Raegan Bradbury (Misawa, Aomori Prefecture)
The 11-year-old haikuist at Sollars Elementary sketched a peaceful scene of sea turtles returning on the tide to lay eggs on the beach where they were born. His classmate, Aaron Royston, discovered a remarkable stone.
Small ravine
of a stone goddess
Arvinder Kaur alluded to the words of Peggy Willis Lyles (1939-2010), which appeared in a 1980 issue of “Cicada” in Canada: summer night we turn out all the lights to hear the rain.
quarantine
to hear the rain
Noisy Brood X periodical cicadas that remained underground for 17 years are emerging by the trillions now that ground temperatures are soaring over 17 degrees Celsius in North America. Haikuists have to clamor quickly to mark this generation in 17 syllables. Soil warms earlier because of climate change. Before 1950, cicadas used to emerge at the end of May; now they’re already singing. Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) experienced both rain and insect songs in Yamagata Prefecture.
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Orange County Women’s Chorus
The Orange County Womenâs Chorus normally rehearses in Newport Beach and offers several concerts here and elsewhere several times every year, but due to the pandemic has â like most arts organization â transitioned to virtual concerts.
Last December, the group brought holiday cheer to patrons with a seasonal-themed concert called âSomething New.â
Now, the Orange County Womenâs Chorus is back with another virtual concert called, appropriately, âZoom Out,â on Sunday, May 16.
After a year of computer screens and cancelled plans, the Chorus wants to remind everyone of the wide world that awaits us in the post-pandemic era, and that weâve always been able to visit through our music.
The Orange County Women s Chorus Invites You To Zoom Out
Featuring works from Japan, Argentina, Cuba, Croatia, and more.by BWW News Desk After a year of computer screens and cancelled plans, The Orange County Women s Chorus wants to remind audiences of the wide world that awaits us in the post-pandemic era, and that we ve always been able to visit through music.
The spring performance is filled with songs about journeys and the places they take us. Open the interactive program and enjoy Johannes Brahms songs of wanderlust (featuring our friends from Men in Blaque); works from Japan, Argentina, Cuba, Croatia, and more; and a unique virtual collaboration with Zedashe, a musical ensemble from the Republic of Georgia, and the University of Chicago Women s Ensemble.