final concert for the 49th year of the Canberra Youth Orchestra. Next year is CYO's 50th anniversary. That makes 1967/6...
05 December 2016

Blessings

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It's funny to think that I cut my middle finger, left hand, cutting a tomato for lunch, and I got through the NCO concerto concert wit...
03 December 2016

Here be intellect

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These are people I've heard a million times (or thereabouts) but even still it can be magical. Ambassador and bassist Jean-Luc had ga...
01 December 2016

Hope

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Jeremy Leggett gave the Solar Oration 2016 at the ANU. I've not felt a lot of hope around climate change for a while, what with our p...
29 November 2016

Harmonious

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I didn't actually sing at the Harmonia Monday open day concert, but there were times I wanted to. I usually sing with this group. They...
27 November 2016

Singing

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Vespers are an evening sung prayer ritual in the various Christian denominations. We attended a lovely one with soprano and organ at a Lu...
25 November 2016

Havana to Buenos Aires

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The concert was called Dancing through the seasons. The dancing was Habanera (meaning from Havana, Cuba) and tango, a double time with do...
24 November 2016

Marrakech

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Another COP has come and gone and Trump* is threatening Paris from NYC and the world keeps beating heat records and the deniers deny and t...