My Pianist

He attended a piano competition yesterday.

Fabulous performance. 

And I'm not the only one who thinks so ... :) 

My boy!

P.S.: Sorry I don't have his performance on video (yet) but this is what he played:

:: Rachmaninov Prelude in C-sharp minor ::
:: Grieg March of the Dwarfs ::
:: Gershwin An American in Paris ::
:: Rijavec Dancing at Zagorca :: 
(Slovenian composer)

Thank You For The Music

Some absolutely gorgeous music-related items from Etsy.

Don't you think?

Tickled Pink!

My boy, an aspiring pianist, 

attended a seminar with Simon Trpceski, 

a musical wonder from Macedonia. 

Photo: source

Photo: source

We are all absolutely impressed by the maestro, 

an incredibly warm and giving person 

with a great sense of humour. 

Feeling grateful :)

Music All Around Us

We're celebrating the feast of St Cecilia today.

Photo: source

The patron saint of music :)

Music is an important part of our familiy's life ...

Thank You For The Music

Out to a concert tonight. 

Outfit details:

- shoes - local boutique

- tights - home stash :)

- silk dress - Boden

- bow belt - I made it!

- cardigan - Topshop

- silk clutch - Benetton

- scarf - Kokoska (local brand)

Music To My Heart

Our local music school orchestras traditionally perform on the town square at the end of each school year. My family and I spent a lovely afternoon listening to young artists and music lovers - nothing beats a great tune for chasing away the blues!

Photo: source

I'm afraid I haven't brought my camera to the event - I prefer to listen to music rather than take photos, to be honest, so here's last year's photo from our music school website - just to give you an idea :) You can see my husband in the front row - green T-shirt, beard & glasses. And you can see my denim skirt :)

What I Did Last Friday Night

I sang. 

Our choir held its annual concert, 

an evening of love songs.

Photo: B. Senk

It was lovely. 

Especially with both my husband 
and my son being on stage as well :)

Celebrating Culture

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We're having a day off. Celebrating with my boy getting ready for his piano competition next week and the ninth anniversary of our choir - I've made a delicious cake with chocolate buttercream icing (more on that to come)...  Anyway, lots of music!

Jesus Christ Superstar By Bike

Last night's performance was absolutely amazing. Standing ovations and such... The leading roles were given to incredible singers, and the entire musical was just one long moment of pure pleasure for the senses.

Photo credit: http://www.siol.net

The role of Jesus was performed by Alex Gaumond. 

Photo credit: Wikipedia

Judas was the incredible Ian Virgo.

Photo credit: http://www.siol.net

And the role of Mary Magdalene was performed by Portia Emare.

Photo credit: Twitter

My husband and I enjoyed the evening immensely. It was open-air and we had a lovely warm summer evening. My husband works in the capital so he set off on his usual commute in the morning, and I followed in the afternoon, by bike (just under 40 miles)! It was sizzling hot and extremely windy so I arrived rather exhausted but I made it!

Definitely a day to remember :)

Tonight, Yay!

Off to see this tonight with my husband - an early anniversary present :)

Performing in our capital, no less!

In Concert

Photo: B. Senk

Our choir held its annual concert last Friday. The programme included a selection of Slovenian evergreens. It was lovely. A great time was had by all. The concert was followed by a party, details to follow : )  Just saying that a yummy Jubilee Cake was consumed and appreciated...

Music In Trieste

A fortnight ago my boy was part of the group at our local music school chosen to perform in Trieste, Italy, as part of an exchange programme. Parents were allowed to join the party and of course, all four of us embarked on an unforgettable adventure!

My boy being exactly who he is, a boy, he does not much care about details (some details, anyway). He told us when we had to be outside the music school to catch the bus and he told us we were going to Trieste. That was it.

Naturally, we thought we were going to the concert and head home afterwards. I'm happy to say we were quite mistaken.

We had a wonderful excursion and saw many breathtakingly beautiful places we would never have travelled to on our own. We had excellent guides and even though my husband and I used to visit Trieste on a regular basis when we were younger (shopping for clothes, I'm afraid), we were able to see the city from an entirely different perspective this time. It's enchanting.

The children's performance was superb, the music teachers really picked creme-de-la-creme (my boy included!) and all in all, as I said, it was a day to remember. And remember we shall...

More Music!

Just got home from their concert.

Absolutely delighted!

'Tiptoe Through The Bluebells'

I came across this precious song through Woodland Trust the other day.

It's 'Tiptoe Through The Bluebells' by a young London artist Misty Miller.

Enchanting!

Perpetuum Jazzile

Off to the concert tonight, with my Mum. Can't wait, they're incredible!

Photo: golica.si

Check this! And enjoy!