Emily Cat 176

  I was not able to see the choir this weekend as l wasn't well on Sunday. Disappointing. See you Wednesday:)

All sorts of books today:)

As some of you may know l am learning the piano. The student who's lesson is before mine is 10 years old, and, l was told this week that this sweet little girl started piano lessons at age 4. I'm quite a bit older than that. I wish l had started earlier but it's never too late and l love my lessons. This is the piece l want to be able to play. Debussy was a wonderful composer and Clair de Lune is such  beautiful, almost ethereal music. This rendition is by Debussy himself. What a treat.

Love Swing music and swing dancing.

I hope you all listen to this until the end. No Melbourne Arts today; Ravel's Bolero instead. Maurice Ravel 1875-1937. French composer and pianist. Contemporary, and sometime critic, of Claude Debussy. An intense, sensual piece of music. Absolutely brilliant. Performance in 2010 by Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) Orchestra. This orchestra has been performing since 1842 and this production was lead by Venezuelan Conductor Gustavo Dudamel Ramirez. Enjoy.

See and listen to my visit to The Lume. This gallery is a space all of its' own. If you ever visit Melbourne l would recommend a visit to The Lume.

Missing my record player Friday is changing.  There will still be books; l won't stop reading. It's just that l don't always finish the book in time for Friday and there are other things l would like to talk about. So Friday is changing to books and more and today the post is about the more. I have a very simple record player. As you can see nothing fancy at all, but, it is mine and l love it. It's not working at the moment. That makes me sad as l recently bought this beauty. Nat King Cole had a beautiful voice and was gone much too soon. Tony Bennett was a wonderful singer too.  If you're wondering where l bought these records l will tell you, Op Shops. They are usually a few dollars, a bit banged up and may be scratched. The Nat King Cole record doesn't even have a plastic sleeve. It just sits in the cardboard.  Always check before buying 2nd hand records. Vinyl has a sound all of its' own. I do play a lot of music through YouTube, especially The Wicked No

  Arts Centre Frankston Arts Centre The History of British Rock of the 60's & 70's 13/04 7.30pm John Stephan: A Salute to Roy Orbison 14/04 2pm Humans 2.0 By Circa 18/04 7.30pm artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au Kingston Arts Centre Mordialloc Jazz Orchestra Multiple Dates. Check the website Temporal Perspective: Pilar De La Torre 20/03-20/04 www.kingstonarts.com.au Blues Clubs Hume Blues Club Thursday nights at the Thornbury Bowls Club, free entry humebluesclub.com Music Room 45 Kings 14/04 4pm to late her.melbourne/musicroom Way Out West Music Club Harry Manx 14/04 2pm wowrootsmusic.com Open Studio Bar Friefly Horns - Funk Dance Party 12/04 9pm Tom Riccioni & Call The Doctor 13/04 5pm Hornstars 13/04 9pm To The Ends of the Verse 3rd Tuesday of the month 7.30pm Sarah De La Cerda & Romy Hernandez 17/04 7.30pm Willebrant with special guest Hipwell 18/04 7.30pm www.openstudiobar.com.au Meat Market meatmarket.org.au Jazz Clubs Paris Cat ** Multiple Acts with tickets selli

    Arts Centre Frankston Arts Centre The Umbilical Brothers: The Distraction 06/04 8pm Polite Mammals 07/04  11am & 3pm The Michael Jackson HIStory Show 07/04 7pm artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au Kingston Arts Centre Mordialloc Jazz Orchestra Multiple Dates. Check the website Temporal Perspective: Pilar De La Torre 20/03-20/04 www.kingstonarts.com.au Blues Clubs Hume Blues Club Thursday nights at the Thornbury Bowls Club, free entry humebluesclub.com Birds Basement Brett Williams & The Harmonix Experience 10/04 7.30pm Tokyo Groove Jyoshi 11/04-12/04 7.30pm birdsbasement.com Way Out West Music Club wowrootsmusic.com Meat Market meatmarket.org.au Jazz Clubs Paris Cat ** Multiple Acts with tickets selling fast. Please look at the website. pariscat.com.au Uptown Jazz Ben Vanderwal Quintet-Guitar-mageddon 06/04 8pm uptownjazzcafe.com The Drunken Poet Closed for Easter until 12/04/24 thedrunkenpoet.com.au Brunswick Ballroom Brunswick Big Band 06/04 2pm Zoe Fox and the Rocket Clocks W