Posted on August 2, 2023
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On Friday, August 25, we presented Sail Away Summer, a special program combining music, poetry and storytelling at the Old Art Building in Leland, MI. On Saturday, September 16, we’re performing an encore presentation of this program at the Oliver Art Center in Frankfort,… Continue Reading “Sail Away Summer”
Category: PerformancesTags: bassoon, Cape Breton, Celtic Music, Chamber Music, clarinet, featured summer, First Flight, Fishtown, flute, french horn, guitar, harp, horn, Irish Tunes, J.T. McKinney, Jason McKinney, Jeanmarie Riccobono, Laura Hood, Lauren Murphy, Leland, lever harp, Northern Michigan, oboe, Old Art Building, peter schickele, poetry, Sam Clark, shetland islands, short stories
Posted on September 14, 2019
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This post was written in preparation for our 2019 concert: A Celtic Summertide Another original piece premiering at our 2019 A Celtic Summertide concert is a colorful quartet for flute, clarinet, guitar, & harp by our own Laura Hood! Entitled Happy Feet, it’s an… Continue Reading “The Pitter-Patter”
Category: A Celtic Summertide, PerformancesTags: A Celtic Summertide, Anne Bara, BASO feature, Celtic Music, clarinet, composition, family memories, featured celtic, featured summer, flute, Frankfort, guitar, harp, Jason McKinney, Laura Hood, Sam Clark, The Garden Theater
Posted on September 4, 2019
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This post was written in preparation for our 2019 concert: A Celtic Summertide One of the new selections on our 2019 A Celtic Summertide program was composed by Jason based on an old Irish folk tune. Folk tunes often have origins that are difficult… Continue Reading “Beneath Leafy Branches”
Category: A Celtic Summertide, PerformancesTags: A Celtic Summertide, Anne Bara, Baint Áirnidhe faoi Ghílúr na gCraobh, Celtic Music, clarinet, featured celtic, featured summer, Frankfort, Gaeilge, guitar, harp, Irish Tunes, Jason McKinney, Kim Robertson, Laura Hood, The Garden Theater
Posted on April 17, 2019
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This post was written in preparation for our May 2019 concert, Found Objects. What is a bagatelle? Is it a fancy pasta shape traditionally served in a light béarnaise sauce? A hearty Italian bread served alongside a cheeseboard? Actually, it’s neither of those things,… Continue Reading “Spinning Tales from Seven Bagatelles”
Category: Found Objects, PerformancesTags: Anne Bara, Bagatelle, bassoon, Christina Duperron, clarinet, creative writing, featured summer, fiction, flute, Found Objects, Jan Ross, Jason McKinney, jt mckinney, jtmckinney, oboe, PDQ Bach, peter schickele, reading, Sam Clark, Seven Bagatelles, Seven Unfinished Stories, short stories, Woodwind Quartet
Posted on August 8, 2018
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One of my fondest memories of moving to our home in Northern Michigan was waking up on that first morning, looking out the window, and seeing the old ash tree at the edge of the front lawn. It was majestic and stately, easily setting… Continue Reading “The Old Ash Tree”
Category: A Celtic Summertide, PerformancesTags: A Celtic Summertide, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Stories, BASO feature, bassoon, Benzie County, Chamber Music, clarinet, composition, concert, featured summer, flute, Frankfort, guitar, harp, Jason McKinney, lever harp, manitou winds, Oliver Art Center, The Old Ash Tree
