Project Tag: Winter Songs & Carols
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”
Winter on Wheels
From the 2018 Winter Songs & Carols concert at Grace Episcopal Church, Traverse City. Jan Ross reads Winter on Wheels, an essay written by Jason in 2011 for the blog Tales of Thyme & Place. For more photos from the fateful bicycle trip, visit… Continue Reading “Winter on Wheels”
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”
What the Stars Saw
Jan Ross reads What the Stars Saw (an essay by Jason) during our 2017 Winter Songs & Carols concert. For more information about this essay and Jason’s work with composer Kathleen Ryan, visit the Manitou-Zine post. NOTE: The entire concert was recorded and engineered… Continue Reading “What the Stars Saw”
What the Stars Saw on the Prairie
Jason McKinney collaborated with pianist and composer Kathleen Ryan to create an arrangement of What the Stars Saw on the Prairie for piano and winds. To read more about their collaboration, please visit the Manitou-Zine article. Originally from Kathleen’s solo piano album A Handful… Continue Reading “What the Stars Saw on the Prairie”