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Carmina Burana!

Saturday, 7. November 2009, 18:08:10

Last night I went to see the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra perform Carmina Burana. They had an amazing choir and a Tenor, Baritone and Soprano soloist. I loved the Soprano's red dress, gorgeous!

I played this Opera in band when I was in high school and have it on tape somewhere. I used to listen to it all the time. It's rare I hear of it being played, incredible to me because it's so beautiful!

The most popular recognizable song is O, Fortuna. It's sang all in Latin, very beautiful (and actually the translation they gave us, quite dark in some areas which I didn't realize)

The building had some gorgeous architecture and a very cool sculpture hanging from the ceiling. Looks like it was made out of blown glass and metal.

I'd much rather spend a Friday night there then at a bar any day

Here is O, Fortuna with English translations , most people have heard it and didn't know it!

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Comments

Lorenzo Celsi # 7. November 2009, 18:25

The "Cramina Burana" original music probably was something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsqWALgdJE8
("stabat mater" translates in something like "there was the mother" meaning of Mary watching Jesus on the cross).

Here the latin text and the translation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabat_Mater

Angeliki # 7. November 2009, 19:10

nice!

these are Friday nights that will stay memorable!
thanks for taking the time to post nd share! this is very special to me!

*hugs* and much love along with best wishes for an amazing weekend!

starree # 7. November 2009, 19:21

Lorenzo,
Interesting. Gregorian chants are so beautiful. I have a tape of that somewhere too

Angeliki - definitely! I was so excited when I heard about it. I should have done a post on Art Walk. They open buildings of the city once a month and host all kinds of artwork , I saw some awesome paintings and some where they got a girl naked in different parts of the city (beautiful girl) with cool filters, we were wondering how the heck they did those photos without getting caught!

One artist painted a sexy wicked witch of the east and hot Dorothy, it was rather dark but very cool

(too bad he doesn't have a web site)

Henry # 8. November 2009, 04:00

Very nice. Somehow, it seems to me that piece has been used for TV commercials on occasion.

The cool sculpture makes me think of vestibular hair cells. It's like the hair cells are suspended inside the ear (the hallway representing the inner ear). Maybe that's it. Hmmmm....

Lorenzo Celsi # 8. November 2009, 07:58

To me it looks like a primitive worm of some lost ocean.

starree # 8. November 2009, 23:32

it reminded me of a dinosaur spine. Yes, O Fortuna has been used in commercials quite often.

act2bmp # 10. November 2009, 11:10

Like it not my real everyday taste but I do think its genius, I love the art work to once I went to an open air concert for Kitaro.

I say for, he wasn't aloud into Singapore because of him having long hair still his orchestra were amazing.

Quite a change for a guy who grew up with punk from eight

Oh no it hits home thats 33 years ago

starree # 10. November 2009, 12:46

there are lots of styles as there are many people with different ones

diversity is what makes the world interesting if you ask me.

some people get annoyed that I am so global but I say those people are afraid to explore the world, so some places are better and some worse, always good to learn

act2bmp # 17. November 2009, 09:47

Yes Global so many said who am I to give a monkeys chuff. Its not such a small world that stops us. It can just be the need to open up that mind and go Global with it we have all the walls in the world outside as is. I took mine down years back so I'm not Tattooed as such I'm just multi coloured

starree # 17. November 2009, 12:09

multi-colored works

definitely too many walls. I wonder if china will ever get rid of theirs, now it is a pretty monument to the past though.

Lorenzo Celsi # 17. November 2009, 12:22

Multi colored works until it merges in dumb grey.

act2bmp # 18. November 2009, 04:43

Multi colored works until it merges in dumb grey, praise the Lord.

Multi coloured for me. It was a Brother who said it to me in Richmond VG one time and I dont fancy the job of knocking that down were wise to IT so it will take the might of some real daft navies you must know a few Lorenzo and ideas.

and you cant count me coz I know

Lorenzo Celsi # 18. November 2009, 09:14

Again, life is not like the cartoons. For any gain there is a price to pay. No doubt that "diversity" is a resource. You see, being "different" from each other is the main resource we have got in Europe. The price is "diversity" needs to be defended from the "globalization" that comes with the "too many walls" concept. Like you abolish the frontiers then low cost products from elsewhere come to your place destroying a thousand years old tradition and industry. Or you get 10% immigrants over the population in 10 years and then you don't know where to place all these people.
Yeah good, now we all wear the same expensive tennis shoes. The draw back is the italian tradition of hand made leather shoes is disappearing. And since it is not a switch you can turn on and off, once lost, it is lost for ever. Lets go shopping all together in the same malls for the same stuff worldwide, eat the same "international" food, see the same movies, etc. Everybody speaks the same language. etc.

act2bmp # 18. November 2009, 10:57

I believe that to we have many things lost in traditions. I found malls to big and all the same so now I won't go to them here.

I still use smaller shops even paying more sometimes. Its a big world so I think we should live where we like as long as your adding and not just taking and the world does speak one language apart from sine, English remember us and the US making it so that's why were the most hated to

I choose to have a laugh at the world and it so-called leaders if only for my own sanity to me if you see it with out that you'll cry or get so serious you'll get to stiff and don't know where the fun is any more !

starree # 18. November 2009, 12:15

Italian leather shoes are popular and desired among the rich here actually. I once bought a guy those and you would have thought I gave him gold

I agree it is differences between us all that make it so fun to communicate, at least for me

I love learning about other places and for one place (or pushy people even here) think that one way is right is just crazy to me.

Each society has their own "dream" they feed to their citizens. We can either choose to subscribe to this or not. I like to be open minded and learn lots of ways then decide which parts I want to live by and don't.

People can call me weird all they want (and they do!) but I am going to be me, globally or locally

Lorenzo Celsi # 18. November 2009, 12:26

Kids here are dressing like gangsta rappers. You look at videos from all over the world, kids tend to uniform to the same role models. This leads to the same few factories (nike, adidas, etc) that produce the same lame consumer goods for selling everywhere with children working as slaves in some poor and lawless country. This is the actual meaning of "open mindess" when it comes to real life. My point is one should think twice before throwing away something without knowing what he/she can get in exchange.