Esther’s laptop suddenly died a few weeks ago and Ben’s has been physically falling apart for a while. So it seemed time for them both to have new ones. They both chose HPs – here they are with their new computers, early Christmas presents. (Esther is tall but she’s not really taller than Ben...
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Angela Wright, Ben’s piano teacher until a few months ago, invited him to be a guest on her December recital. He played Chopin Etudes Op. 10 no. 3 and 4. Here’s a video of his performance: Download Chopin Ben will be playing the first movement of Tchaikowsky’s first piano concerto with Angela Wright in March in...
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The Windy City String Ensemble’s year end concert was on Friday. Ben and Esther had short solos in the Corelli – here’s a video of it: Download Corelli
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This is a copy of my latest post on the Communitas Collective blog. Here’s something I wrote last December for one of the local newspapers. My ex-church was inviting community members to provide input on what Christmas meant to them and the local newspaper joined in. The photo is from a number of years...
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This is a copy of my fifth post on the Communitas Collective blog. It seems to me that ‘Christian Power Play’ should be an oxymoron.However, the words and actions of some Christians imply otherwise. After reading the local newspaper this week I wrote the following response to a column by a Christian. In her December...
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These are things I’ve been working on lately (click for bigger images) The piano needs shades around it to keep the direct sunlight off.
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