Project Type: Concert Video
Story VI. Shades of Blue
From the Found Objects concert at Grace Episcopal Church, Traverse City, May 11, 2019. Jan Ross performs “Story VI: Shades of Blue”, from the collection Seven Unfinished Stories by J.T. McKinney. Our performance was paired with the music which inspired each story: Seven Bagatelles… Continue Reading “Story VI. Shades of Blue”
Ten Blake Songs
From the Found Objects concert at Grace Episcopal Church, Traverse City, May 11, 2019. Special guest soprano Emily Curtin Culler and Jason McKinney perform V. The Lamb and VI. The Shepherd from “Ten Blake Songs” by Ralph Vaughan Williams. To read more about Emily… Continue Reading “Ten Blake Songs”
Story III. Plot Thickeners
From the Found Objects concert at Grace Episcopal Church, Traverse City, May 11, 2019. Jan Ross performs “Story III: Plot Thickeners”, from the collection Seven Unfinished Stories by J.T. McKinney. Our performance was paired with the music which inspired each story: Seven Bagatelles by… Continue Reading “Story III. Plot Thickeners”
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”
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”
Highlights from “Music Speaks”
This video contains many musical highlights from our spring 2017 Music Speaks program: Pastoral — Vincent Persichetti Der Hirt auf dem Felsen — Franz Schubert Travel Notes 2, I. “In an air-balloon” — Richard Rodney Bennett Travel Notes 2, IV: “Car Chase” — Richard… Continue Reading “Highlights from “Music Speaks””