Archive for 17/05/2013
This week’s Photo Friday entry: ’Metropolis’
For this weeks theme I was in half a mind to use a photo of a busy reef scene, however when I looked up on wikipedia, the definition of a metropolis is most certainly only cites for people…. boo! Not to be disheartened, I get to show you three photos from metropolis around the world that I have loved. Firstly, above, Singapore, photographed at night from Marina Bay. Next up is New York and last but certainly not least is my fair city, London.
You can see more non-underwater travel photo galleries here.
If you want to see my underwater photos from various places then check out the galleries in my Reef Beasties Gallery. Or my best from 2012 here.
See all the other photo Friday entries (and submit your own) for ‘Metropolis’ here.
PS: I’m currently selling my 60mm/D300…
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I feel homesick for you
I don’t know your name
Or where you reside
I can see your smile
And the twinkle
In your eyes
I feel your gentle
Touch caress
My cheeks
Your lips
Cause the
Hairs on my
Arms to rise
Your soul
Penetrates my
Very core
And when I see
You walking
Towards me
My skin sheds
And melts into
Pooling ripples
Of love
I am homesick
For love a soft
Cushion
For me to fall
Gently and you
Take me in your
Arms and my
World is safe.
Terry Shepherd
05/17/2013
Every month I receive e-mails from musicians around the borough requesting that they come and perform at one of our Westminster Music Library events.
About nine months ago I spoke to Michael Hernandez – the leader of The Coloratura Wind Quartet – who agreed to bring his ensemble for a recital in the Music Library. Having wowed our audience with a brilliant concert last October, imagine my delight when I discovered that this incredibly accomplished clarinettist is also a brilliant alto saxophone player, who had recently put together a saxophone quartet.
This fledgling ensemble comprises an impressive wealth of experience and talent; its members primarily perform as professional soloists and instrumentalists within larger ensembles in addition to coaching and mentoring responsibilities. A prevailing love for and commitment to chamber music however inspired the formation of this group. Would we be interested in hosting a recital in 2013?
This…
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At Choral Evensong on Sunday 19th May, the Parish Choir will sing a fantastic setting of the canticles – Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Collegium Regale) – written in 1945 by English composer Herbert Howells (1892-1983).
Collegium Regale means that it is dedicated to King’s College, Cambridge. He also wrote the music for the other church services for the College – canticles for matins and ordinary mass of Holy Communion as well as a set of evensong canticles for St John’s College, Cambridge and other churches. In 1961, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Cambridge University.
Howells was a made a Companion of Honour by the Queen in 1972. Membership of the Order is conferred on men and women for service of national importance and is restricted to 65 people at any one time. The order confers no knighthood or other status, but recipients are entitled to use the…
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Here’s a pair of really neat videos you should feel obligated to check out because they are both awesome.
First up is “When I Lost My Bet”, the new video from Dillinger Escape Plan. If entrails and bloody gloryholes make you squeamish, you may just want to listen to the audio. For the rest of us, this is a really will directed and unique video that really captures the bat shit craziness of DEP perfectly. Check it out!
And second up we have the first video from the upcoming Leprous album Coal for the tune “The Cloak”. This video is damn great with the focus on simplicity really let the dark atmosphere drive the visuals home. I also like that it fits perfectly with the album title and the visuals meld wonderfully with the song to create a wholly engaging experience. Enjoy!! Peace Love and Metal!!!
