Here is finally a short introduction of the Climate & Classical performance. Most of the footage of nature is recorded on the countryside in Norway where I grew up and still live.
Enjoy! And do let me know if you would be interested in working with us setting up the performance.
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Monday, February 13, 2012
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Space Is Music In My Ears
You can pledge your support also, just like I did. With small and big money, it is you choice.
A detailed description of the budget - and the whole project can by fund via Fundraising for Science.
Update: The project is funded!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Piano Player Debut Recital - Chopin Mazurka Op. 6 No. 1
In most cultures, mothers are allowed to be proud of their off-spring, aren't they? In any case, I am about to brag shamelessly - and beyond - about my son Eilev (19).
My son, who one beautiful day this spring decided he wanted to learn how to play the piano. Nothing particular about that part of the story. But just wait till you hear the rest. As discussed in social and blog media (check out master of Science 2.0 Hank Campbell's thoughts at Scientificblogging.com), the younger generation devourer information with a pace never seen before, leaving us slightly older completely amazed at best, and rather condemning at worst.
Well, my son is one of those 'infonivorous' youngsters who learn basically everything on YouTube. I did observe a growing interest in classical music, but when he one day dug out the old children's keyboard from God only knows where in this house, and started to 'commute' between the computer and the keyboard, it sprung like a bomb on me. And that was still only the start. Not before long I recognized Beethoven's Moonlight sonata (not before long here is before 4 weeks after the keyboard had resurfaced in the living room) filling the house morning and night, and then Monday 14th June, 8 weeks after he started to study at the YouTube University, or should I say YouTube Conservatoire, he debuted with his recital of Chopin's Mazurka Op. 6 No.1 at a concert in Vardåsen Church in Asker outside Oslo, Norway.
I am shamelessly proud - and still in shock, as are virtually everybody else; family, musicians, friends, the lot.
Here he is. I proudly present my son Eilev, on piano, playing Chopin's Mazurka after playing the piano only 8 weeks, without teachers and without a proper piano at home.
(Thanks to friends with piano, he got to practice a few times on real pianos in the 8 week period.)
My son, who one beautiful day this spring decided he wanted to learn how to play the piano. Nothing particular about that part of the story. But just wait till you hear the rest. As discussed in social and blog media (check out master of Science 2.0 Hank Campbell's thoughts at Scientificblogging.com), the younger generation devourer information with a pace never seen before, leaving us slightly older completely amazed at best, and rather condemning at worst.
Well, my son is one of those 'infonivorous' youngsters who learn basically everything on YouTube. I did observe a growing interest in classical music, but when he one day dug out the old children's keyboard from God only knows where in this house, and started to 'commute' between the computer and the keyboard, it sprung like a bomb on me. And that was still only the start. Not before long I recognized Beethoven's Moonlight sonata (not before long here is before 4 weeks after the keyboard had resurfaced in the living room) filling the house morning and night, and then Monday 14th June, 8 weeks after he started to study at the YouTube University, or should I say YouTube Conservatoire, he debuted with his recital of Chopin's Mazurka Op. 6 No.1 at a concert in Vardåsen Church in Asker outside Oslo, Norway.
I am shamelessly proud - and still in shock, as are virtually everybody else; family, musicians, friends, the lot.
Here he is. I proudly present my son Eilev, on piano, playing Chopin's Mazurka after playing the piano only 8 weeks, without teachers and without a proper piano at home.
(Thanks to friends with piano, he got to practice a few times on real pianos in the 8 week period.)
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Monday, December 8, 2008
James Bond Reads The Gospel of Christmas in Oslo
007 reads the gospel of Christmas at the Trinity Church in Oslo, Norway.
What have James Bond and my niece, the talented violinist, Sarah Erin Bye in common? If we mean Sir Roger Moore's James Bond it so happened that they performed together at a concert in Oslo yesterday.
Sir Roger Moore reads the Gospel of Christmas at the Trinity church in Oslo, Norway
The concert took place in The Trinity Church in Oslo in a yearly event organized by Barratt Due Institute of Music. My niece is one of the talents attenting this institution having Soon-Mi Chung, who also performed yesterday, as her teacher.
The concert was very popular and a long queue formed in front of the church. To the right are my nephew Leiv Egil, my mother and sister-in-law studying a concert program while freezing their feet off.
My mother is the kind of person who always, I mean ALWAYS, is ready to go before schedule. I'm as diagonally opposite as ever possible to that. Luckily my mother ruled last night and we showed up at the church a little less than an hour before the concert. AND WE STILL WERE NOT IN FRONT OF THE LINE. It would have been a disaster had I decided when to leave for this concert. We'd probably have missed the whole thing.
After finally being admitted inside we could not find a decent seat so the pictures I planned to take of my niece and Sir Roger Moore are not as good as I wished for. Nevertheless, we have some nice memories and the concert was excellent.
I particularly enjoyed Wojciech Kilar's ORAWA. It is a most extraordinary piece of music. It was my nieces first performance in this concert and definitely the most popular with the more than 800 people attending this Chrismas concert shouting and everything after they finished the piece.
Soon-Mi Chung, my nieces teacher, plays Romance by Max Bruch. Hear her here
Now; what exactly did James Bond do in this concert? It is common to organize so-called Christmas concerts, in particular music institutions and schools do this every year. As Sir Roger Moore is very fond of classic music he had befriended my nieces violin teacher Soon-Mi Chung who runs the Barratt Due Institue together with her husband Stephan Barrat Due. Sir Roger has written a book and was in Norway to promote this book. In summary a perfect opportunity for him to both attend and participate in the concert. He doesn't play an instrument, to my knowledge at least, and reading The gospel of Christmas fitted right in the program of a Christmas concert.
The concert program was excellent spanning many genres. Sir Roger Moore reads the gospel of Christmas and also exposes his good sense of humor when a kid shouts out loud in the midst of the reading.
Sir Roger Moore has a very pleasant voice well fitted to read the Christmas gospel. I was a bit surprised actually. I was also astonished by how old our famous action hero 'James Bond' had become. 81 year old is he now but although you have a hard time picturing him 'tidying up the mess' as James Bond did and does, he is in pretty good shape.
My brother Jan Petter is trying to act like his teenage daughter. Here he believes he is hitting a pose just like Sarah-Erin. You'll be the judge. :-)
A concert like this is very demanding on the musicians and although happy, my niece was ready to chill out after the concert. To put it mildly.
Sarah-Erin is really happy the long day is over. She truly enjoyed performing with Sir Roger Moore, though.
After the concert in the Oslo night.
What have James Bond and my niece, the talented violinist, Sarah Erin Bye in common? If we mean Sir Roger Moore's James Bond it so happened that they performed together at a concert in Oslo yesterday.
Sir Roger Moore reads the Gospel of Christmas at the Trinity church in Oslo, Norway
The concert took place in The Trinity Church in Oslo in a yearly event organized by Barratt Due Institute of Music. My niece is one of the talents attenting this institution having Soon-Mi Chung, who also performed yesterday, as her teacher.
The concert was very popular and a long queue formed in front of the church. To the right are my nephew Leiv Egil, my mother and sister-in-law studying a concert program while freezing their feet off.
My mother is the kind of person who always, I mean ALWAYS, is ready to go before schedule. I'm as diagonally opposite as ever possible to that. Luckily my mother ruled last night and we showed up at the church a little less than an hour before the concert. AND WE STILL WERE NOT IN FRONT OF THE LINE. It would have been a disaster had I decided when to leave for this concert. We'd probably have missed the whole thing.
After finally being admitted inside we could not find a decent seat so the pictures I planned to take of my niece and Sir Roger Moore are not as good as I wished for. Nevertheless, we have some nice memories and the concert was excellent.
I particularly enjoyed Wojciech Kilar's ORAWA. It is a most extraordinary piece of music. It was my nieces first performance in this concert and definitely the most popular with the more than 800 people attending this Chrismas concert shouting and everything after they finished the piece.
Soon-Mi Chung, my nieces teacher, plays Romance by Max Bruch. Hear her here
Now; what exactly did James Bond do in this concert? It is common to organize so-called Christmas concerts, in particular music institutions and schools do this every year. As Sir Roger Moore is very fond of classic music he had befriended my nieces violin teacher Soon-Mi Chung who runs the Barratt Due Institue together with her husband Stephan Barrat Due. Sir Roger has written a book and was in Norway to promote this book. In summary a perfect opportunity for him to both attend and participate in the concert. He doesn't play an instrument, to my knowledge at least, and reading The gospel of Christmas fitted right in the program of a Christmas concert.
The concert program was excellent spanning many genres. Sir Roger Moore reads the gospel of Christmas and also exposes his good sense of humor when a kid shouts out loud in the midst of the reading.
Sir Roger Moore has a very pleasant voice well fitted to read the Christmas gospel. I was a bit surprised actually. I was also astonished by how old our famous action hero 'James Bond' had become. 81 year old is he now but although you have a hard time picturing him 'tidying up the mess' as James Bond did and does, he is in pretty good shape.
My brother Jan Petter is trying to act like his teenage daughter. Here he believes he is hitting a pose just like Sarah-Erin. You'll be the judge. :-)
A concert like this is very demanding on the musicians and although happy, my niece was ready to chill out after the concert. To put it mildly.
Sarah-Erin is really happy the long day is over. She truly enjoyed performing with Sir Roger Moore, though.
After the concert in the Oslo night.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Acoustics in Space
Bach on Mars, here represented by the Hellas basin.
I found it highly entertaining and fascinating. :-)
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Stradivarius for Sarah
Photo: Jan Petter Lilja Bye
Sarah-Erin Hurtado Bye with her current violin.
Scientists now think they've understood what makes an instrument world class unique for centuries - wood density! A Stradivarius is world known for its quality, but there are others as well. These instruments are so valuable, artists cannot afford them. Sponsors with a need to create a cultural image lend instruments to star players.
Credit: Stoel BC, Borman TM
I just LOVE these violins!
:-)
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