Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Welcome Readers! MuseVision's May Edition is here, rather belatedly it seems. This month shines the spotlight on photographer, Arnold Genthe(1869-1942). There are three videos of Genthe's work. One is a romantic color collection made with music of Tchaikovsky. The second one contains photos, mostly Edwardian in appearance, and Scott Joplin contributes the music for that one. The third video is another collection of Genthe portraits from slightly later in the century. This one is accompanied by some of Maurice Ravel's String Quartet. He only wrote one, and it's a Lion. One more video rounds out the series. A short number called "Queen of the May" with music by Pachelbel and Purcell performed by our own MuseVision Trio. May Queens, May Pageants, Maypole festivities - it's all there on the video. Don't forget to browse April's offering if you missed it last month. Anita Louise, among others is still playing, and has produced some favorable comments. Enjoy! Finally, scroll down to Cool Scannings for a really cute print of a bear - only this bear is reading a book and is surrounded by his friends. See you next month for some more eccentric stuff.