Beauty Is Truth

Music by Barry McKimm developed from poem by Jay Bond ~The Augur Takes the Train The poem opens: “Panes of landscape flash like film reel Lickety-split, snippety-snap Oh, but the firmament has cracked Fingernail moon hangs swinging Birds wheel, stars streak” #music #composition #poetry #writing #newmusic

An impromptu short poem from my time teaching in Hong Kong years ago has just been set to music by composer Barry McKimm: a great honour. Both the music and the poem offer a salute to the special connections between students and teachers, everywhere. Meeting Students In Supermarket, Hong Kong: Poem by Jay set to music by composer Barry McKimm (Video: 2 minutes 35 seconds with text of poem below.) CLICK HERE to hear the music and read the poem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d-7mnCC-K4 1999 © Jay Bond Image: Ma On Shan from Tai Po (Wikimedia Creative Commons) #BarryMcKImm #music #musicvideo #newmusic #composers #composition #poetry #writing #worldmmusic #worldwriting #worldwithoutborders #arts #MadeInAustralia