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Touching the hand of royalty…
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Well, it’s been a while since my last blog. In my defence, April and May have been incredibly busy months (and for a self-employed musician, that’s the best possible reason for getting a little behind with the paperwork…) Now that June is here I’ve once more got time to get out the hoover and to […]
Remembering our Evolution
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
My great uncle, Raphael Salaman, had a passion for old tools. He wrote two dictionaries, one about wood-working, the other about leather-working tools. During his life he assembled a vast collection of implements once used by the likes of coopers, wheelwrights and blacksmiths. For 40 years Raph’s collection has been open to the public at […]
Symphonic Music LIVE!!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Last month we took the children to a Sunday afternoon concert at the BOZAR. The National Orchestra of Belgium (ONB) played William Walton’s Viola Concert (with Antoine Tamestit) and the 10th Symphony by Dmitry Shostakovich. We had seats in the loges directly over the cellos. What an experience! The Shostakovich is such physically exciting music. […]
The State of Things
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Yesterday I visited the exhibition ‘The State of Things‘ at the BOZAR in Brussels. I have to say that I was disappointed. After seeing Manu Riche’s excellent documentary on BOZAR’s Paul Dujardin and the making of the exhibition (De Lange Mars, part of the Hoge Bomen series), perhaps my expectations were too high. ‘The State […]
