The Cirque Du Soleil ZAIA band, June 2009 in Macau, China. A rare moment where all the musicians are together for a photo opp.
In this photo: Eduard Harutyunyan (percussion), Jay Elfenbein (viol, dare I say cello, strings, bass guitar), Darrin Johnson (drummer), Olivier Milchberg (guitar, Turkish banjo, plucked strings), Maria Andersson (singer), Steven Bach (keyboards – bandleader), Rose Winebrenner (vocalist), Racheal Cogan (recorder, EWI)and Conrad Askland (keyboards, assistant bandleader).
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqUkUjeF4-c
O sole mio: Trio Ginoble – Boschetto – Barone – Live
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd_oIFy1mxM
This morning I’ve been watching Karl Richter videos on YouTube. I especially enjoyed clips of the Bach B minor Mass. In this video of JS Bach’s Toccata and Fuge in D minor listen to Richter’s organ stop choice at 4:30 – I think it’s wonderful.
Not sure, but from the looks I think this is the original organ of Bach in Leipzig, Germany.
Off to Boracay, Philippines with some friends for a few days. The vacations while living in Asia are mind blowing and amazing. Information on Boracay here:
https://www.conradaskland.com/blog/2008/11/boracay-philippines/
This will be my first trip to the Philippines. I know a few phrases in Tagalog (Tah-gah-loh) because I have many Filipina friends in Macau, but I hope to learn a few more. 🙂
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8pJVJKk7PM
My Mandarin teacher is having me learn this song in Mandarin: 听海 – 张惠妹. I’ll let you know how it goes. Here’s a rough English translation:
Current project folder. 🙂
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk1l0Gr1lU0
Read more info on Buck Owens at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Owens
I was reading on that link about Buck Owens, the Bakersfield Sound, the death of his guitar wingman Don Rich, and the revival of his career with Dwight Yoakum. There are some great videos of Buck Owens and Don Rich on YouTube. Here’s a couple videos I enjoyed with Buck and “Dangerous” Don Rich. Hope they make you feel good too…
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkNsqdGm0wo
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfSPneMXCgk
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ieK7Lv9Rbg
Here’s some more Dwight Yoakum. Guess I’m feeling a little homesick and Dwight makes me feel good. I lived south of Bakersfield for almost twenty years playing country music there and across the US, so Dwight’s my homeboy.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHxSh-SvFVA
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy9EixCPPG4
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyajDA_Ywcw
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lUqvCQT3pk
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTiz3bK8M-o
Here’s two versions of Dwight Yoakum singing “Ain’t That Lonely Yet”. I love this song. I remember back when I played country music in Southern California I would sing this song, and well…..I like it, a lot.
We celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Cirque Du Soleil on the morning of June 17, 2009 in Macau. It was a GREAT party which included artists doing stiltwalking at 4am to join with other Cirque artists worldwide in an attempt to break the current Guinness Book of World Records for the most people stiltwalking at one time.. I’m sure the party pics will show up on Facebook.