Sunday November 15, 2009 7:00 pm
general admission for this performance will be $10.00/$5.00 for seniors and students.
At the Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham
Click here for directions.

Romeo and Juliet. Tristan and Iseult. Antony and Cleopatra. Bonnie and Clyde.

Some people are just made for each other. How they got together, how it all worked out… well, that’s what love stories are all about.

One love story that’s been around for hundreds of years is the hauntingly beautiful medieval tale of Eglamore and Cristobel, star-crossed lovers from long ago. Theirs is the story of a cruel father, three dangerous tasks, a fateful journey, and a love that will not be denied. The random winds of fate conspire to keep them apart. Will they lose each other forever? Or will love conquer all?

Actress and story performer Dolores Hydock, in the voice, spirit, and costume of a cranky crone, brings to life this original adaptation of a passionate 14th-century tale of desire, heartache, treachery, and the triumph of true love. The storytelling crone, as always, adds editorial commentary as she tells the tale; medieval music trio PanHarmonium lends musical punctuation on harp, hurdy-gurdy, lute, viol, recorder, and other instruments of old.

To learn more about Dolores Hydock, and Panharmonium visit her site, storypower.org.

It is a little bit sad, and a little bit happy.  Those of you who have been to Artburst shows know that they were nearly always wonderful events.  But I can't keep it up by myself, and I can't find anyone who wants to work with me.  And I am out of money.  Etc.  and so on anon. ...

I think I will move the Aesthetics discussion over to http://www.timjday.com

May take a while.  I will need to reread some of Dufrenne (or maybe all of it).

Artburst Presents

Randall Hawes, Trombone

Jay Evans, Trombone

Kathryn Goodson, Piano

BELLE NUIT O NUIT D'AMOUR!

Enjoy a beautiful night of romantic, effervescent music celebrating Valentine's Day and the lovely partnership of trombone and piano.  Detroit Symphony Orchestra bass trombonist Randall Hawes and partner, pianist Kathryn Goodson, both from Michigan, will be joined by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra principal trombonist, Jay Evans, for classical and jazzy pieces by Strauss, Faure, Offenbach, Gershwin, Gottschalk, Rogers and Hart and more.

There will be an opportunity to meet the artists and purchase signed CDs afterwards.

At our usual location: Unitarian Universalist Church, 4300 Hampton Heights Drive, Birmingham, Alabama.

The event is at 7:30pm.

Ticket Price: $5 Student $7 General Admission

Randy Hawes, Bass Trombonist of the Detroit Symphony (currently on strike), will be performing and recording with the Alabama Symphony during the week of February 7-14. Randy has just released his second solo CD, 'Barn Burner', available through his website, http://www.bigtrombone.com.

Randy's very accomplished Pianist Collaborator is Kathryn Goodson (Univ. of Michigan professor, Kathryngoodson.com).This duo is really fantastic, and rarely leave the state of Michigan. Ironic that it happens to be possible on the heals of the extremely dire work stoppage at the DSO.

Nothing more upcoming.