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Two concerts in as many days with as many groups. Last night it was the Brahms Requiem in Spartanburg, and today it was a concert at Artisphere with the Greenville Chorale. Laura has started complaining about being a “choral widow.” I’ve got one more bit choral weekend in a couple of weeks, then we can … Read More “Metaphotography at Artisphere” »
For my birthday back in December Laura had given me tickets to Spamalot at the Peace Center. It seemed light April 12 would never get here, but finally the time arrived, and we headed downtown Saturday night for the performance. Any time a beloved work of art (if this can be considered such) is transformed … Read More “Spamalot” »
On NPR’s Morning Edition last Saturday Scott Simon had an interview with Dame Shirley Bassey on the occasion of her 71st birthday and the release of a new CD. Bassey is best known for singing the theme song from the James Bond Movie Goldfinger, but has many other recognizable hits, in addition to two other … Read More “Shirley Bassey @ 71” »
I tried my hand at editing a bit of video from the William Walker Singing last Saturday. I used just the basic version of the Pinnacle Studio software, and was actually pleased with the results. I find it much easier to work with than the Windows Movie Maker software. This clip shows Bill Burns leading … Read More “William Walker Singing – video” »
Every day from Last Saturday, December 1, through next Saturday, December 15, my schedule has been incredibly structured. Every evening I’ve got something going on, whether it be a rehearsal, concert, class, or holiday dinner. The holidays are always busy, but this year seems particularly crazy. I’ve even scaled back, without a church of my … Read More “Parties and Frisbee in the Dark” »
Some years ago I considered myself a purist when it came to taste in Christmas music. All I wanted to listen to were the classics, anything that came out of the Oxford Book of Carols, or anything written and arranged by David Willcocks or John Rutter. Basically, stuff from the British school and Lessons and … Read More “Annoying Christmas Music” »
After I finished my photo walk with the other Flickrites, it was time for Homecoming activities. I wasn’t sure how many of my friends would be around – it’s the 25th reunion for the class just before me, so there might have been some long lost classmates returning. I had commitments from two friends, Alan … Read More “Furman Homecoming 2007” »
Early Saturday morning four of us who post to Flickr met up at Furman for a photowalk as part of the Exposure.Greenville! Flickr group. Photographers Eric Morris (Rested Traveler), Pher Reinman (PU Skunk) and Patrick Greer (linkerjpatrick) joined me next to the lake at a very early 8:30 AM so that we could catch the … Read More “Furman Flickr Foto Foursome” »
I haven’t been writing much about the Furman Paladins, and with good reason. Their season hasn’t been going so well. Saturday was the App State game, and quite honestly I hoped that it just wouldn’t be a total blow-out. It wasn’t pretty, and App did win, but Furman tried a rally late in the game. … Read More “Furman Paladins 2007” »
As part of Fall for Greenville, the 1970’s group Kansas was giving a free concert Saturday evening. Kansas has been one of my favorite bands. As a high schooler playing keyboards in a band, they were my idols because of their keyboard-heavy arrangements. “Carry on My Wayward Son” is still one of my favorite songs. … Read More “Kansas on a Stick” »