Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life! I'm a Violinist and doing what I love is often interestingly contrasted with the reality of getting to do what I love...
14 Jan 2021 3 minute read 0 comments bengy
So, with this week's Coronavirus press conference in The Netherlands... the expected news that we are will be continuing the existing lockdown for at least another 3 weeks. With that, comes the now quite unsurprising calls and emails from the va...
12 Jan 2021 2 minute read 0 comments bengy
Farinelli's Ground · Adagio (1st mvt) from Huberty Duo for 2 Viola d'amore Finally, I've got this first movement of the Huberty Viola d'amore duetto finished. Things are little slower when you are also dealing with kids at home! From needing ex...
6 Jan 2021 2 minute read 0 comments bengy
This week (or bleeding into next week...), I'm hoping to complete a recording of the first movement (Adagio) of a Huberty Viola d'amore duo that I had heard about over the last summer. Getting the music has been a little bit tricky, as there is...
2 Jan 2021 4 minute read 0 comments bengy
A couple of summers ago, our little family visited the Maritime Museum in Rotterdam. Rotterdam is THE port hub for Europe, so it is quite fitting that a large maritime is situated in this busy city. I will do a post a different time about the ac...
1 Jan 2021 2 minute read 0 comments bengy
I tend not to like beers and wine too much, so I'm always really quite happy when I discover a new liquer or some other unusual drink that I end up liking quite a bit! The first of my end of year discoveries, was a home made Japanese rice wine t...
31 Dec 2020 2 minute read 0 comments bengy
It's no secret that I love gaming... I have been a pretty keen gamer since I was young, and even though I'm now technically an "adult", I still enjoy playing computer games as my primary form of entertainment. However, I do really appreciate t...
27 Dec 2020 2 minute read 0 comments bengy
There used to be a time when our youngest one was completely obsessed with My Little Pony.... she WAS Princess Twilight Sparkle and she just couldn't get enough of them! Sadly (or fortunately) those days have now passed and she is really into to...
24 Dec 2020 2 minute read 0 comments bengy
I guess a good chunk of us are starting to gear up for the big event tomorrow! Lots of cooking and gift preparations to be done. No gigantic travel to Australia and dealing with jet-lag this year... which is a mixed blessing! I don't miss the tr...
23 Dec 2020 2 minute read 1 comment bengy
We had originally bought this cute little Cubetto robot when our older daughter was munch younger. It's a little robot toy and playmat with stories designed around an Arduino board that helps little kids learn a bit about sequential programming...
22 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments bengy
After getting my Viola dámore back from the luthier with a new and better fitted bridge, I've found that the sound of the instrument is a much warmer and stronger, especially in the middle and lower registers. Well, that shouldn't be a surprise...
