After returning to ABT, we soon embarked on a small tour to the Hudson Valley where an imposing theater exists. Frank Gehry designed a structure for Bard College, which is tucked away in the campus in all its silver shine. It was the fall foliage, which the valley is so famous for, and we couldn’t have gone at a better time. The leaves were AMAZING. It was so refreshing to get out of the city and experience the changing of the trees.
The program included an older piece if Jiri Kilyan called “Overgrown Path” with solo piano music by Leos Janacek. I strongly suggest you go on iTunes and purchase this piece of music. It is so subtle and gorgeous in its simplicity.
QQ
strikingly beautiful colors.. like paitings.. and lovely little theatre, is it small, looks small ‘n cute
its already fall huh, nothing changes here..
Oct 30, 2008 @ 01:46
QQ
Oct 30, 2008 @ 04:24
QQ
On An Overgrown Path 10 - Janacek (Roland Pöntinen piano)
and many more on youtube
(david, pls delete my empty comment above, oops, thanks :))
Oct 30, 2008 @ 04:31
CJ
The score for Overgrown Path is also the basis of the score for the film of Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). It really is lovely music.
And nice pics.
Oct 30, 2008 @ 15:21
tonya
Oh wow, what interesting architecture! It’s so cool — I love it! Is that the theater? It’s like a whole new take on the thatched roof … kind of!
That’s interesting, CJ. My favorite movie
Oct 30, 2008 @ 15:36
kristin sloan
nice photos!
we were just here to see the noamie lafrance piece performed on the roof…
xx
i’ll post about it as soon as i can
s
Oct 30, 2008 @ 15:46
miki orihara
beautiful pictures!
gorgeous colors.
Did you perform at Bard?
Oct 30, 2008 @ 18:52
QQ
boo… trick or treat :p
happy halloween!
Oct 31, 2008 @ 17:39
bill
Geez David, what’s wrong with your camera? All the tree leaves are those unearthly reds and oranges….spectacular.
Oct 31, 2008 @ 18:24
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[...] Anyway, on the subject of architecture, check out David Hallberg’s pics of this awesome Frank Gehry building at Bard College. It’s like an ultra-modern thatched roof house. I love it! I’m also jealous his fall pictures turned out better than mine… [...]
Nov 02, 2008 @ 04:09
SanderO
I don’t care for most of the work of Gehry as an architect. His work is more sculptural than architectural and annihilates almost all the context that people look for in “shelter”. The flowing curves of his buildings are quite dramatic but they intersect with the orthogonal grid which is unavailable for doors and other components, like piping and so forth.
I’m going to go up to Bard and have a look-see.
The photos are stunning!
Nov 02, 2008 @ 15:38