Emily Cat 176

Do you read a particular genre?  I read crime; keep coming back to it. Side note: when l'm talking about reading and books now l'm talking about audiobooks. As l have said before l have bad hearing and have hearing aides which are connected to my phone. On my phone l have Audible, Borrow Box and Libby. Both Borrow Box and Libby are online library apps. ( I hope you all have a similar service where you live) Audible gives us a free credit each month and this month, instead of choosing a crime novel l got Coastlines written, and narrated, by Joanne Harris. Very unusual for me to get a book that's not crime. It got me thinking about genres and it got me thinking about the genres other people read. Or are you someone who reads all types of books? I know a few people who are in book clubs and l've seen the types of books they are reading and they all look like they're from different genres. And, l thought the fact that l listen to audiobooks would cancel me out from book...

I know comments have been made recently.  I think we all have a right to an opinion, and l'm not going to get into the controversy of those comments. Instead l'm going to talk about the most beautiful piece of music witha soprano and a mezzo soprano. I'm going to give you a taste of opera. Watch the video and then look up this performance.  It truely is a magical piece

The jazz of the 1920's  Specifically the music of Bix Beiderbecke.  I love this music, and what l'm listening to sounds like original recordings. Yes they sound old but you can still hear the great music. Bix was gone much too soon; gone at 28. Thankfully we sill have the music to listen to. Have you heard of Bix Beiderbecke? Do you like early American jazz? I do.

The film l didn't want to see.   Do you like the music of Neil Diamond?

Miles Davis  Kind of Blue. A masterpiece of jazz.  Miles Davis made the trumpet sing.

The songs of Rogers, Hammerstein and Hart  What a treat to hear songs from these partnerships. Of the 2 Rogers and Hammerstein were the more successful, and talk about circles within circles. It was only a few weeks ago that l saw the film Blue Moon. We're very lucky in Melbourne to have such good suburban Arts Centres. There 4 or 5 of them and Frankston Arts Centre is one. Promac Productions put on these shows and every one of those centres stage the shows. They may be on different days and Frankston is the only one where you can have a 2 course lunch as well. I've seen some really good shows through this program. If l'm going to Frankston l always attend the 1.30pm show. Ian Stenlake and Michelle Fitzmaurice put on a good show and, of course, that wonderful music still lives on. We a