A follow-up to last week’s post: for those who don’t want to sift through 2,000+ options, here are the Financial Times’ picks of the world’s best virtual galleries (the article’s behind a paywall, but here are the links): Sistine Chapel British Museum V&A – Indian Textiles Rembrandt & Amsterdam Portraiture Met – Timeline of Art History Uffizi – On Being Present Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room
I’ve been listening to Pat Metheny’s outstanding new album From This Place. From the compositions, through the arrangements (Metheny called in Alan Broadbent to help), to the musicianship of drummer Antonio Sanchez, bassist Linda May Han Oh, & pianist Gwilym Simcock. Highly recommended—& also available on Bandcamp.
Sunday Morning Biscuit-Making
Singers, among many others, have had their livelihoods cancelled or postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19.
But it turns out you can still make beautiful music together virtually. Here’s my sister-in-law singing Mauricio Duruflé’s Ubi Cartas, as part of a virtual octet. 🎶
In my extra reading time these days, I’ve been taking @ayjay‘s suggestion to read essays and short stories to heart by reading Chekhov & Montaigne. Also revisiting an old favorite, The Imitation of Christ. 📚
🔗 2,500 museums you can visit virtually
I’m planning on visiting many museums in this way with my kids in the days & weeks to come. 🎨 🖼
My selections from our trip the Shoreview Public Library today. Looking forward to some reading time over the next few days off… but I may have overestimated just how much time I’ll have. 📚
DL: 270x3 OHP: 102.5x5 🏆
Sq: 225x6 BP: 180x3 🏆
Learning to play the piano without a piano 🔗🎶
This is a remarkable story, though disappointingly brief.