These pictures are incredible!  You have to check out the website of this Chinese acrobat, Li Wei.

1. Today was the performance of Peter Rabbit, The Opera by students at Frost Elementary School.  Hannah and I were so proud of our students.  They learned a lot about opera and how to write music and perform it.
2. Working on music and getting ready for a performance with the Houston Bach Society on Sunday [...]

Ok, I want one of these right now. Incredible!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h-RhyopUmc

I recently encountered this Rumi poem at a concert I attended.
There Is A Field
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field.  I’ll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass,
the world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language, even the phrase each other
doesn’t make any sense.
- Rumi
…wow…

Wow - this is brilliant!

Since Conspirare is about to hit the national PBS airwaves this month, I figured it might be a good chance to show the lighter side of our group behind the scenes.
During filming for the PBS special:

Backstage in Denmark:

Backstage in Austin:

I heard this poem on The Writer’s Almanac today and it really made me laugh.  It’s kind of dark comedy, but I TOTALLY relate.  You can also click the link above and listen to Garrison Keillor’s clever reading of the poem.

Bridal Shower
by George Bilgere

Perhaps, in a distant café,
four or five people are talking
with the four [...]

This video has me thinking about a lot of things lately.  The innovation of the world is astounding to me!

These kids are AMAZING. One of the highlights of my trip to Denmark.

Member of the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus and Orchestra are showing their support for presidential candidate Barack Obama with T-shirts that say “Baroque” Obama.