zondag 18 april 2010
dinsdag 4 augustus 2009
Music
"I make music because if I did not, I would die. I record, because it’s in my blood. I hear sounds all the time. It is almost a curse: to know you can always make something new" (Prince)
"Ohne Musik wäre das Leben ein Irrtum" (Friedrich Nietzsche)
"Music is the architecture of the unspeakable" (Leonardo da Vinci)
"Art is a sort of disease" (Giacomo Puccini)
Puccini (1858-1924) was seventeen, when he noticed the opera Aida was played in Pisa. The masterpiece of Verdi. He had to walk 30 kilometers to see the opera. Besides, the opera was very expensive for the youngster. That day, he decided to become an opera composer like Verdi.
I think similar thoughts can possible happen at performances in my hometown Kerkrade.
Above, you can see some impressions of Kerkrade, during the last WMC (World Music Contest).
Labels:
Aida,
Da Vinci,
impressions,
Kerkrade,
music,
Nietzsche,
opera,
performances,
Pisa,
Prince,
Puccini,
thoughts,
Verdi,
WMC,
World Music Contest
dinsdag 28 juli 2009
World Music Contest
Above, you see a few impressions from the city-centre of Kerkrade.
Maybe we may welcome you in 2013, at the next WMC ?!?
Labels:
brass-music,
Kerkrade,
music,
Wereld Muziek Concours,
WMC,
World Music Contest
vrijdag 24 juli 2009
Sammeltassen gesucht (in Köln / Düsseldorf / Aachen)







Aber nur von den Sorten die Sie hier oben auf den Fotos sehen!!!
Minimum-Anzahl Kaffeetassen & Untertellerchen: 4 Stück (darf auch von verschiedenen Sorten sein...).
Minimum-Anzahl Kaffeetassen & Untertellerchen: 4 Stück (darf auch von verschiedenen Sorten sein...).
Ich biete: ab Eur 1,00 - 5,00 pro Set (Tasse & Unterteller; 100% in Ordnung). Auch wenn Sie beipassende Sachen (Zuckerdose Teller, usw.) haben, bitte Fotos mailen!
Labels:
Aachen,
Düsseldorf,
Köln,
Sammeltassen,
Sammeltassen gesucht,
suche Sammeltassen
dinsdag 28 april 2009
Eupen
Im Nachhinein hat es absolut die Mühe gelohnt um nach Eupen zu kommen. Eupen ist, wie viele Gemeinden in Süd-Limburg, eine Stadt wo viele Ausflügler kommen.
In den Jahren 60 und 70 war dies ein Hobby von vielen „Tagestouristen": touren durch das Limburgische „Heuvelland"
Der Prototyp des Sonntagsfahrers.
Ich persönlich fahre nicht gerne. Ich komme lieber an (an meinem Reiseziel). Mich neugierig umschauen und die Atmosphäre geniessen. Und das kann mann nicht, sitzend in einem Auto oder auf einem Motorrad. Das Auto und das Motorrad sind für mich ausschliesslich die Mittel um irgendwo hin zu kommen…
Zufällig sehen wir, sitzend auf einer Terrasse, ein Schild dass uns aufmerksam macht auf einer Ausstellung. Neugierig wie wir sind, beschliessen wir um Mal rein zu schauen.
Später im Internet erfahre ich, das es sich um die Ausstellung "Glas" handelt, im Atelier Kunst & Bühne in Eupen, Kirchstraße 17 (in Eupen).
Einzigartig schöne Skulpturen aus Glas und Hartstein von u.a. Constant Beerden, Christophe Genard und Hubert Carpentier. Die Kunstwerke von Constant Beerden bekamen durch sandstralen eine extra Dimension. Großartige Objekte.
Einzigartig schöne Skulpturen aus Glas und Hartstein von u.a. Constant Beerden, Christophe Genard und Hubert Carpentier. Die Kunstwerke von Constant Beerden bekamen durch sandstralen eine extra Dimension. Großartige Objekte.
Die Gastgeberin lud uns ausserdem (und unerwartet) ein auf ein Glaß Weißwein.
Alles in allem war es ein vergnüglicher und lehrreicher Tag.
Alles in allem war es ein vergnüglicher und lehrreicher Tag.
Mehr infos bezüglich Constant Beerden: www.beerden-collard.net/
"Freizeit zu nutzen wissen, ist das Resultat von Kultur und Erziehung."
Bertrand Russel
Labels:
Ausstellung,
Bier,
Constant Beerden,
Deutsch gesprochen,
Eupen,
Kunst,
Objekte,
Tasse Kaffee,
Terrassen
donderdag 4 december 2008
Burgfest Herzogenrath
The little city of Herzogenrath in Germany (province/Bundesland Nordrhein-Westfalen) has done a lot of work, to become an touristical spot in the region nearby the Dutch border. The Saturday before the Burgfest (on the 31th of May), there was a cultural program (Wurmtal ohne Grenzen) to express the efforts of a fluctuating landscape (the Wurmtal). An area of 20 kilometers of nature and cultural things, nearby the little brook which floats through the hilly area.
The Wurm flows through 4 places:
Herzogenrath (Germany)
Übach-Palenberg (Germany)
Landgraaf (the Netherlands)
Kerkrade (the Netherlands)
It is pleasant to walk or cycle in this area. During centennials, nature did have had a large freedom, because there was never much interest in this area, because of the border.
Not only nature, but also the population in these 4 border-cities are quite similar to each other. Mostly existing of seniors, because for young people there is too less work.
Although the German and Dutch youth stay rather in their own country, the area is interesting.
In the summertime (during the several festivals and cultural events), theatre and music make it a pleasant stay in Herzogenrath. And you can also visit Burg Rode of course. This little castle got a totally new entrance from the side of the Kleikstrasse.
During the Burgfest (1th of June, 2008) the merchants dressed theirselves (and their stand) as if we were back in the Medieval times. Some men with large beards and tattoos and women in historical clothes played their parts near Burg Rode. There were Medieval professions like a blacksmith, an alchemist, a crystal gazer and more of these. And also people who suffered from the plague where begging on the castle-stairs.
A few weeks ago, I also visited a great project (Grenzenlos) for unemployed people and artists, who make beautiful art, fashion and gadgets in a relaxed atmosphere. They also have a small cafeteria, where they sell delicious cake and coffee. I really love the nice and easy atmosphere over there. The location: opposite of the main-entrance of Burg Rode.
For an impression: see the pictures that my girlfriend Sally made…
The Wurm flows through 4 places:
Herzogenrath (Germany)
Übach-Palenberg (Germany)
Landgraaf (the Netherlands)
Kerkrade (the Netherlands)
It is pleasant to walk or cycle in this area. During centennials, nature did have had a large freedom, because there was never much interest in this area, because of the border.
Not only nature, but also the population in these 4 border-cities are quite similar to each other. Mostly existing of seniors, because for young people there is too less work.
Although the German and Dutch youth stay rather in their own country, the area is interesting.
In the summertime (during the several festivals and cultural events), theatre and music make it a pleasant stay in Herzogenrath. And you can also visit Burg Rode of course. This little castle got a totally new entrance from the side of the Kleikstrasse.
During the Burgfest (1th of June, 2008) the merchants dressed theirselves (and their stand) as if we were back in the Medieval times. Some men with large beards and tattoos and women in historical clothes played their parts near Burg Rode. There were Medieval professions like a blacksmith, an alchemist, a crystal gazer and more of these. And also people who suffered from the plague where begging on the castle-stairs.
A few weeks ago, I also visited a great project (Grenzenlos) for unemployed people and artists, who make beautiful art, fashion and gadgets in a relaxed atmosphere. They also have a small cafeteria, where they sell delicious cake and coffee. I really love the nice and easy atmosphere over there. The location: opposite of the main-entrance of Burg Rode.
For an impression: see the pictures that my girlfriend Sally made…
Labels:
art,
Burg Rode,
Burgfest,
cake,
coffee,
delicious,
fashion,
Grenzenlos,
Herzogenrath,
Kerkrade,
Landgraaf,
nice atmosphere,
NRW,
pleasant stay,
Sally,
Übach-Palenberg,
Wurm,
Wurmtal
Abonneren op:
Posts (Atom)