and to send our best wishes to Boujemaa.
Customs officials explain why they destroyed musician’s prized flutes | The Raw Story
Thursday afternoon, U.S. customs officials responded to its employees’ destruction of 11 rare flutes belonging to Boujemaa Razgui.
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the CyberCentaur gave to me this incredible video about justice and devilry.
As the Boston Camerata sings and plays (from the CD “A Mediterranean Christmas“), some wayward genius on Youtube animates the Cantigas narrative with medieval imagery, most of it drawn from the Cantigas manuscripts themselves. And just to help you along, there are subtitles, in medieval Portugese…
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the CyberCentaur gave to me this amazing American fuguing tune by 18th century Connecticut composer Daniel Read, still sung and loved by thousands in the Sacred Harp tradition.
Over a quarter of a million people have now seen some version of this shocking story on the internet. The Boston Camerata expresses its solidarity with frequent collaborator, and fine artist, Boujemaa Razgui.
“Before you whine about an airline temporarily losing your luggage, think of poor Boujemaa Razgui. The flute virtuoso who performs regularly with The Boston Camerata lost 13 handmade flutes over the holidays when a US Customs official at New York’s JFK Airport mistook the instruments for agricultural products…”
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New Year’s Day, the CyberCentaur gave to me this beautiful meditation on Fickle Fortune, featuring the voices of Anne Azéma and Christi Catt, and dedicated to our friend and colleague Boujemaa Razgui.
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the CyberCentaur gave to me a catchy
Spanish carol of the 16th century.
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the CyberCentaur gave to me…
a Golden Oldie from the seventies: “Orientis Partibus,” the Donkey Conductus at the Beauvais Cathedral, from the original Nonesuch album, “A Medieval Christmas”. Hé va hé!
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the CyberCentaur gave to me…
a delicious 18th century partsong by Boston’s own William Billings.
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the CyberCentaur gave to me…
a spicy 17th century Mexican carol, “Convidando esta la noche.”
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…the CyberCentaur sent to me this review of “A French Christmas,” from the Boston Classical Review:
Boston Camerata serves up a charming Christmas program,
by Aaron Keebaugh.
P.S: It’s an old photo.
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