Sharing a Beloved Violin
When I was seven years old, I was learning and performing J.S. Bach’s Double Violin Concerto with my mom. I had also grown into playing a beautiful new violin which […]
Author Archives: Malva and Benjamin
Virtual Choir and Life Now
I’ve participated in a virtual choir, initiated by the Master Chorale of South Florida. We had regular zoom rehearsals, and then each singer recorded their own voice part (video and […]
Encore Performance of Garden Concert
First, a historic cold snap during early September, dropping from low 90’s to high 20’s for two days, preceded by frantic harvesting of delicate crops like basil and tomatoes. Then, […]
Insect Fun
Late at night, I went up to the open space behind Chautauqua auditorium and recorded the soothing sounds of crickets chirping. I love comparing cricket types by variations in their […]
Garden Concert – LIVE!
During this time of “virtual living,” we’ve all been desperately hungry for the energy and lift that in-person, live performance can provide. And Benjamin has been in desperate need of […]
One Silver Lining of a Crazy Time
from Malva: For me, one silver lining of the COVID19 pandemic has been the expansion of time available for tackling endless TO DO lists. The longest-standing project—queued up for nearly […]
Images/Poetry of Our COVID19 Quarantine
/ˈpōətrē/ – evokes a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience or a specific emotional response – special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas ?visual images can become […]
Night to Shine and more
Night to Shine is a super-fun prom night for people with special needs, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, and happening simultaneously around the world in more than 720 host […]
Joy of Music and Sharing
from Benjamin: Holidays are here, and I want to share this video of me singing two Hawaiian favorites! My mom whipped out her phone and caught me in action as […]
Furry Friends
from Malva: Did you see the photo gallery of our family’s newest furry friends? https://benjaminbreakingbarriers.wordpress.com/2019/08/26/dogs-dogs-and-more-dogs/ Here are some more shots; I love how the changing seasons present new photo-ops! (Late-summer […]
