Category Archives: historical

The Titanic: Wallace Hartley’s Violin

Posted on April 8, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

Their story is the stuff of legends: while surrounded by chaos, human instinct said they should escape to save their own life, eight musicians serenaded the passengers with “Nearer My God to Thee,” as the ship broke in two and … Continue reading →

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The Jester: A Historical Political Commentator and Cupid

Posted on April 6, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

The Jester was the entertainer of the monarchy: the one who could say what others feared saying. A foil for the aristocracy, he would carry a false scepter in his hands called a bauble that was covered in bells or … Continue reading →

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T.S Eliot: Timeless Influence on a Modern Generation

Posted on March 30, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

I happened to overhear a conversation between two of my drama students- they were supposed to present T.S. Eliot’s work  in English that day, and they thought his poems were both boring and unintelligible. I interjected, and suggested that they … Continue reading →

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Forty-Part Motet: The Beauty of the Human Voice

Posted on March 25, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

It is a strange blend of sacred and secular; a chapel in the middle of an art gallery.  As you enter, depending on the section of the motet, you will hear the Godly blend of soprano, alto, baritone, tenor and … Continue reading →

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The Chapel of the Bones: Remembering Death

Posted on March 18, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

With one glance at a photo, you would imagine that the space was created by a morbid tyrant aristocrat in centuries past; a vaulted space, lined ceiling to floor in skeletons that are used as adornment. A man and an … Continue reading →

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