I’m back home from spending an amazing week in Finland.  My friend and colleague, Markus Yli-Jokipii, with whom I worked at the Oregon Bach Festival, was so kind to invite me to perform the Bach St. John Passion.  The performance was with his ensemble in Turku, Finland called Kuninkaantien muusikot (Musicians of the King’s Road).
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These pictures are really moving to me.  The photographer Irina Werning worked with people who wanted to recreate pictures from their childhood or adolescence.  Some of them are hilarious and others are quite powerful.
I’ve posted a few below, but you can see all of them here.

:: Thanks to Tara for bringing this to my attention. [...]

It’s hard to believe that Oregon Bach Festival 2010 is already over!  Just a few picture highlights:

Carrie came to visit Portland this week and we got to go on some great adventures!

Picking blueberries:

Cathedral Park and St. John’s Bridge:

Vista House overlooking the Columbia River Gorge:

I posted some new pictures of Hansel and Gretel with “Opera to Go!” taken by Eric Melear.  Click here to see them.

the end, originally uploaded by Behold How Free.
Thanks to Eric Melear for pictures of the show!

Click here to view the whole set on Flickr
Click here to view the whole set on Flickr

Crater Lake - 14, originally uploaded by Behold How Free.
I’ve been posting pictures on Flickr of my summer adventures thus far, including Oregon Bach Festival and a visit to Crater Lake. Click here to see them!

Click on the picture above to see all pictures from the performance of Peter Rabbit: The Opera at Frost Elemantary School, Houston, Texas.

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 [...]