Author: leh
rDay Seven-Hundred-Twenty-Seven
rDay Seven-Hundred-Twenty-Six
One That Caught My Eye Today
Well, It Sure Ain’t The US
Norway turns out to be the “world’s happiest country“.
And on an almost unrelated note, that makes me think of Ivi and Happy Camp. Remember?
rDay Seven-Hundred-Twenty-Five
rDay Seven-Hundred-Twenty-Four
Warm enough to shed jackets today. The snow is nearly gone from the foothills. The Third Street creek is running at high capacity. Rain clouds alternate with sun. Charlie continues his mischief. And Chuck Berry passes on.
rDay Seven-Hundred-Twenty-Three
rDay Seven-Hundred-Twenty-Two: Brahms
Last night we attended a 150-musician, four-county, four-choir, seven-movement performance at EOU of Johannes Brahms’ German Requiem (Ein deutsches Requiem). Conductor was Zeke Fetrow, music director of the Grande Ronde Symphony. Soloists were Peter Wordelman, EOU Choral Director, and Rebecca Replogle, Treasure Valley CC Director of Choirs. (Of course, Kim’s hiking buddy, Denise — also mother of Marina — was there in her position as first viola.)
If you’re not familiar with the Brahms’ Requiem, you can get a sense of it from this full-length performance several years ago at UC Davis: