Cross Country Drive (05/27/2013 – 06/08/2013) (Summary) Second Half

Listing all the NPS units and brief summaries in our cross country drive turned out to be lengthier than I imagined, which means a separate post for the non-NPS-related places and attractions is needed.  With so many other places to see but so little time, here are the other things we sampled through:

Cross Country Drive (05/27/2013 – 06/08/2013) (Summary) First Half

Similar to 2008, when my wife took up a job in North Carolina which gave us an excuse to plan a cross country road trip, this time she packed up her things to move back with me, prompting another road trip in the opposite direction.

Concert: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (02/17/2013) (Essence of Classical Style)

Danny Bond, Baroque bassoonist (here with early Classical bassoon)

Taiwan Wedding Anniversary

Concert: Music of the Spheres (02/01/2013)

Yuko Tanka, Joanna Blendulf, and Jeanne Johnson

Concert: John Dornenburg and Yuko Tanaka: Music for Viola da gamba and Harpsichord (01/23/2013)

1/23/2013
Memorial Church, Stanford


ORTIZ: Recercada Quarta and Recercada Settima
Girolamo Dalla CASA: "Anchor che col partire"
FRESCOBALDI: Canzona quinta detta la Tromboncina and Canzona ottava detta l'Ambitiosa
COUPERIN: Pieces de clavecin, quinzieme ordre
      La régente ou la Minerve 
      Le dodo ou l'amour au berceau
      L'evaporée
 
COUPERIN: Viola da gamba Suite in E minor 
KUHNEL: Partita XII in E minor  
BACH: Viola da gamba sonata in G minor, BWV 1029

John Dornenburg, viola da gamba
Yuko Tanaka, harpsichord

Concert: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra + Masaaki Suzuki (12/13/2012)

Concert: Musica Pacifica (11/30/2012)

Concert: Les Sirenes (Sirènes) (11/16/2012)

cellist Cora Swenson

Happy Chinese New Year 新年快樂~~

蛇年快樂。開始工作之後，繼續blog的時間和興緻不免少了些。可以很佩服二者兼顧的人~  總之，一切更上軌之後，會將欠的東西再補上來囉 ^^

Year of the snake...  Been a bit lazy after starting to work.  That and just being plain tired and not having enough time.  Now I can say I truly admire those that blog regularly but also have a full-time profession.  Anyways, a lot of early music concert reviews that I are in the queue....   in due time...

Xmas and New Year's (2012-2013)

Like last year, it's been a while since we've visited any national parks in a while.  This winter holiday season, while situated in the Bay Area, we made a road trip out to southern Arizona, stopping by the various NPS units there.  By now, we have visited all NPS units of Arizona.

Concert: Concerto Koln (11/3/2012)

 Gerald Hambitzer, harpsichordist of Concerto Koeln

Heinichen: Dresden Concerti (Musica Antiqua Koeln / Reinhard Goebel)

因為最近忙著寫音樂會心得，很久沒有討論CD錄音了。但近來發現居然有個朋友會定期來光顧瀏覽我的部落格，讓我有點受驚若寵。為此，原先想要介紹的專輯就先擱著，並特地寫這篇，回饋一下這位(曾吹過法國號的)讀者吧～～

Concert: Stanford Friends of Music Early Music Faculty Showcase (10/24/2012)

10/24/2012    Memorial Church, Stanford, CA

Telemann: Trio No. 5 from Essercizii Musici
A. Scarlatti: Excerpts from La santa Genuinda
Abel: Prelude for viola da gamba
Byrd: My Ladye Nevell's Ground
Biber: Passacaglia for solo violin
Purcell: Fantasias in Three Parts No.1 and No.3
              Magnificat and Nunc dimittis 

Stanford University Early Music Faculty and The Early Music Singers

Concert: Trio Holloway, Gower & Mortensen (10/19/2012)

 Jane Gower, Lars Ulrik Mortensen, and John Holloway