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Happy Fall Equinox to my readers!
”Give me a spark o’ Nature’s fire,That’s a’ the learning I desire.”– Robert Burns California Gold Photographed Thanksgiving weekend 2011 Pasadena, CA Photography © 2011 by Leticia Marie Sanchez
Read MoreChristie’s Photographs from the Museum of Modern Art
Moments in Time By Leticia Marie Sanchez Photography has become an inescapable part of our daily experience. One cannot sit in a restaurant without seeing someone snapping a photo of their spring rolls, their Tinder date, or even themselves. A few weeks ago on the Pacific Coast Highway, on a particularly crowded weekend, the man…
Read MoreCultural Cocktail Hour Contest- Win 2 tickets to season opening of Pittance Chamber Music
Southern California Residents, please email culturalcocktail@gmail.com a message about you think is missing in the LA Arts and culture scene. What do you think would MOST improve the performing arts in LA? SUBJECT LINE: CCH Contest The winning entry will receive a pair of tickets to the season opening performance of the Pittance Chamber Music!…
Read MoreInspiration from Nature
All photography ©2017 Leticia Marie Sanchez Lake Tahoe, August 2017 There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep Sea, and music in its roar: I love not Man the less, but Nature more. Lord Byron
Read MoreAn Edward Hopper moment at Fallen Leaf Lake
All nature photography ©2017 Leticia Marie Sanchez Fallen Leaf Lake, August 2017 Edward Hopper, The Long Leg, 1935
Read MoreAll photography ©2017 Leticia Marie Sanchez Fallen Leaf Lake August 2017
All photography ©2017 Leticia Marie Sanchez Fallen Leaf Lake August 2017 “If one really loves nature, one can find beauty everywhere”- Vincent Van Gogh
Read MoreIn the news: Classical Music to be played in north London to reduce crime
by Leticia Marie Sanchez In Broadwater Farm, an area of North London, Adam Weber, a 23 year old constable in charge of law and order, will be playing Beethoven and Mozart in an effort to reduce crime. In the past the Broadwater Farm region was plagued by riots and violence, and Weber is hoping that classic music will have a similar effect to…
Read MoreMozart and the Barber Shop Chase
“Why Can’t you Sit Still? “Because I’m Mozart” In his delightful tome, The Book of Musical Anecdotes, Norman Lebrecht reveals that the perpetually inspired Mozart led his Barber on a hair-cutting chase: “Every moment an idea would occur to him…he would run to the clavier, the barber after him, hair-ribbon in hand.” Luckily for Mozart, the…
Read MoreWise Man of the Day: Plato
“Music Is a Moral Law. It gives soul to the Universe, Wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, Charm and gaiety to life and to everything.”
Read MoreReview: Ballet NOW- A Kaleidoscope of styles at the Music Center
Review: Ballet NOW- A Kaleidoscope of styles at the Music Center By Leticia Marie Sanchez With Ballet Now, the Los Angeles Music Center found itself as a global stage for the best that ballet has to offer. The performers included dancers from companies including: the New York City Ballet, The Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Dorrance Dance, Miami City Ballet, and the Paris Opera Ballet. The…
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