Beauty Is Truth

Music by Barry McKimm composed for piano trio with oboe, bassoon, piano Developed from the poem The Leaving by Jay Bond With paintings by Chris Voisard Music video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMvckVTsV3Q The full text of the poem, “The Leaving” appears in Poetica Review, Summer 2023, Issue 18 https://poeticareview.co.uk/ #music #poetry #art #painting #nature #oboe #bassoon #piano #pianotrio #ecology #ecopoetry #ecoart #environment #newmusic #worldmusic #arts #collaboration #composition #musique #poesie

Listen to the music on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWp5Onaqkec Composition by Barry McKimm developed from the poem April Snow by Jay The poem appears in Poetica Review, Summer 2023, Issue 18 http://poeticareview.co.uk/ The poem begins: “Seasons drift askew/ across the equinox/ Once we could set our clocks by them/ Tick, tock/ Clouds hang akimbo, stiff/ like ancient bats/ leaking last liquids/ Drip, drop/ and ends with a reference to Greta Thunberg’s warning, “Our house is on fire.” I Image: Marianne North, The Clove in Fruit and View over Mahé, Seychelles, Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Public Domain) Poem and video by Jay #poetry #music #composition #collaboration #nature #environment #ecopoetry

Mulan Trombone Concerto by Barry McKImm https://www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxIgM7TZBClDvD2CbjitQucYP5NUVSrpq7 "The first historical mention of Mulan dates back to at least 1,500 years ago, when a folk song called The Ballad of Mulan was popularized during China’s North Wei Dynasty. Its heroine, a young woman named Hua Mulan ("magnolia flower"), steps in for her old, ailing father, by donning the traditional clothes of men and joining the emperor’s army." - The Smithsonian Magazine "Ten thousand miles she rode in war, Crossing passes and mountains as if on a wing. / On the northern air comes the sentry's gong, Cold light shines on her coat of steel." ... ... ... ... "I adjust my wispy hair at the window sill, And apply my bisque makeup by the mirror. / I step out to see my comrades-in-arms, They are all surprised and astounded: 'We travelled twelve years together, Yet didn't realise Mulan was a lady!'" Fr

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

“An enemy is someone whose story you have not heard.” ― Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian philosopher, born March 21, 1949