Category Archives: Music

The Corona Chronicles – Back To Business

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Shimona from the Palace

I spoke too soon. COVID-19 is still with us, now mostly in the form of the latest variant, BA-5.The Ministry of Health dashboard, last updated at 11.06 this morning, gives the Transmission Rate (R) as 1.37 although on the morning … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – Looking For The Logic

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Shimona from the Palace

On the news this morning, I heard that the government is planning on scrapping most of the remaining COVID restrictions – this, despite the fact that there are still about 20,000 new confirmed cases daily – which is, admittedly, a … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – Psalms

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Shimona from the Palace

The Omicron Variant is here – but, fortunately, it has not put a damper on the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra’s Hallelujah Festival which opened last Thursday (December 2nd) in the Henry Crown auditorium with the Israeli premiere of the oratorio Zabur … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – On Not Losing Hope

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Shimona from the Palace

Those of you who have been following my blog closely over the past year and a half, will no doubt have noticed my changing attitude to the current pandemic and, more specifically, to the much vaunted Pfizer (and other) vaccines… … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – Around the World in (Approximately) Fifty Minutes

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Shimona from the Palace

This week saw the culmination of a musical project which has been occupying my evenings this past summer. It all began in July, when Ziva, one of the members of the Jerusalem Oratorio Chamber Choir, to which I also belong, … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – Don’t They Know It’s the End of the World?

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Shimona from the Palace

Earlier this week, I was cloistered in my study all afternoon, writing my cat blog. When I finished, I suddenly noticed how dark it was – far darker than it should have been for that time of day. I got … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over!

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Shimona from the Palace

Well, I should have known it was too good to last, shouldn’t I? And it didn’t. Thanks to the Delta Variant, a lack of due diligence at Ben Gurion Airport and insufficient enforcement of isolation rules, the number of COVID-19 … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – Bagpipes and Banana Bread

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Shimona from the Palace

In my previous post, if you remember, I wrote about the changing partners within the Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) party (aka the National Religious Party), and expressed the opinion that it was, as the airlines put it, “not final”. How … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – Chiaroscuro

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Shimona from the Palace

Chiaroscuro – an Italian term meaning “Light and Dark”, used in Art (according to Wikipedia) to describe “the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition.” The term originated during the Renaissance, and the reason … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – A Small Candle in the Darkness

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Shimona from the Palace

Albert Schweitzer is reported to have said: “There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: Music and Cats”. I am sure that many of us, forced to live in a bubble largely cut off from meaningful human … Continue reading →

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