What musical instrument are you most like?created with QuizFarm.com You scored as unique You are a double reed player. YOu are a breed of your own. unique 78% Timpani 56% Snare 56% Saxaphone 33% Clarinet /Flute 22% Trombone 11% Trumpet 0% How seriously should one take a quiz that is poorly worded? And it’s “saxophone” [...]
Archive of entries posted on 6th November 2007
Shore’s Fly
So Howard Shore is writing an opera. But did it have to be The Fly? Not my cuppa, to be sure. I can’t even watch the movie; it’s just too icky. Yes. I just wrote the word “icky”. Really. But anyway, I just read about who was chosen as the lead singer for the opera: [...]
Imani Winds & More
Bowling Green State University will be featuring the Imani Winds on November 9. Info here. Meanwhile … closer to home… SCU Symphony Orchestra – Fall Concert Friday 9th November at 8pm Santa Clara Mission Church Tickets: $5 Students, $10 Seniors/SCU Staff, $12 General The Fall University Symphony concert will feature the winners of the annual [...]
It was a gas!
Okay. Sorry. Bad joke. (You’ll understand in a minute.) So … the question that goes with the answer you find in my subject header is, “How was the opera rehearsal?” Why? Well, after dealing with the new parking garage I have to deal with (hey, at least they still provide parking for us!), and hiking [...]
To Be 74th
The Romanian-born soprano, called by FHM magazine “the 74th most beautiful woman in the world,” has been justly acclaimed in top opera houses for her voice and artistry. At the same time, her temper and that of her husband, the famed tenor Roberto Alagna, have generated headlines about “opera’s answer to Bonnie and Clyde.” (RTWT) [...]