Category Archives: Music & Poetry

My First TV Appearance on Guangdong English Programme Facetime

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Junying Kirk

In a beautifully sunny day in the summer of 2012, which seemed a long time ago yet only months away, I welcomed a small TV crew to my suburban home in Sutton Coldfield. They have travelled 6000 miles, all the … Continue reading →

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Music Monday – The Horse Race, with Lang Lang 赛马

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Junying

For centuries, writers, artists, musicians are inspired by Nature, spring flowers in the fields, cow and sheep grazing on the grassland, majestic ocean waves crushing to the shore, or animals fighting for survivals in the wild. Mother Nature provides us … Continue reading →

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Flowers, Amazing Beauties of Mother Nature

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Junying Kirk

I don’t remember when and where exactly I first saw flowers. Neither do I remember when was the first time I put on a floral dress. Perhaps it was because when I was growing up in the 1960s in China, … Continue reading →

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Spanish Guitar, Paco de Lucia & Paco Peña

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Junying

During my recent visit to Southern Spain at the end of 2012, we drove through  Algeciras on our way to a beach. When I spotted a statue and asked who it was, my hostess Maria excitedly replied: “He is a … Continue reading →

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Music Monday – Kiss the Rain by Yiruma

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Junying

‘Kiss the Rain’, isn’t that a romantic title for a piano piece? I think so. That may be my Chinese roots talking. Somehow I have a feeling that maybe that we Asians have a more optimistic view about the rain. … Continue reading →

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Your New Year’s Eve Treat: Chinese Roast Duck & Chopin’s Music

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Junying Kirk

A few days ago, I shared pictures of our Boxing Day Party at home with a dear friend and fabulous pianist, Di Xiao, her sweet small family of three, and a lovely Chinese student Ying from Birmingham City University where … Continue reading →

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