#st romuald

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Motel Chalet Suisse of St-Romuald, Quebec, pictured in the 1960s, 2009 and 2022. Demolished and replaced by a new development. 

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Silvestro II

Nadat hy baie beslissende bestaan ​​vir die tiende eeu en die geskiedenis van Europa deurkruis het, het Gerbert in Ravenna die nalatenskap van die monnik Romualdo gevind, wat reeds as 'n heilige vereer is. Maar Ravenna was vir hom weer politieke aktiwiteit in Italië. Na die ballingskap verlig deur die wyse atmosfeer van die hof van Otto III, het die terugkeer na Italië beteken dat Gerberto, soos die geval was met Bobbio, werklike probleme en die behoefte aan hervormings in die gesig gestaar het om die omgewing skoon te maak. Die besittings in Ravenna was groot, en het ook die abdy van Bobbio ingesluit. Gerbert het dadelik aan die werk gegaan: 'n sinode van biskoppe het in Mei 997 die stryd teen simonie en die verkoop van die sakramente goedgekeur; hy het die intellektuele en morele herstel van geestelikes bevorder, die stryd teen ongeletterdheid, bastermonnike, diegene wat die verblyfreg skend, die verbod om enigiets anders te aanvaar as wat familie en vriende die Kerk by begrafnisse bied. Met die aanstelling van St. Romualdo het as abt van S. Apollinare in Klas Otto III gepoog om die Kerk van Ravenna en gevolglik die bestuur van die geestelikes in Noord-Italië in die hande van twee sterk pastore lojaal aan hom te plaas. Maar Romuald se strengheid is nie deur die kloostergemeenskap aanvaar nie; die abt is gedwing om te bedank; Gerberto, wat die eed van Peter, die nuwe abt, aanvaar het, het aanbeveel om nie die abdy se bates te vervreem nie. Dit was 'n werklike bekommernis: ontneem van goedere en landgoedere, kon die biskoppe en abte, almal vasalle van die keiser, hom nie ekonomiese en militêre ondersteuning bied nie. Otto III en Gerbert het in die Edik van Pavia van 998 hierdie ekonomiese logika goedgekeur om die keiserlike gesag, wat geregtig was op die bestuur van kerklike bates, te beskerm: nog 'n botsingskoers vir die Middeleeue van die toekoms. 'n Bepaling het betrekking op die beskerming van die bates van Bobbio (van wie se abdy Gerberto steeds die eienaar was, al was dit deur sy afgevaardigde Petrolaldo), uiteindelik, in 999, die veroordeling van Robert, koning van Frankryk, eiser van 'n onnatuurlike huwelik met die niggie Bertha . Maar tussen Februarie en Maart 999 het Gregorius V skielik gesterf, miskien vermoor: Otto III het na Rome teruggekeer van 'n pelgrimstog na Monte Gargano en besluit om sy leermeester en vriend Gerberto na die troon van Petrus te roep: dit was die derde R van 'n kompleks en kwellende loopbaan, Reims-Ravenna-Rome; Elgaldo di Fleury (Frankiese skrywer van die 11de eeu) som soos volg op: «Gerbert het van R. na R. oorgegaan en daarna pous geword in R.» (Scandit ab R. Girbertus in R., post papa vigens R).

Dr De Beer

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One Minute Reflection – 7 February – Shall receive a hundredfold ... Matthew 19:29

One Minute Reflection – 7 February – “The Month of the Most Holy and Blessed Trinity” – St Romuald (c951-1027) Abbot – Ecclesiasticus 45:1-6, Matthew 19:27-29 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/ “… Shall receive a hundredfold and shall possess life everlasting.” – Matthew 19:29 REFLECTION – “The possessions which we have, are not our own: God has given them to us to cultivate and He…

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1, 10, 12, 17, 26 ❤️

1) Who is your favourite historical person?

- George Washington!!!!!!!

10) Pieces of art related to history you like most:

- I won’t post paintings here, so that the post doesn’t turn into an art gallery, I’ll just name a few instead. Some of my favourites are the paintings of Jan Matejko - The Battle of Grunwald and The Constitution of the 3rd of May 1791, Arnold Friberg - Prayer at Valley Forge, and Jacques-Louis David - The Death of Socrates.

12) Would you take part in a reenactment?

- It depends on the event reenacted. I don’t see what I could be doing in a Civil War battle as a woman, to be frank. But I suppose if it was a medieval battle, I could be St. Joan of Arc! I could do that!

17) What historical item would you like to own?

- The Shroud of Turin

26) Forgotten hero we should know about and admire?

- Not quite forgotten, but definitely a hero to admire who we don’t talk enough about, Romuald Traugutt.

Thank you! xx

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100 years ago during easter, Fr. Konstantīns Romualds Budkēvičs (Konstanty Romuald Budkiewicz) was shot in the back of the head in the cellar of the Lubyanka, Russia's infamous state security headquarters.

Though his cause for sainthood is now largely forgotten, this Easter please remember and pray for him.

In 1923, Monsignor Budkēvičs (Budkiewicz) was pastor of St. Petersburg’s Church of St. Catherine when he was arrested by Bolsheviks and subjected to a show trial that drew worldwide condemnation.

His crime? Resisting communism.

He was among the first martyrs of the Soviet Union.

Fr. Konstantīns was sentenced to death on Palm Sunday and timed to be killed at the moment of Christ’s resurrection.

Before being shot, he blessed his executioner and two assistants, turned toward the wall, and began to whisper the words of a prayer.

It was cut short by a bullet.

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SAINT OF THE DAY (June 19)

Saint Romuald, who founded the Camaldolese Monastic Order during the early eleventh century, has his liturgical memorial on June 19.

Working within the Western Church’s Benedictine tradition, he revived the primitive monastic practice of hermit life, allowing for greater solitude in a communal setting.

Born into an aristocratic family during the middle of the tenth century, Romuald grew up in a luxurious and worldly environment, where he learned little in the way of self-restraint or religious devotion.

Yet he also felt an unusual attraction toward the simplicity of monastic life, prompted by the beauty of nature and the experience of solitude .

It was not beauty or tranquility, but a shocking tragedy that spurred him to act on this desire.

When Romuald was 20 years old, he saw his father Sergius kill one of his relatives in a dispute over some property.

Disgusted by the crime he had witnessed, the young man went to the Monastery of St. Apollinaris to do 40 days of penance for his father.

These 40 days confirmed Romuald’s monastic calling, as they became the foundation for an entire life of penance.

But this would not be lived out at St. Apollinaris, where Romuald’s strict asceticism brought him into conflict with some of the other monks.

He left the area near Ravenna and went to Venice, where he became the disciple of the hermit Marinus.

Both men went on to encourage the monastic vocation of Peter Urseolus, a Venetian political leader who would later be canonized as a saint.

When Peter joined a French Benedictine monastery, Romuald followed him and lived for five years in a nearby hermitage.

In the meantime, Romuald’s father Sergius had followed his son’s course, repenting of his sins and becoming a monk himself.

Romuald returned to Italy to help his father, after learning that Sergius was struggling in his vocation.

Through his son’s guidance, Sergius found the strength to persist in religious life.

After guiding his penitent father in the way of salvation, Romuald traveled throughout Italy serving the Church.

By 1012, he had helped to establish or reform almost 100 hermitages and monasteries, though these were not connected to one another in the manner of a distinct religious order.

The foundations of the Camaldolese order were not laid until 1012 – when a piece of land called the ”Camaldoli,” located in the Diocese of Arezzo, was granted to Romuald.

It became the site of five hermits’ quarters and a full monastery soon after.

This combination of hermits’ cells and community life, together with other distinctive features, gave this monastery and its later affiliates a distinct identity and charism.

Romuald’s approach to the contemplative life, reminiscent of the early Desert Fathers, can be seen in the short piece of writing known as his “Brief Rule.”

It reads as follows:

“Sit in your cell as in paradise. Put the whole world behind you and forget it. Watch your thoughts like a good fisherman watching for fish. The path you must follow is in the Psalms – never leave it.

If you have just come to the monastery, and in spite of your good will, you cannot accomplish what you want, take every opportunity you can to sing the Psalms in your heart and to understand them with your mind.

And if your mind wanders as you read, do not give up; hurry back and apply your mind to the words once more.

Realize above all that you are in God’s presence and stand there with the attitude of one who stands before the emperor.

Empty yourself completely and sit waiting, content with the grace of God, like the chick who tastes nothing and eats nothing but what his mother brings him.”

Romuald of Ravenna died in his monastic cell on 19 June 1027.

Pope Gregory XIII canonized him in 1582.

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aight so here we go. as requested by popular demand:

the cryptid classical music list - pt. 1: what

just a quick warning: most of these will be pieces in the "contemporary classical" genre, which means there will most likely be a lot of dissonance. and also most of it is just weird.

also tumblr has an audio limit, so im splitting this into multiple different posts

alright lets get this list started.

Alfred Schnittke - Concerto Grosso No. 1

I - Preludio

II - Tocatta

III - Recitativo

IV - Cadenza

V - Rondo

VI - Postludio

And starting off strong, we have Schnittke's Concerto Grosso No. 1.

It's an interesting work because if you analyze the structure, it's very similar to a baroque-era concerto. The instrumentation is also very similar, consisting of two violin soloists, string orchestra, and harpsichord. The only difference is the addition of a prepared piano (which is a piano where stuff has been put between the strings in order to give it a different sound).

However, the piece itself is very modern. There are a few execptions, specifically the beginning of the Tocatta and various places throughout the Rondo.

This is a very eldritch-horror-esque piece due to its use of Ligeti-esque micro-polyphony. What Schnittke does is he takes each induvidual section of instruments and splits it up, similar to divisi. However, he subdivides it into 8 or 12 parts instead of a more normal two or three, leading to a very dissonant and unique sound.

Honestly, if you want to start listening to this, listen to the Rondo first; it's the most accessible movement in my opinion, but whatever order you take this in is up to you.

Performance provided:

Soloists: Gidon Kremer, Tatiana Grindenko

Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe, cond. Heinrich Schiff

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Krzysztof Penderecki - St. Luke Passion

Part I:

O Crux ave

Et egressus

Deus meus

Domine, qui habitabit

Adhuc eo loquente

Ierusalem

Ut quid, Domine

Comprehendentes autem eum

Iudica me, Deus

Et viri, qui tenebant illum

Ierusalem

Misere me, Deus

Et surgens omnis

Part II:

Et in pulverem

Et baiulans sibi crucem

Popule meus

Ibi crucifixerunt eum

Crux fidelis

Dividentes mero

... in pulverem mortis

Et stabat populus

Unus autem

Stabant autem iuxta crucem

Stabat mater

Erat autem fere hora sexta

[Alla breve]

In pulverem mortis/In te, Domine, speravi

[side note: i was typing the above on my phone and it took like twenty minutes ::( ]

So. Penderecki's St. Luke Passion. Where do we begin?

The St. Luke Passion is an interesting one, because out of all the gospels Penderecki could have chosen, he picked the one that Bach never made into a passion. And the references don't stop there, whether it be the use of a baritone to represent Jesus, or the B-A-C-H (Bb-A-C-B) motif.

The work is totally atonal, and there are a lot of jumpscares. Like a lot. The music is also incredible, and its use of timbre is incredible. (listen to the "Et surgens omnis")

In addition, Penderecki makes great use of the choir, using them for vocal effects alongside singing (listen to the "Popule meus").

Performance provided:

Soloists: Izabella Klosińska (soprano), Adam Kruszewzki (baritone), Romuald Tesarowicz (bass), Krzysztof Kolberger (Narrator/"Evangelist")

Choir: Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Boys' Choir

Orchestra: Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Antoni Wit

Link to Spotify Album

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George Crumb - Black Angels: 13 Images from the Dark Land

I - Departure

1 - Threnody I: Night of the Electric Insects

2 - Sounds of Bones and Flutes

3 - Lost Bells

4 - Devil-music

5 - Danse Macabre

II - Absence

6 - Pavana Lachrymae (Der Tod und das Mädchen)

7 - Threnody II: Black Angels!

8 - Sarabanda de la Muerte Oscura

9 - Lost Bells (Echo)

III - Return

10 - God-music

11 - Ancient Voices

12 - Ancient Voices (Echo)

13 - Threnody III: Night of the Electric Insects

Okay, do you remember what I said at the top about the music getting weird? Well this is peak weird.

Black Angels is written for string quartet with a few interesting modifications. The score requires you to use electric instruments, which are a weird choice. In addition, the score calls for each player to also use a series of percussion instruments and their voice in addition to playing their instrument.

And there are the avant-garde aspects of this as well. Every modern playing technique in the book is used in this, such as playing on the wrong side of the fingerboard, applying large amounts of pressure to the bow, bowing behind the bridge, and plenty more.

I'm gonna be entirely honest: this music sparks a weird reaction. If I try to listen to it as background music, it makes me dissociate a solid 80% of the time. So apporach at your own risk.

Oh yeah, and also there are a lot of jumpscares.

Performace Provided:

Miró Quartet

Daniel Ching (vln), Sandy Yamamoto (vln), John Largess (vle), Joshua Gindele (vcl)

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Alexander Scriabin - Piano Sonata No. 5 in F# Major (Op. 53)

Okay, we're finally venturing back into more tonal territory. And we're coming back with my favourite lunatic composer of all time: Alexander Scriabin.

I'll talk about him a little bit later along the list cause I have a better piece to reference, but for now just know that he once tried to end the world with music. Anyways, back to the sonata.

The 5th Piano Sonata is in one movement and spans a lot of keys. It contains some really pretty moments, as well as some moments that make you feel a bit overwhelmed. It's also very hard. But nontheless, it's still an amazing piece, and much more accessible than his later works.

Performance Provided: Sviatoslav Richter (pfte)

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Alberto Ginastera - Concerto for Harp and Orchestra (Op. 25)

I - Allegro giusto

II - Molto moderato

III - Liberamente capriccioso - Vivace

i'm just gonna be entirely honest with this one: the whole piece slaps.

Alberto Ginastera was an Argentinean composer more commonly known for his Danzas Argentinas (Op. 2). But nonetheless, the Harp Concerto, the Piano Concerto No. 1 (we'll get to that one later), and the Piano Sonata No. 1 (not on this list) all slap.

Performance provided:

The Harp Concerto is probably the most accessible out of the three works I just mentioned, and that's because it goes hard. Because the harp can only be tuned to 7 different pitch classes at a time, and since they cant be tuned to double flats or sharps, it forces the music to be very tonal.

And this is they key to the work: the limitations of the harp are easily dealt with, and the harp doesn't feel overused.

Soloist: Nancy Allen (hrp)

Orchestra: Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de Mexico, cond. Enrique Bátiz

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And thats it for part 1! I didn't even know that there is an audio limit on Tumblr, so I've had to leave some works out of this one, but stay tuned!

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Performances & other incidents

Contact: douglas.benford@gmail.com

See also: http://douglasbenford.org.uk

Sound gallery: http://douglassoundgallery.tumblr.com

Bandcamp: https://dbenford.bandcamp.com/music

Further links at bottom of page

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2023

December

- Performance as part of a trio with Mirie Ya and Chris Hill at the Frank Chickens’ Merry Mini Ura Matsuri, St Mary’s Old Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

- Performance as part of a trio with Chris Hill and James O’Sullivan at Matt Atkins’ 50th birthday event, Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Trio performance with Iris Colomb and Tom Ward at a Lion Heart production event, The Royal Albert pub, New Cross, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Ashley Wales, Steve Beresford, Faradina Afifi, Charlotte Keeffe, Julien Woods and George Garford at Longfield Hall, Camberwell, London, UK

- The Ambrosia Rasputin radio show on Resonance FM this month had two programmes with pieces involving Douglas Benford aired. Firstly, a performance by Maggie Nicols, Isidora Edwards, Alex Paxton, Hyelim Kim and Douglas Benford, and then also a piece by Mandhira De Sara, John Edwards, Hannah Marshall and Douglas Benford from their bandcamp album, see links below.

November

- Trio performance with Verity Lane and N.O. Moore at Soundhunt (part of Cambridge Jazz Festival), Thrive cafe, Cambridge, UK

- Attended and performed at the London Improvisation Workshop at the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers: Eddie Prevost, Nathan Moore, Emmanuelle Waeckerle, Jessica St Bruno, Chris Hill, Ed Lucas and Romuald Wadych.

- Performances as part of a quintet with Maggie Nicols, Alex Paxton, Hyelim Kim and Isidora Edwards at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Ashley Wales, Steve Beresford, Faradina Afifi (with poetry by Bettina Schroeder & Roger Huddle), Sue Lynch, Jonny Martin and Benjy Sandler at St Mary’s Old Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

- Duo performance with Dee Byrne at a Lion Heart production event, The Royal Albert pub, New Cross, London, UK

October

- Attended and performed at the London Improvisation Workshop at the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers: Eddie Prevost, Nathan Moore, Emmanuelle Waeckerle, John Eyles, Gina Fergione, Jessica St Bruno, Ian Wadley, and Mirei Ya

- Performances as part of a quartet with Emily Shapiro, Sofia Vaisman-Maturana, Abe Mamet, Maya Leigh-Rosenwasser at The Intimate Space, St Mary’s Tower, Hornsey Village, London, UK

- The Ambrosia Rasputin radio show on Resonance FM airs an excerpt of ‘Cascade Study Team’ from the Bandcamp album by Douglas Benford, Emily Shapiro, N.O. Moore and Clive Bell - https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-ambrosia-rasputin-show-15-oct-2023/

- Performances as part of a quartet with Sue Lynch, Dave Fowler and Noah Berrie at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances as part of a trio with Verity Lane and Eddie Prevost at Ad Lib, Open Ealing, Ealing, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Ashley Wales, Steve Beresford, Chris Killick, Olga Ksendzovska, Aurelie Freoua and Martin Hackett at St Mary’s Old Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

September

- Performances as part of a trio with Lucy Strauss and Alan Wilkinson at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Attended and performed three times this month at the London Improvisation Workshop at the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers: Eddie Prevost, Nathan Moore, Tilly Coulton, Emmanuelle Waeckerle, John Eyles, Tony Hardy-Bick, Tansy Spinks, Chris Hill, Verity Lane, Noah Berrie, Soeine, Samuele Albani, Alan Newcombe, James O’Sullivan, Ed Shipsey, Ross Lambert, Keisuke Matsui, Ian Wadley, Benjy Sandler, Andrea Bolzoni and Mirie Ya

- Performances as part of quartet with Ariséma Tekle, Robert Finegan & James O’Sullivan at Finch Cafe, London Fields, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Ashley Wales, Charlotte Keeffe, Olga Ksendzovska, Dee Byrne, Gustavia Clayton Marucci and Phil Minton at St Mary’s New Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

August

- Attended and performed twice this month at the London Improvisation Workshop at the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers: Eddie Prevost, Nathan Moore, Noah Berrie, Emmanuelle Waeckerle, Tony Hardy-Bick, Ian Wadley, Chris Hill, Tansy Spinks, Alan Newcombe, Keisuke Matsui, Will Clark, Mirie Ya and Ross Lambert

- Duo performance with Pascal Marzan at a private party celebrating Sylvia Hallet’s birthday

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra, with conductions by Steve Beresford, Charlotte Keefe, Noel Taylor, Julian Woods, Ashley Wales, Maggie Nicols, Faradina Afifi, Aurelie Freoua, Rowland Sutherland, Orphy Robinson at Cafe Oto, Dalston, London, UK

July

- Performances as a part of a quartet with Caroline Kraabel, Julia Doyle and Tom Ward at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Keyboard contribution to Jackson Burton & Ash Reid’s performance at an Associates pop group dedication event, Cafe Oto, Dalston, London, UK

- Trio performance with Charlotte Keeffe and Tom Jackson at a Lion Heart production event, The Royal Albert pub, New Cross, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Ashley Wales, Steve Beresford, Faradena Afifi, Olga Ksendzovska, Martin Hackett and Dave Tucker at St Mary’s New Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

June

- A trailer for a documentary film on artist Calum Storrie, to be released later in 2023, is released, featuring co-compositions and performances by Douglas Benford - https://youtu.be/wRHhQ6ojaT4

- Performances as a part of a quartet with Jamie Coleman, Florence Uniacke and Daniel Thompson at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances as part of Confront Recordings’ The Seen twentieth anniversary alongside Regan Bowering, Phil Durrant, Graham MacKeachan, Paul Khimasia Morgan, Cath Roberts, Matt Atkins, Bill Thompson, David Toop and Mark Wastell at Hundred Years gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Attended and performed at the London Improvisation Workshop three times this month at the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers: Keisuke Matsui, Noah Berrie, Emmanuelle Waeckerle, Paul Margree, Tony Hardy-Bick, Chris Hill, Alan Newcombe, Tansy Spinks, Ian Wadley and Tom Mills.

- The Ambrosia Rasputin radio show on Resonance FM airs the piece ‘Smashed Dimensions’ by Douglas Benford, Otto Willberg and Phil Durrant (from the bandcamp ‘Stolen Embers’) - https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-ambrosia-rasputin-show-11-june-2023/

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Steve Beresford/Faradena Afifi, Adrian Northover, Ashley Wales w. Iris Colomb, Dee Byrne and Julian Woods w. George Garford at St Mary’s New Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

- Performance as a member of Multiple Melodicas alongside Steve Beresford, David Grundy and Georgina Brett at Cafe Oto, Dalston, London, UK

May

- Performances at a celebration of Emily Shapiro's birthday with Emily Suzanne Shapiro, Devon Osamu Tipp, Jo De Hulsters, Sofia Vaisman Maturana and Laura Beardsmore at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances with Marks Sanders and Verity Lane as part of ‘Drawn Into Sound’, with graphic scores by Calum Storrie and Livia Garcia at Cafe Oto, Dalston, London, UK

- Performances as a part of a quartet with Sylvia Hallett, Ecka Mordecai and Roland Ramanan at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Attended and performed this month with the London Improvisation Workshop at the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers: Eddie Prevost, Tony Hardy-Bick, Lucy Strauss, Chris Hill, Ross Lambert, Verity Lane, Regan Bowering, James O’Sullivan, Mirie Ya, Andrew Ciccone, Noah Berrie and N. O. Moore

- Recording session at the Hundred Years gallery, Hoxton, London, UK with Graham MacKeacham, Keisuke Matsui and Regan Bowering

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Steve Beresford, Faradena Afifi, Adrian Northover, Ashley Wales, Olga Ksendzovska, Philip Wachsmann and Aurelie Freoua at St Mary’s New Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

- Performance with Chris Hill, Iris Colomb, Crystal Ma and others at Babble & Squeak, Hundred Years gallery, Hoxton, UK

April

- Performances of Phil Morton’s 50:50 timer project alongside Phil Morton & the Oxford Improvisers (inc Mark Browne, Martin Hackett and others), and London-based improvisers Chris Hill, John Eyles, Iris Colomb, Pat Moochy, Lucky Liguori, Alan Newcombe and others at South Oxford Community Centre, Oxford, UK

- Attended and performed on two occasions this month with the London Improvisation Workshop at the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers: Eddie Prevost, David Grundy, John Eyles, Oscar Leyens, Tony Hardy-Bick, Tom Mills, Jordan Muscatello, Lucy Strauss, Emmanuelle Waeckerle, Armin Sturm, Chris Hill, Ross Lambert, Ed Shipsey, Alex Dalchecco, Tansy Spinks, Angus Paget, Faidon Pap, Helen Dimos, Sacha Kahirand and N. O. Moore

- Performances of Phil Morton’s 50:50 timer project alongside Phil Morton, Chris Hill, John Eyles, Ed Shipsey, Iris Colomb, Kostas Chondros, Pat Moochy, Martin Hackett, Lucky Liguori, Theo Finkel, James O’Sullivan, Hywel Jones and Matt Atkins at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances as a part of a quartet with David Toop, Regan Bowering and Andrea Bolzoni at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performance as a member of Multiple Melodicas alongside Steve Beresford, Martin Hackett, David Grundy and Georgina Brett at Water Into Beer, Brockley, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Steve Beresford, Olga Ksendzovska, Faradena Afifi, Ashley Wales, Martin Hackett and Aurelie Freoua at St Mary’s Old Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

March

- Attended and performed with the London Improvisation Workshop three times this month at the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers: Alan Newcombe, Emmanuelle Waeckerle, David Grundy, Chris Hill, Regan Bowering, Jamie Coleman, Ed Shipsey, Lydia Swift, Mirie Ya, Theo Wigens, Helen Dimos, Florence Uniacke, John Eyles, Andrew Ciccone, Noah Berrie, Pat Moonchy, Ian Wradley, Lucky Liguori, Ross Lambert, Tony Hardie-Bick, Oscar Leyens, Jordan Muscatello, Jack Dove, Tansy Spinks, Crystal Ma and Keisuke Matsui

- Performances as a trio with Marjolaine Charbin & Dominic Lash at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- The Ambrosia Rasputin radio show airs the Hundred Years gallery event celebrating Maggie Nicols 75th Birthday including a group piece with Douglas Benford - [see the link above for the complete progamme]

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Steve Beresford (w. text by Brian Eley), Faradena Afifi, Dee Byrne, Ashley Wales, Loz Speyer and Aurelie Freoua at St Mary’s New Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

- Lengthy review of three releases (‘Plays LemonMelons’, ‘Taking A Quiet Road’ and a Lonely Impulse Collective piece) by Douglas Benford in the March 2023 issue of the Wire magazine, print edition, by Brian Morton. “Benford quite deliberately goes anywhere…quietly rapt….comfortably absorbed and absorbing”

- Duo performance with Benedict Taylor and group performance with Adrian Northover, Sue Lynch, Adam Bohman, Benedict Taylor, Georgina Brett, Daniel Thompson and Vid Drasler at a Lion Heart production event, The Royal Albert pub, New Cross, London, UK

February

- Performances as a quartet with Steve Noble, Adam Bohman & Dee Byrne at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performance at Maggie Nichols’ 75th Birthday event and gallery fundraiser with Emmanuelle Waeckerle, Nicky Heinen, Caroline Kraabel, Mark Wastell and Phil Durrant at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK (see YouTube clip above)

- Performances of Phil Morton’s 50:50 timer project alongside Phil Morton, Chris Hill, John Eyles, Regan Bowering, David Grundy, Ed Shipsey, Tom Mills, Kostas Chondros, Pat Moochy, James Malone, Alan Newcombe and others at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- The Ambrosia Rasputin radio show airs the piece ‘Ramparts’ by Douglas Benford, Isadora Edwards and Adrian Northover (from the bandcamp album by them) - [link above for whole radio show]

- Duo performance with Cath Roberts at Boat-Ting, Embankment/Temple, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by David Leahy, Adrian Northover, Dee Byrne, Ashley Wales and Martin Hackett at St Mary’s Old Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

January

- Attended and performed with the London Improvisation Workshop at the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers: Eddie Prevost, James O’Sullivan, Tom Mills, Nathan Moore, Ross Lambert, Chris Hill, Alan Newcombe, Emmanuelle Waeckerle and Kostas Chondros

- Performance as a trio with Isidora Edwards and Adrian Northover at the Horse Impro Club, The Glitch, Waterloo, London, UK

- The Ambrosia Rasputin radio show had two different programmes featuring firstly most of the Mopomoso Xmas event included the duo by Andrea Bolzoni and Douglas Benford - https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-ambrosia-rasputin-show-15-jan-2023/ - and secondly most of the Hundred Years gallery winter solstice event including the duo of Verity Lane and Douglas Benford - https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-ambrosia-rasputin-show-22-jan-2023/

- Performances as a quartet with Emily Shapiro, N. O. Moore & Clive Bell at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Recording session at the Hundred Years gallery, Hoxton, London, UK with Graham MacKeacham and Regan Bowering

Continued below…

[mirtapersonal]

seagull in the middle

featuring The Church of St Romuald built by the fascist occupying forces in the 1930ies to symbolize their rule over Rijeka, and the Monument of Liberation built by Yugoslavia to commemorate 10 years of freedom from aforementioned fascist occupation (and to the right, a socialist skyscraper from idk when but my guess would be 60ies or 70ies)

[xasha777]

In the remote hills of Tuscany, shrouded by the whispering canopies of ancient oaks, lay the secluded monastery of the Camaldolese order. Silence was a tangible shawl that enveloped the sacred ground, pierced only by the occasional chime of the church bell or the rustle of a monk's habit as he meandered through the cloisters in deep contemplation.

The monks, sworn to a vow of silence and solitude, dedicated their lives to the manuscript illumination, their days flowing in a rhythm of prayer and painstaking artistry. Brother Ambrosio, the most skilled among them, was at the verge of completing his magnum opus—a manuscript that told the tales of angels and demons in vivid detail.

As twilight crept over the monastery on an evening veiled with foreboding, Brother Ambrosio applied the final touch to his work. But as his quill danced across the parchment, the ink began to swirl in patterns that he had not intended. Shadows seemed to seep out from the pages, coiling around his fingers, tugging at the very fabric of his being.

In the heart of the monastery’s ancient scriptorium, a painting of St. Romuald, the founder of their order, began to warp. The saint's once serene face twisted into a grotesque snarl, his eyes glowing with a hellish light. The monks, drawn by a cacophony that violated their sacred silence, witnessed the transformation in abject terror.

Ambrosio stood before them, no longer the picture of divine serenity. His eyes were aflame with an otherworldly fire, his mouth agape in a silent scream. He had become an embodiment of the manuscript's darkest tale—a man consumed by the very evil he sought to illustrate.

As Ambrosio's monstrous form rampaged through the cloistered corridors, the monks understood the price of meddling with tales of darkness. For in their pursuit of capturing the essence of evil on paper, they had unwittingly invited it into their midst. Now, they had to find a way to contain the abomination before it unraveled their very souls, praying that their sacred walls would shield the world from the horror they had unleashed.

The monastery’s secrets were meant to remain within its hallowed halls, but sometimes, the shadows cast by candlelight grow long and alive, reaching beyond stone walls and iron wills. And so the tale of Brother Ambrosio's descent became a whispered horror story, a chilling reminder that sometimes, the true demons are the ones we awaken ourselves.

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"Fled Courthouse to Get Married, Accused Has Prison Term Cut," Montreal Gazette. October 21, 1943. Page 13. --- His successful evasion plans reportedly prompted by his desire to wed the girl with whom he had been keeping company and who was to become an unmarried mother, Emile Bodnet, 28, no listed address, had sentences of three and two years in the penitentiary registered as concurrent, instead of consecutive, yesterday. Circumstance of the case were explained to the court by representatives of a local benevolent organization and the original "consecutive" entry was changed to "concurrent," with the consent of police authorities.

Bodner and Jack Colligan, facing charges of burglary and possession of burglars' tools, escaped from the Court House last spring. Although manacled together, they made good their getaway. Colligan was picked up a short time after the daring break and is presently serving a five-year penitentiary term. Bodner, however, remained at liberty until two months ago when he was nabbed in a dramatic capture effected by Det.-Sgts. Gerry Lawton and Romuald Dubuc. Spotted at the corner of Charlevoix and Centre streets, Point St. Charles, he made for the nearest house, which happened to be the residence of a city traffic constable. Rushing out through a rear door, Bodner was trapped by Lawton and Dubuc.

Arraigned before Judge Edouard Tellier, Bodner elected for a trial by jury, but later chose a speedy trial and pleaded guilty before Judge Armand Cloutier. He had been convicted of the burglary and burglars' tools counts by Judge Omer Legrand.

MOTHER-IN-LAW IS FORGIVING Bodner's prospective mother-in-law, it was learned yesterday, had originally objected to her daughter's marriage with the accused. Since then, however, the court was informed, she has consented and it is believed that the marriage will be celebrated shortly in the penitentiary.

Appearing first before Judge Legrand, Bodner was given three years in the penitentiary. Later, before Judge Cloutier, an extra two years was added for the escape offence. Then, the entire situation was explained to Judge Cloutier and the two-year sentence will be served at the same time as the longer term.

At the same time, it was pointed out that prisoners in the penitentiary get credit for one day per week for good conduct. In the case of consecutive sentences, however, this privilege only begins at the conclusion of the first sentence pronounced.

[superiorcatholicinspiration]

Daily Mass: The Lord teaches us how to respond in tough times. Catholic Inspiration

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Jesus calls his disciples to a higher standard in the face of oppression. May we call upon the Lord for insight and strength to follow his example in tough times. Mass Readings – Monday of the 11th Week of the Year *************** Catholic Inspiration Archives St. Romuald, pray for us!

[silvestromedia]

SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR June 19

Bl. Humphrey Middlemore, 1572-1591 A.D. Carthusian martyr of England. He was hanged at Tyburn with two monks of the London Charterhouse.

Bl. William Exmew, 1535 A.D. Carthusian martyr. An Englishman, he was educated at Cambridge and entered the Carthusians, eventually becoming sub-prior of the London Charterhouse. Owing to their refusal to accept the reforms of King Henry VIII (r. 1509-1547), William was executed with Blesseds Sebastian Newdigate and Humphrey Middlemore. They were beatified in 1886.

Bl. Thomas Woodhouse, 1573 A.D. English martyr. A resident of Lincolnshire, he received ordination as a secular priest and took up a post there. Forced to resign from this post, he became a tutor in Wales. He was arrested in 1561 for celebrating a Mass and was sent to Fleet Prison. During the period of his incarceration, which lasted twelve years, he entered the Society of Jesus Thomas was tried in 1570. He was hanged at Tyburn.

Bl. Sebastian Newdigate, 1535 A.D. Carthusian martyr of England. Born at Harefield, Middlesex, England, he studied at Cambridge and was married. His wife died in 1524 and he became a priest. Before entering the Carthusians in the London Charterhouse, he also served as King Henry VIII’s privy counselor. When Sebastian and fellow monks refused to accept the declaration of King Henry VIII’s Supremacy over the Church of England, they were arrested. Sebastian was executed at Tyburn on June 19 with Blesseds Humphrey Middlemore and William Exmew.

ST ROMUALD, ABBOTT, FOUNDER OF THE CAMALDOLESE ORDER, June 19

ST. JULIANA FALCONIERI, VIRGIN, FOUNDRESS OF THE MANTELLATE, Juliana Falconieri lived in Florence during the Middle Ages. At that time, the city was plagued with internecine strife between Guelphs, who supported the Popes, and the Ghibellines, who supported the emperors. Juliana came from a noble Florentine family that was deeply involved in the affairs of the city. June 19

[anastpaul]

Our Lady of Avesnières, Laval, France (11th Century), Our Lady of Grace, or Our Lady of the Bowed Head, Rome (1610), St Romuald (c 951-1027) Abbot and Memorials of the Saints – 7 February

Notre-Dame d’Avesniéres, Laval / Our Lady of Avesnières, Laval, France (11th Century) – 7 February:HERE:https://anastpaul.com/2022/02/07/notre-dame-davesnieres-laval-our-lady-of-avesnieres-laval-france-11th-century-nostra-signora-delle-grazie-our-lady-of-grace-or-our-lady-of-the-bowed-head-rome-1610-and-memorial/ Nostra Signora delle Grazie, Nostra Signora del Capo chino / Our Lady of Grace, or…

[monsieurbidule]

Exhibition - Monsieur Bidule USA - Newburgh NY

47 Lander St, Newburgh, NY 12550-4939, United States

Monsieur Bidule is in Newburgh for two weeks in an artist residency with art: optimism. Romuald and Pj are so happy to present their first Mr Bidule's exhibition in USA. They will show during it a selection of photos from #biduleUSA2018 and #biduleNYC2022. Then, it will show several videos and perform at 9pm. This day, on the morning, the artists will make an happening in the streets of Newburgh, to announce the art show. We hope to meet you!