...You've got such a pretty smile

FREE Iktus Percussion Concert Tomorrow Night!!

2009-11-23T15:09:47Z

iktus + 1 Music for Percussion Quartet and Soloist
Featuring the Cadilac Moon Ensemble

Saturday, December 5, 2009 - 8PM
Saint Peter's Church - Chelsea
346 W. 20th Street, NYC
$15 General Admission, $10 Student

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 7PM
Purchase College Conservatory of Music
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577
FREE ADMISSION

For more event information:

www.iktuspercussion.com

The Wayfarer

2009-09-09T13:16:14Z

2009-2010 Season Opener:

The Wayfarer

One World Symphony
Sung Jin Hong, Artistic Director and Conductor
One World Symphony Vocal Artists
AfterShock, vocal rock band

Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Riders to the Sea (1937)
Gustav Mahler: "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen,"
Rückert-Lieder (from Le Maître de Musique)*
Björk: New World (2009 -- from Dancer in the Dark)**
Sung Jin Hong: From The Alchemist (world premiere
inspired by Paulo Coehlo's novel)

*Brooklyn premiere with countertenor
**world premiere arrangement for vocal rock band and symphony
by Emilia Tamburri

Friday, September 11, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
St. Ann and the Holy Trinity
157 Montague Street
Brooklyn Heights

Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Ansche Chesed Synagogue
251 West 100 St. at West End
Manhattan

$30 Students/Seniors with ID
$40 General

Net proceeds will benefit One World Symphony's Community Music Program -- a program which enables students and parents who would otherwise not be in a position to afford classical concerts to obtain tickets to attend live performances during the One World Symphony season, such as our upcoming Halloween program.

Sail the open seas on the first leg of our season, venturing to the dramatic coasts of Ireland and Scotland.

Vaughan Williams's gripping one-act music drama Riders to the Sea is an emotional response to the wonder of the natural world, a losing battle with the sea which tyrannizes the lives of North Atlantic islanders. Mendelssohn guides us into Fingal's Cave -- an attraction that has provoked fascination and awe in many tourists -- in his Hebrides Overture. The piece echoes not only the sea waves, but depicts the vastness of the cave and its isolation from the rest of the world. One of Mahler's most profound and restrained songs, "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen" ("I have become lost to the world") expresses how loss and love coexist in a world of weariness and uncertainty.

One World Symphony continues to embrace the diversity of contemporary culture by performing Björk's emotionally charged New World (heard in the film Dancer in the Dark) in a world premiere orchestration for vocal rock band and symphony orchestra. Paulo Coehlo's enchanting novel provides the inspiration for Hong'sFrom The Alchemist, which traces the wayfarer's journeys -- through all obstacles, to learn to listen to one's heart and realize one's destiny.

Performance length: 80 minutes without intermission

Photo Challenge: Farmer's Market

2009-08-22T01:23:11Z

If you click on the pic., I believe it gets larger. Purple peppers from the Troy Farmer's Market (Troy, NY).

How does your garden grow...

2009-06-30T12:45:34Z

I bought some new seeds yesterday for my "garden". The seeds are for the following: Delphinium, Lupine, Columbine. They're pretty flowers but not normally what I would have picked out. I liked the fact that they were perennials and appeared relatively hearty. They only thing is that the delphinium and the lupine appear to be huge once fully grown. I'm going to have to get some new pots and more soil. We'll see how this all goes.

Delphinium

Lupine

Columbine

Dien the Alien

2009-06-22T18:50:48Z

Chinatown, NYC

2009-05-19T02:31:26Z

Here are some more photos.

One World Symphony

2009-03-12T23:53:26Z

Russian Romantics

One World Symphony
Sung Jin Hong, Artistic Director and Conductor
Christopher Johnson, Pianist
One World Symphony Vocal Artists

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor (1909)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (highlights)

Friday, March 13, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
St. Ann and the Holy Trinity
157 Montague Street
(Corner of Clinton)
Brooklyn Heights

Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
Ansche Chesed Synagogue
251 West 100th Street
(Corner of West End Ave)
Manhattan

General Admission $40
Seniors & Students $30

Join One World Symphony's all Russian program, awakening the depths
of passion and obsession. The 1996 film Shine suggested that the ferocious
demands and difficulties of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
(1909) plunged the protagonist into madness. By popular demand, New York
pianist Christopher Johnson returns to One World Symphony as the featured
soloist to showcase the piece's titanic range -- from imposing drama to
quicksilver wit to tender lyricism. Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, based on
Aleksandr Pushkin's novel, is devoted to the intense relationship between
art, life, and reality through both Tatyana's and Onegin's single-minded
and tragic fervors. Does life imitate art far more than art imitates life?

The hair-weave saved her life

2009-02-24T16:34:20Z

Last Edited: Friday, 20 Feb 2009, 3:36 PM EST
Created On: Friday, 20 Feb 2009, 11:01 AM EST

MyFox National Reports

MYFOX NATIONAL - Who needs body armor when you got a hair weave? A Missouri woman is thanking her hairstylist for saving her life after her gun-toting ex-boyfriend allegedly shot at her. She survived the attack with just a headache after one of the rounds was stopped by her hair weave.

"In the back of my head, it was like bam! That's how it felt. It was hot, you could feel it," 20-year-old Briana Bonds said.

The police found the spent slug tangled in her hair, and say her weave prevented it from penetrating her skull.

"I've been wearing it for years. I've invested a lot of money into this weave. It saved my life. It saved my life," Bonds said.

The shooting happened as Bonds was pulling into a convenience store. She said she saw her former boyfriend parked nearby but didn't realize he was about to open fire. As she started to drive away, she said her ex, Juan Kemp, walked up to her car and started shooting.

"One of [the bullets] hit the back of my head. Luckily, it didn't go through because the back of my wig. My wig had stopped it. It was hanging in my hair. It was about this small, scrunched up."

Bushy Coasters

2009-02-23T15:45:43Z

So the NY Times had a series of George W. pictures on the front page not to long ago. Being a very liberal minded and creative person, I though what better way to show my contempt for the dumbest man in history than to use his face as a coaster. Bushy Boy will forever protect my table not from weapons of mass destruction, but from icey cold and wet beverages.

p.s i apologize for posting this pic everhwere. i am truly very proud of my art!!

Dien on the Hunt

2009-02-04T14:44:16Z

Snow in the Suburbs

2009-01-28T13:32:55Z

The Best Part of My Day...

2009-01-28T02:53:11Z

My Literary Piece..Thank you iTunes!

2009-01-24T19:32:45Z

2 AM and She Calls Me 'Cause I'm Still Awake

I love the time and in between

You are my sweetest downfall

You were waiting for me, you saw me, you saw me.

I've been walking in the same way as I did

When the rain is blowing in your face,

I will remember you.

Have you ever thought about what protects our hearts?

Whether it’s the sunshine, whether it’s the rain?

Close your eyes give me your hand

Not now but soon.

Death by chocolate.

Love, I get so lost sometimes.

Where are we? What the hell is going on?

There is nothing special about when the sun goes down.

Some people will slip away if let go.

I’m being dragged down, down by the hand,

The storm is coming but I don't mind.

Well painted passion…

Hello.

I remember here.

Elektra: Obsessed or Possessed?

2009-01-23T14:49:58Z

One World Symphony
Sung Jin Hong, Artistic Director and Conductor
Frank Martinez, Stage Director
One World Symphony Vocal Artists

Richard Strauss: Elektra (1909) (complete)
Celebrating Elektra's 100th anniversary of its world premiere on January 25, 1909

Friday, January 23, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. (Brooklyn Premiere)
St. Ann and the Holy Trinity
157 Montague Street
(Corner of Clinton)
Brooklyn Heights

Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
Ansche Chesed Synagogue
251 West 100th Street
(Corner of West End Ave)
Manhattan

General Admission $40
Seniors & Students $30

Performed with 80+ symphony orchestra
Sung in German with English Supertitles
Performance Length: 2 hours without intermission

Due to the complexity of the piece, we regret that we cannot accommodate late arrivals for these performances. Please make sure to arrive on time so you will not miss out on this amazing experience brought to you by our very hard-working and talented artists!

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the world premiere of Richard Strauss's controversial Elektra(January 25, 1909) with One World Symphony's complete production. Based on the highly-charged Greek tragedy by Sophocles and adapted by Hofmannsthal, Elektra continues to stun and thrill contemporary listeners with the story of mighty Agamemnon, slain by his wife and her lover but avenged by his daughter Elektra. Strauss's scandalous music drama is one of the century's most daring scores for vocalists and symphony orchestra, brilliantly woven into a gripping psychodrama. Is Elektra possessed by her murdered father, or obsessed with honor and vengeance?

Obama-Rama!!!

2009-01-20T17:50:54Z

This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed,
why a man whose father less than 60 years ago
might not have been served at a local restaurant
can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.

~President B. Obama

Cozy...

2009-01-10T17:45:10Z

This Morning on CMT

2008-12-27T14:24:27Z

God Love Her
by Toby Keith

Just a girl born in Dixie
washed in the blood
and raised on the banks
of the Mississippi mud
She always had a thing
about fallin' in love with a bad boy

Yea, they could see it all comin'
but her daddy never dreamed
she'd grow up that fast
you know what I mean
The way a girl gets
when she turns 17
Kinda crazy

She's a rebel child
and a preacher's daughter
She was baptized in dirty water
Her mama cried the first time
they caught her with me
They knew they couldn't stop her

She holds tight to me and the Bible
on the back seat of my motorcycle
Left her daddy standin' there
preachin' to the choir
You see...God love her
Oh me and God love her

She kissed her mama goodbye
said I'll be sure 'n phone ya
She called from a truck stop
in Tucson Arizona
With amazing grace
we made California alive
And then my gypsy life
started takin' it's toll
and the fast lane got empty
and out of control
And just like an angel
she saved my soul from the devil

Yea she's a rebel child
and a preacher's daughter
She was baptized in dirty water
Her mama cried the first time
they caught her with me
They knew they couldn't stop her

She holds tight to me and the Bible
on the back seat of my motorcycle
Left her daddy standin' there
preachin' to the choir
You see....God love her
oh me and God love her

Now she holds tight to me and the Bible
on the back seat of my motorcycle
Left her daddy standin' there
preachin' to the choir
You see...God love her
Oh me and God love her
God love her
God love her

adagio11 @ 2008-12-16T22:59:00

2008-12-17T04:05:57Z

Kit Kat

NYC Snow

Autumn Mums

The String Orchestra of Brooklyn

2008-12-13T17:57:23Z

Mozart Requiem

Saturday, December 13 8:00pm

Joined by two excellent ensembles from the New York area and
a fine cast of soloists, we present Mozart's final masterpiece, as
well as a new work by composer/conductor Jesse Peckham.

Mozart: Requiem Mass in d minor, k626
Peckham: Mattern Mass

Kristin Ezell, soprano
Kimberly Sogioka, alto
Daniel Molkentin, tenor
Craig Philip Price, bass
Jesse Peckham, chorus master
Eli Spindel, conductor
Khorikos Chamber Choir
Hellgate Harmonie Wind Ensemble

St. Ann + the Holy Trinity Church
157 Montague Street, Brooklyn Heights, NY

Plug-In

2008-12-05T22:34:34Z

For quite a while now I haven't been able to visit certain websites (i.e.: food network, OLAS, livejournal) because of a technological problem with *R*'s Mac book. Safari would claim that due to some problem with a Flash player plug-in I wasn't allowed to view these websites. After 3 phone conversations with Mac pros (including one conversation with a software expert) there has been no resolution (well....originally, Safari denied me access to the internet all together. I'm now allowed to use the internet so I guess thats progress...).

Today I decided that I was going to fix the problem myself. And I did!!! I am now allowed to view these "forbidden" websites. I found were these dreaded flash player plug-ins lived and I had them evicted. Whose the technological genius now Mac!?!?!?

Well, not me. I have greater access to my favorite websites; however, Safari still sends me a warm and cozy message from time to time.

The page “*life is easier without friends*” has content of MIME type “application/x-shockwave-flash”. Because you don’t have a plug-in installed for this MIME type, this content can’t be displayed.

I guess you can never win.

First Snowfall of the Season

2008-11-29T13:28:18Z

Filming

2008-11-07T19:40:33Z

There are signs all around the Food Emporium restricting parking for Monday, Nov 10, from 6 AM to 2 AM due to L&O:SVU filming. *R* and I are planning on waking up early to become one with the SVU cast.

Anyone who cares to join, please feel free to meet us at the local Dunkin' Donuts. Yummy!

Wave Hill Botanical Gardens Bx, NY

2008-11-07T15:41:42Z

Sarah Palin Who?

2008-10-06T15:49:17Z

"I don't even know if there are black people in Alaska."
Sean "Diddy" Combs

"I can't stand her. She can suck it."
Pamela Anderson

"It's as if Sarah Palin became celebrated. Every woman in the world has applauded her strength and her convictions."
Jamie Lynn Spears

*I must have forgotten to clap somewhere along the way

"Oh, that's really bad that I don't know who she is, isn't it?"
Brooke Hogan (yes, that's right...Hulk's daughter)

I Found My Pussy in the Kitchen

2008-09-16T16:44:13Z

Dien has grown tremendously over the past couple of months. It appears he is now a cat and no longer our sweet little kitten. It appears that he has also started working out, using our apartment as his own personal gym. The kitchen is where he mountain climbs to increase his strength in his back legs.

This morning I heard some funny sounds coming from the kitchen. Of course I began to I look for Dien in his normal spots...under a wine cart, in his kitty litter...but no. Dien had climbed up to the top of the refrigerator. I suppose all of those hours working out have finally paid off.