Tag Archives: Edward Elder

Reflections at the AIDS Memorial

Posted on October 25, 2025 by dannyashkenasi

After completing the No Kings march last Saturday, Ed and I took a break at the Aids Memorial in the Village before going for dinner and taking in a double feature at Newfest (we saw the queer animal documentary “Second … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Beginnings, Cinema Scope, LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Aids, disc, Edward Elder, Fountain, granite, memorial, mirror, NewFest, No Kings, NYC, October, photography, Pigeon, Queens of the Dead, reflection, Second Nature, triangle, Village, Walt Whitman, water | Leave a comment

Climbing Up the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Posted on September 5, 2025 by dannyashkenasi

Join Us On Every Single Step Up The Tilting Tower We took a day trip to Pisa, to see the famous tower in person and climb it. These three videos really give you the experience, starting with this vertical view: … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged adventure, Baptistry, bell tower, Camposanto, Cathedral, climbing stairs, Edward Elder, Leaning, nature, photography, Pisa, selfie, spiral staircase, tourists, Tower, travel, video | Leave a comment

A Dulcimer, A Fountain, and a Kiss

Posted on August 21, 2025 by dannyashkenasi

I’m touristing most two-fistedly in Rome at the moment (next stop Florence), which leaves me near to no time to blog, but will give me much material for future Two-fisted Touristing blog posts. I’ll give you a little taste with … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Beginnings, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Agnes, Agony, church, Danube, de la Plata, dulcimer, Edward Elder, Elvis Presley, Fountain, Four Rivers, Ganges, It's Now or Never, My Way, Neptune, Nile, O Solo Mio, Piazza Navona, river, Rome, Saint | 2 Comments

MANHATTANHENGE

Posted on July 13, 2025 by dannyashkenasi

This last Friday and Saturday was Manhattanhenge. Ed and I each took some pictures on 42nd Street while it happened around 8:20pm on Friday. Manhattanhenge is what we call those days when the sunset aligns perfectly with Manhattan’s street grid. … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Notes in the News, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged 2025, 42nd Street, 8th avenue, American Museum of Natural History, Canyon, Edward Elder, horizon, Hudson River, July 11, July 12, Manhattan, Manhattanhenge, New Jersey, New York City, photography, sunset | Leave a comment

Happy Birthday, Ed – Evocation XXXII

Posted on July 12, 2025 by dannyashkenasi

It is Ed’s birthday today. And for the 32nd time in 32 years I have composed a viola/piano duet for my husband, a tradition that will continue until we reach the morbid part of the generally expressed marriage vow (Although … Continue reading →

Posted in Beginnings, Chamber Works | Tagged birthday, classical music, computer, duet, Edward Elder, Evocation, Finale, Joseph Elder, Madison, mass mover, memorial, music, piano, simple entry, speedy entry, synthesizer, Viola, Wisconsin, writing | 1 Comment

PRIDE VIDS!

Posted on June 30, 2025 by dannyashkenasi

Happy Pride from Ed and me! We watched much of the parade at a perch on 5th Avenue, north of 8th Street, then walked up to 27th Street to gather and then march with the Quakers. Here is a video … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Notes in the News, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged 5th Avenue, Brad Lander, Chappell Roan, Christopher Street, Edward Elder, Gay Street, Heritage of Pride, Hetrick-Martin, J P Morgan Chase, Jumaane Williams, LGBTQ, March, marching band, Met Opera, New York City, Parade, Pride, Quakers, Queer Big Apple Corps, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Stonewall, SUNY, Whitney Houston | Leave a comment

HYACINTHS!

Posted on February 21, 2025 by dannyashkenasi

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin' | Tagged buds, Edward Elder, flower, green, hyacinth, leaves, light, odor, photography, purple, scent | Leave a comment

… in which Ed has to endure Danny getting “artsy” on the escalator.

Posted on September 14, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope | Tagged AMC, AMC 25, back light, Cinema, Danny Ashkenasi, Edward Elder, escalator, movie theater, multiplex, photography, selfie, Times Square, yawning | Leave a comment

EVOCATION XXXI

Posted on July 12, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

Today is Ed’s birthday. And I have presented him, as I have for the past 31 years, with another viola piano duet for us to play. Below is the score you may follow along while you listen to the computer … Continue reading →

Posted in Beginnings, Chamber Works, LGBTQ Alphabet Soup | Tagged birthday, box set, chamber music, duet, Edward Elder, Evocation, grave, musician, piano, Viola | Leave a comment

Edward Elder Wins FFTG Award!

Posted on December 30, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

The FFTG Awards have been announced and “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” was nominated for six awards and won one, for my husband Edward Elder for Best Supporting Actor! The FFTG Awards announced the nominees and winners … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged Award, Awards, Background Music, Best Actor, cinematography, David Ashkenasi, Edward Elder, FFTG, Grand Jury, Jason Chua, Jimmy McCoy, musicabre, musical, nominee, Stolis Hadjicharalambous, Supporting Actor, The Pit and the Pendulum, winner | Leave a comment

P&P wins MUSIC AWARD at P2S

Posted on October 21, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” wins Best Music Scoring at the Pitch To Screen Film Awards in New York “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my (deep breath intake) short film musical adaptation of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged Andreia Gibau, Awards, cinematography, Dolby Theater, Edgar Allan Poe, Editing, Edward Elder, Film Festival, horror, Jason Chua, Kristiana Roemer, music scoring, musicabre, musical, Pitch to Screen, short film, Stolis Hadjicharalambous, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart | Leave a comment

LA P&P Q&A

Posted on October 17, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

In Depth Q&A about “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” at the LA Indie FilmFest After the well-received screening of my musical short film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” at … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged Alexander Chinnici, Bela Bartok, Bernd Alois Zimmermann, Edgar Allan Poe, Editing, Edward Elder, Erin Carrere, Henry Borriello, horror, Jimmy McCoy, Kurt Weill, LA Indie FilmFest, Los Angeles, miniature, mirror mask, musicabre, musical, Q&A, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart | Leave a comment

P&P wins BEST MUSIC at HAUNTED HOUSE FEARFEST

Posted on October 8, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” won the award for Best Music at last night’s awards ceremony of the Haunted House FearFest at the Midnight Theater in New York City. Here is a video of my acceptance speech: … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged actor, Award, best, Best Music, Edgar Allan Poe, Edward Elder, ensemble, FearFest, Film Festival, Haunted House, Haunttv, Hudson Yards, Jeremy Parsons, Midnight Theatre, music, musicabre, nomination, Renee Huff, The Pit and the Pendulum | Leave a comment

Love and Hope in Barcelona

Posted on September 30, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” wins Best Experimental Short Film at the Love and Hope International Film Festival in Beautiful Barcelona Above is a video of my acceptance speech upon winning Best Experimental Short Film at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope, LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Poe Musicabres, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Alberto Bellavia, Alfred Hitchcock, Award, Barcelona, Cathedral, Catherine Gayer, Chuti Tiu, Cinema Maldi, Darwin Reina, Dean Addams, Edward Elder, Erin Carere, Experimental, festival, Film Award, flamenco, Gaudi, Gothic Quarter, Internatioal, Jon Vamvas, LHIFF, Love and Hope International Film Festival, Marisa Marti, Museum of Catalan Music, musicabre, Olga Montes, Parc de la Ciutadella, Passeig de Gracia, Plaça d'Espanya, Placa de St Jaume, Placa Reial, short film, Sonia Rescalvo Zafra, Steve Wilbur, tapas, The Pit and the Pendulum, Vincenzo Carubia, Will Grave | 3 Comments

The Streets of Pompeii

Posted on August 25, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Post 1 of the Pompeii Series Pompeii. I wrote a song about it (for my Mark Twain musical) long before I finally visited it this April. And now finally I am posting my blog piece about the visit – blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged ampitheatre, ancient, Apollo, ash, barracks, bathhouse, bodies, chariot, Coliseum, Edward Elder, Forum, gladiator, ISIS, Italy, Jupiter, museum, phallus, photography, plaster cast, Pompeii, pyroclastic flow, ruins, stepping stones, Temple, Thermae, thermopolium, Vesuvius, Volcano | Leave a comment

NAPLES’ GALLERIA UMBERTO

Posted on July 16, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

One particularly photogenic part of Naples, Italy – worthy of its own little blog post – is the Galleria Umberto 1. It is a public shopping gallery with apartments built 1887-1890 across from the opera house, and named after the … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged 1890, Edward Elder, Galleria, Gallery, glass dome, mosaic, Naples, photography, San Carlo Theatre, shopping, Umberto, Umberto I, Unesco, Via Toledo, World Heritage Site, Zodiac | Leave a comment

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