Maaike Brinkhof

With one of my orchestras we have to enroll in something you call ‘concours’ in Dutch. According to Wikipedia this translates as ‘competitive examination’ in English. There are certain levels a amateur orchestra can compete in and ours is on the highest level. You can advertise this to your public,

Music My two orchestra’s have started again, and it made me so incredibly happy to play again! I’ve been making music on my own during the summer, but it’s much more fun in a big group. I was especially surprised with how well we could still play

The end of summer gives me a variety of feelings, good and bad. Sadness because of the ending of my favorite season. The days are shortening, the warmth is leaving, soon we’ll have to wear wintercoats again! Excitement because my orchestra’s are resuming rehearsals. I missed all the

My last post about Crete was rather short, so this post will be devoted to describe the things I’ve done there in more detail. Samaria Gorge This was without a doubt the coolest activity I did on Crete, but it was also the most heavy. I had to wake

If my prior post has got you worrying about my state of being, do not despair. I feel decent most of the time, with spikes up and down. How can you not feel good, when you are on Crete and you see this: I fell in love with Greek seas

I was looking at the last entry that I’ve written, which dates from 19 july. It has been long ago since I’ve felt inspiration to write. To be frank, it’s been awhile since I’ve felt inspiration to do anything at all. This sounds alarming, and I