Now that I’m home, I redid all these photographs to a reduced size so I don’t eat all my space. This chapel cum concert hall is unique in that it beautifully mimics a Gothic cathedral, yet it’s modern. It has… Read More ›
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THE CONCERT: FEBRUARY 5, 2020 – DR. ANTON ARMSTRONG AND THE ST. OLAF CHOIR – Marilyn Armstrong
I wish I could play you the music and listen to Anton speak. But I took pictures of the performance at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was built in 1857 and has that beautiful sound that only halls built… Read More ›
TEN YEARS ONE NIGHT – Rich Paschall
An Idol on Tour, by Rich Paschall It has been ten years since Kris Allen won American Idol. Despite a strong showing throughout, the win was considered quite an upset. Adam Lambert was expected to be the winner. Lambert had… Read More ›
IT NEVER GETS OLD – Rich Paschall
Chicago in Chicago, by Rich Paschall The first big concert that I attended in my life was at DePaul University Alumni Hall on May 13, 1971. Three DePaul alumni and two other DePaul music students, along with a Roosevelt University… Read More ›
POSTCARDS IN THE SKY – Rich Paschall
David Archuleta Tour, a review, by Rich Paschall If you wanted to know what was on the mind of a singer-songwriter, pop star, this was the event. A formerly-shy guy, who let his singing do his communicating, had plenty to say… Read More ›
OPEN THE DOOR … AND COME ON IN
It’s my favorite Judy Collins song. Not because it’s her best ever, though it’s very good, but because I was in a very bad place when the song came out and it comforted me. I listened to it and along… Read More ›
BIG NIGHT IN BOSTON
Once a year, because we are very lucky, a good friend sends us tickets to see the Boston Pops Christmas concert. It’s always a joyful experience and is the high point of our holiday season. This is one Sunday night in… Read More ›
2015 – NIGHT AT THE POPS
Take the The Boston Pops and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus … then add Keith Lockhart and an audience of happy holiday celebrants and what do you have? A gathering of joy and celebration of holiday music. The Boston Pops Christmas concert, 2015. A joyous… Read More ›
FOLLOWING, FOLLOWERS, AND COMMENTS
I follow so many blogs I don’t always have the time to visit everyone in the course of a weekend, much less daily. And yesterday, we actually went out. I did not stay home glued to the computer. What a concept,… Read More ›
HEARING IS BELIEVING
CEE’S FUN FOTO CHALLENGE: SENSE OF HEARING This week’s topic is the colors of the sense of hearing. You can be simple like I did this week and used instruments. You can also get radical and show someone blasting apart a sidewalk… Read More ›
PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE: LIVE, ON STAGE!
A Photo a Week Challenge: Live Performance I love taking pictures at concerts … when they allow it. I don’t use a flash, so I depend on spot metering to get my pictures. This doesn’t always work out the way I… Read More ›
ST. OLAF CHOIR RETURNING TO MECHANICS HALL ON FEB. 4
In 1972, Anton Armstrong’s pastor “kind of dragged me, not wanting to go” to a concert by the St. Olaf Choir at New York City’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. One problem was that Armstrong also had tickets for… Read More ›
Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth 