Project Tag: clarinet

Highlights from “Sail Away Summer”

This video contains excerpts from several numbers presented in our “Sail Away Summer” program:Is This a Poem? (world premiere) by J.T. McKinney“Word Search” from Seven Unfinished Stories by J.T. McKinneySeven Bagatelles: V. Game by Peter SchickeleThe Old Ash Tree by J.T. McKinneyDavid Bradley Beaton’s… Continue Reading “Highlights from “Sail Away Summer””

Lullaby

Lullaby (Nadia Cripps, arr. J.T. McKinney) Originally written for flute, clarinet, & piano, Nadia Cripps composed this short, evocative work while remembering the many nights she rocked her son to sleep. She says she chose the key of F major and the major-seventh harmonies… Continue Reading “Lullaby”

Winter’s Coming Home

Recorded live at our 2018 Winter Songs & Carols concert at Grace Episcopal Church, Traverse City. Winter’s Coming Home (Gregory Norbett, arr. J.T. McKinney) with special guest Emily Curtin Culler, soprano. NOTE: This performance was captured on amateur video by Sean Duperron, edited by… Continue Reading “Winter’s Coming Home”

A Manitou Christmas Medley

Recorded live at our 2018 Winter Songs & Carols concert at Grace Episcopal Church, Traverse City. A Manitou Christmas Medley contains eight Christmas tunes, arranged for eight different instruments, performed by five musicians, in eleventy different styles! For more information about this unique medley… Continue Reading “A Manitou Christmas Medley”

A Fine Winter’s Day

Hear the premiere performance of A Fine Winter’s Day, recorded live at our 2018 Winter Songs & Carols concert at Grace Episcopal Church, Traverse City. A Fine Winter’s Day was composed by Jason, inspired by a full day of sledding with his nieces in… Continue Reading “A Fine Winter’s Day”

St. Basil’s Hymn

Recorded live at our 2018 Winter Songs & Carols concert at Grace Episcopal Church. St. Basil’s Hymn, arranged by Jason. For more information about this unique piece, read the Manitou-Zine article. NOTE: This performance was captured on amateur video by Sean Duperron, edited by… Continue Reading “St. Basil’s Hymn”

O’Carolan’s Symphony: Mvt. IV

Recorded live in concert at the Elizabeth Lane Oliver Art Center in Frankfort, MI for our program A Celtic Summertide. This is the fourth and final movement (“Mrs. Power”) from Jason McKinney’s arrangement of four traditional O’Carolan tunes (O’Carolan’s Symphony). To learn more about… Continue Reading “O’Carolan’s Symphony: Mvt. IV”

O’Carolan’s Symphony: Mvt. I

Recorded live in concert at the Elizabeth Lane Oliver Art Center in Frankfort, MI for our program A Celtic Summertide. This is the first movement (“George Brabazon”) from Jason McKinney’s arrangement of four traditional O’Carolan tunes (O’Carolan’s Symphony). To learn more about Jason’s exploration… Continue Reading “O’Carolan’s Symphony: Mvt. I”

Shetland Air & Reel

Recorded live in concert at the Elizabeth Lane Oliver Art Center in Frankfort, MI for our program A Celtic Summertide. This is the first movement of Jason’s Shetland Air & Reel for wind quintet. The original tune of this first movement was composed by… Continue Reading “Shetland Air & Reel”

“Allegro” from First Flight

Our performance of “Allegro” from First Flight by Laura Hood, recorded for Interlochen Public Radio’s “In Studio A” broadcast. To learn more about Laura’s composition, visit the Manitou-Zine post. NOTE: This performance was recorded and engineered by Brock Morman.