CATcerto

about 2 years ago, i shared a video of Nora the piano-playing cat showing us how practice makes purrfect! well, today i came across an incredible performance by Nora of a piano concerto composed especially for her. it is appropriately entitled CATcerto!



you can read more about the composer, Mindaugas Piečaitis, and the inspiration behind this work at the CATcerto website. you can also follow Nora on twitter @NoraThePianoCat

Nora the Piano-Playing Cat

Originally uploaded at ifilm

Nora merchandise and news

Rachmaninov had big hands

a friend sent me a link to this music video on YouTube, it is just too funny!!! watch this Korean concert pianist (with small hands) playing Rachmaninov (who had big hands)...



Igudesman & Joo's website:
Igudesman & Joo in A Little NIGHTMARE Music

the elephant song - cool songs for kids by Eric Herman

Song by Eric Herman. Via flagrantdisregard.

some music links to note...

Some Children See Him
http://members.tripod.com/~rosemck1/some-children-see-him.html http://www.turtlecreek.org/music/linerpages/aroaminholiday.htm

The Hymns and Carols of Christmas
http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/

Kids' Corner
http://members.tripod.com/~rosemck1/kids-corner.html

Alfred Burt Carols official site

http://www.alfredburtcarols.com/

great music & sounds

listened to NPR on 88.5FM tonite while driving to Lillian's...they had some great stuff on t'nite...

• Billy something or other (Taylor?), doing Christian music in country style. Pie tuned in as we were about to leave the parking lot of Chevy's Almaden.
• Francis Ford Coppola and the Lost & Found Sound series http://www.npr.org/programs/lnfsound/
• Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1182855
• Mohawk Ironworkers http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1145947
• http://www.npr.org/about/press/020619.mohawk.html