Christopher O'Riley
Bohumil Hrabal ~ Harlequin’s Millions
Just finished reading the latest available English translation of one of Bohumil Hrabal‘s works, Harlequin’s Millions lovingly done by Stacey Knecht in a comfortable paperback edition by Archipelago Books. It’s written in his inimitable style, a sort of laterally exponential stream of anecdote, internally narrated and recalled by a housewife and former actress now living …
Haruki Murakami ~ 1Q84
Just finished reading Haruki Murakami‘s Magnum Opus, 1Q84, an 1100+ page-turner, if there ever was one. an epicurean thriller, a lesson in the primal, essential power of story and legend, alternate reality of the most exalted, Romantic type, an iconic love story, and as always in Murakami’s work, the connection between us all. I’ve now …
the From the Top Gala group shot accompanied by Cyril Scott’s At Dawn
Tonight was the 10th Annual From the Top Gala, held this year at the incredible MIT Media Lab. First opportunity to take a complete staff photograph. What a great-looking bunch, the hardest-working and most congenial group I’ve been honoured to work with now these 15 years. Your soundtrack for perusing this panoramic sea of smiles …
Dave King (arr. O’Riley) ~ 1972 Bronze Medalist live on From the Top
David King is my favorite drummer in the world. He’s also a great composer and pianist. He plays often with The Bad Plus. This is a solo piano arrangement i performed at a From the Top live taping in OH a couple of years ago. Jacques, the eponymous French medalist promenading with his medal disported …