Photographer Charles Brooks displays the spaces inside musical instruments using state of the art technology. As a blind person, I explore these photos through other people's imaginations and descriptions.
80g gorgonzola, chopped
Method
Put the vegetable stock on to heat.
Separate the leaves of the radicchio and wash them well, then drain and pat dry. Bunch together and cut into 5 mm wide strips.
In a deep frying pan or saucepan, sauté the onion in the extra virgin olive oil and butter until golden. Add the thyme and lemon zest and cook together with the onions.
Add the chopped radicchio and toss to coat, letting it cool down. You may need to add the extra butter so that there is enough to coat the rice. Add the rice and toss to coat then turn up the heat and deglaze with the verjuice. Allow it to evaporate for a moment on low. Season with sea salt.
When I started Uni way back in the 1990s, I’d never heard of a countertenor. Then I met my friend Dave. He’s easily the hairiest person I’ve ever encountered. A head of curly hair and a beard to shame Ned Kelly. And a voice the likes of which I’d never heard before.
I remember the first time I heard Dave sing in a concert his high, clear, piercing voice echoing around the stone hall in the main Uni building. I was captivated, amazed, astounded you name it.
High or low?
Dave is a countertenor and is extremely skilled at using his head voice. Whatever gender you are, you’ll notice a break in your voice about halfway through its range. Arguably, it’s more noticeable if you have a male voice. But it’s there for female voices too. It s the conjunction of the chest or ‘modal’ voice, the lower bit of our voice where we usually do our speaking, and the higher, head voice, sometimes called ‘falsetto’.