Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Mendelssohn Psalm 42 German diction

Hi LCC! Practice makes perfect!

Friday, August 14, 2009

On top the Temple Mount


Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem

The Wailing Wall/Bar mitzvas


The Western "Wailing" Wall (the remaining portion of Herod's temple at the time of Jesus). Friday night marks the beginning of shabbat, so there is an especially large crowd of Jews come to pray at the wall. The groups of soldiers and youth dancing/singing in circles was especially fun to see.


A bar mitzva procession (part 1)


Bar mitzva procession (part 2)

BYU Jerusalem Center


BYU Jerusalem Center organ


BYU Jerusalem Center view of the Old City (from Mt. Scopus/Mt. of Olives)

Galilee


The Sea of Galilee


Mt. of Beatitiudes

Nazareth


Basilica of the Annuciation


Inside the Nazarene Basilica

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Qumran Caves and Masada


Qumran caves (where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found)


Looking down on the cable cars we took up to Masada. Masada is a very tall plateau on which Herod built a fortress. When the Jewish rebels fled Jerusalem in the first century AD, they came here, but they were pursued... It's a good story. Look it up.


The remains of Herod's 3-tiered palace on Masada

Bethlehem







Inside the Church of the Nativity


The traditional site for the birth of Jesus. Here pilgrims bow down and reach their hand into the hole in the ground, so as to touch the rock on which Jesus was born.

A model of ancient Jerusalem


A huge model of Jerusalem at the time of Christ.

Golgotha and the Garden Tomb


One of the two traditional sites where Jesus is thought to have been crucified. (On the skull-shaped hill, not in the bus parking lot.)


One potential site for the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, where Jesus' body was taken.



Inside The Garden Tomb

Mt. Sinai (panoramic), pt. 3

Mt. Sinai sunrise, pt. 2

Mt. Sinai sunrise pt. 1

Adventures in Israel - Tel Aviv

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Some poetry from the LCC concert

"The first American music around,
Had notes shaped, diamond and round,
Keeping rhythm with an arm,
They sang songs with great charm,
For ne’er could a livelier hymn be found.”
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A: "May I feel, said he
B: "I'll squeal, said she
A: just once, said he
B: it's fun, said she

A: May I touch, said he
B: How much, said she
A: A lot, said he
B: Why not, said she

A: Let’s go, said he
B: Not too far, said she
A: What’s too far, said he"
B: Where you are, said she!" [e.e. cummings, excerpt]
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A: “If you would comfort me, sing me a lullaby:”
B: “Lower him gently, he sleeps forever. His bed is made where cedars hover,
for song the birds’ objective timpani and the cool earth to cover.”
A: “If you would win my heart, sing me a love song:”
C: “May this marriage be a sign of compassion, our everyday a day in paradise.”
A: “If you would mourn me and bring me to God, sing me a requiem, sing me to heaven.”
D: “Look, my small, my beautiful child, the icicle here, how it shimmers in the blue sun.
My small, my beautiful child, look once more.”
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"Our night concludes with a future much brighter
As we sing the same message by two different songwriters
And through endless optimism, wonder and love,
Our last song portrays hope that rises above."
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"An encore we give to you all,
We hope it will lift your morale,
We thank you so much,
And now a patriotic touch,
From the Livingston County Chorale."

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Piedmont, CA in December

The front street view from mom n' pop's:


The rear view from mom n' pop's:


Some people say they wouldn't appreciate good weather if they didn't have all 4 seasons. I beg to differ.

Frozen Niagra Sisters