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Diana Rigg and the 3rd Happy Song for Dark Times
I just learned that Diana Rigg passed. Rest in Peace, Diana Rigg. Diana Rigg was probably my first childhood celebrity crush. I likely first loved Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins the way tots love their nannies, but I had my … Continue reading
Posted in Beginnings, Cinema Scope, Live! On Stage, Melodies Linger On, Notes in the News
Tagged Big Band, Bond Girl, Broadway, Diana Rigg, Freud, Game of Thrones, German, Julie Andrews, Laurie Johnson Orchestra, Mary Poppins, Medea, Miss Marple, Mit Schirm Charme und Melone, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Patrick Magee, The Avengers, TV Theme
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SHIFTING PERSPECTIVES at ART NY 2018
Part 2 of my glimpse into ART NY 2018. Some more “celebrity sightings” in artist and subject just as in Part 1. Even more “shifting perspectives”, featuring videos of art work that show how they change, either because they include … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On
Tagged 2018, Alexandra Pacula, art, ART NY, Badlands Cockney, Bjørn Okholm Skaarup, Brandon Murphy, Bruce R. Macdonald, Carole Feuerman, Chagall, Chris Antemann, Diadji Diop, Dick van Dyke, Etienne Garceau, Florian Eymann, Frederico Uribe, Fredy Hadorn, Hendrik Kerstas, Henry Calso, John Atwood, Kaï, Klar Reis, Klari Reis, Leonor Anthony, Marck, Marilyn Monroe, Mark Jenkins, Mary Poppins, Michael Moebius, Nemo Jantzen, Niloufar Banisadr, Norah Jones, Oliver Czarnetta, Paint it Black, Painter Song, Patrick Rubenstein, Pavement Artists, Picasso, Puzzles, Roberto Fabelo, Rolling Stones, Roy Lichtenstein, Shepard Fairey, Speedy Graphito, Tom Otterness, Victoria Kovalenchikova, videosculpture, Will Kurtz, Yong R. Kwan, Zhang Hang Yi
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Impressions from ART NEW YORK (with “artsy” musical accompaniment)
Art New York was a huge showcase of artists at Manhattan’s Pier 55 this past weekend. Here are some photographic impressions from my visit (with the artist name given above their artwork). And to add a little musical fun, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Anke Eilergerhard, art, art garfunkel, Blue and Joy, Byung Jin Kim, Chul Hyan Ahm, Eline de Jonge, Enrique Gomez de Molina, Evita, Hanns Kotter, Isabelle van Zeijl, Jeff Robb, John Baldessari, Kate Bush, Kim Simonsson, Lady Gaga, Liechennay, Livia Marin, Mary Poppins, New York, Norah Jones, Peter Anton, Roberto Fabel, Rolling Stones, salvador dali, Seo Young-Deok, Seungmo Park, Sondheim, Streisand, Viola Frey, Wang Xiosong, Yuina Wad
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NfaC Repost: The Sound of Music: Embracing the “Sugarcoated Lie”
This article was one of the first ever published on “Notes from a Composer” and quickly became one of the more popular during the first months of the blog’s existence. I thought I would repost it so newcomers to the … Continue reading
