Tag: Grace Episcopal Church
Posted on November 20, 2017
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“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” — Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) from The Rest is Noise When my paternal grandmother passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in December 2005, I had recently moved to Chicago and was unable to travel… Continue Reading “What the Stars Saw on the Prairie”
Category: Performances, Winter Songs & Carols, WS&C 2017Tags: bassoon, clarinet, collaboration, composition, featured winter, flute, french horn, Glen Arbor, Glen Arbor Art Association, Grace Episcopal Church, horn, Jason McKinney, Kathleen Ryan, Northern Michigan, piano, The Leelanau School, Traverse City, What the Stars Saw on the Prairie, Winter Songs & Carols, Winter Songs and Carols
Posted on May 17, 2017
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In her latest work, “Sky Dance”, Laura composed both the music and the lyrics, arranging for flute, clarinet, ukulele, guitar, harp, and a very special mother-daughter vocal duet.
Category: Music Speaks, Musical Musings, PerformancesTags: Aurora Borealis, chamber group, Chamber Music, clarinet, composers, concert, Da Sister Hood, flute, folk music, Grace Episcopal Church, guitar, harp, Jessie Hood, Laura Hood, manitou winds, Music Speaks, Northern Lights, Northern Michigan, poetry, Sky Dance, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Traverse City, ukulele, words and music, world premiere
Posted on May 3, 2017
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This post was written in preparation for our May 2017 concert, Music Speaks In our 2017 spring concert, Manitou Winds explores the meandering, mystical path connecting music and words. We’ve been discussing for the past few weeks how music can enliven poetry and prose… Continue Reading “A Bunch of Nonsense?”
Category: Music Speaks, Musical Musings, PerformancesTags: art songs, bassoon, chamber group, Chamber Music, clarinet, Classical Composers, composers, concert, David Jones, Edward Lear, Emily Curtin Culler, featured spring, flute, french horn, Grace Episcopal Church, horn, Jabberwocky, Lewis Carroll, manitou winds, Music Speaks, nonsense poetry, oboe, soprano, The Owl and the Pussycat, Traverse City, wind quintet, woodwind quintet
Posted on April 19, 2017
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This post was written in preparation for our May 2017 concert, Music Speaks In our 2017 spring concert, Manitou Winds explores the meandering, mystical path connecting music and words. Music and words are often united through a composer’s use of poetry or prose (i.e.,… Continue Reading “What’s in a Title?”
Category: Music Speaks, Musical Musings, PerformancesTags: chamber group, Chamber Music, concert, featured anytime, featured spring, Grace Episcopal Church, Leelanau County, manitou winds, Margie Guyot, Music Speaks, Northern Michigan, Pastoral, Pastorale, Persichetti, wind quintet
Posted on November 22, 2016
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For our 2016 Winter Songs & Carols performances, we’re delighted to work with two talented vocalists who will grace the stage with their glittering interpretation of songs arranged especially for this year’s program: Christy Burich & Emily Curtin Culler!
Category: Performances, Winter Songs & Carols, Woodwind Gourmet, WS&C 2016Tags: art of collaboration, Bailey's recipes, bean soup, Christmas Carols, Christy Burich, concert, Ellie Harold, Emily Curtin Culler, Glen Arbor, Glen Arbor Art Association, Grace Episcopal Church, Interlochen, Irish Cream, Manitou Music Festival, manitou winds, Old Town Playhouse, recipes, SnowLight, soprano, soups, The Leelanau School, Traverse City, Truffles, Tuscan Bean Soup, Winter, Winter Songs & Carols, Winter Songs and Carols, wintertime, woodwind gourmet
Posted on November 16, 2016
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In our annual winter concert, Manitou Winds presents a program of music, poetry, and prose inspiring you to embrace winter. As creative director of Manitou Winds, I spend a lot of time searching through titles and listening to music, curating the individual pieces that… Continue Reading “A Manitou Christmas Medley”
Category: Musical Musings, Performances, Winter Songs & Carols, WS&C 2016Tags: Alfred Burt, Anne Bara, bassoon, chamber group, Chamber Music, Christina Duperron, Christmas Carols, clarinet, composers, composition, concert, Ellie Harold, featured winter, flute, french horn, Glen Arbor, Grace Episcopal Church, Grand Traverse County, guitar, harp, horn, Jason McKinney, Laura Hood, Leelanau County, manitou winds, oboe, oil on canvas, piano, Sam Clark, The Leelanau School, Traverse City, Winter, Winter Songs & Carols, Winter Songs and Carols, Winter Sunset, wintertime, woodwind
Posted on November 9, 2016
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For our 2016 collaborating artist, Ellie Harold, winter is often a season of inner discovery. With the weather outside inhospitable for her paints and canvas, where else might an artist turn but inward?
Category: Performances, Winter Songs & Carols, WS&C 2016Tags: art, art of collaboration, artist, Benzie County, Chamber Music, Classical Music, Collaborating Artist, collaboration, concert, Ellie Harold, Frankfort, Glen Arbor, Glen Arbor Artists Association, Grace Episcopal Church, Grand Traverse County, landscape, Landscapes, Leelanau County, manitou winds, Michigan, Northern Michigan, SnowLight, The Leelanau School, Traverse City, Winter, Winter Songs & Carols, Winter Songs and Carols, Winter Sunset, wintertime
Posted on December 10, 2015
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Manitou Winds’ premiere concert, Winter Songs & Carols, was a splendid event! We were delighted to share our music with so many of our friends, colleagues, Facebook fans — and even some new faces! We are grateful for all of your support and enthusiasm… Continue Reading “Winter Songs & Carols: A Magical Evening”
Category: Musical Musings, Performances, Winter Songs & Carols, WS&C 2015Tags: bassoon, Celtic Music, chamber group, Chamber Music, Christmas Carols, clarinet, Classical Music, flute, Glen Arbor Artists Association, Grace Episcopal Church, harp, horn, manitou winds, Northern Michigan, oboe, piano, Susan Hatt Johnson, Teddy House, Three Celtic Carols, Winter Songs and Carols, woodwind
Posted on November 30, 2015
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This post was written in preparation for our December 2015 Winter Songs & Carols program. Winter Songs & Carols will be Manitou Winds’ first-ever concert — one they hope to make an annual tradition in Northern Michigan. It’s a concert in exploration of the… Continue Reading “Winter Songs & Carols: Susan Hatt Johnson”
Category: Musical Musings, Winter Songs & Carols, Woodwind Gourmet, WS&C 2015Tags: art of collaboration, Benzie County, chamber group, Chamber Music, chili, Christmas Carols, Encore Winds, Frankfort, Grace Episcopal Church, manitou winds, Northern Michigan, Old Town Playhouse, recipes, Susan Hatt Johnson, The Dance Center Inc., Traverse City, Winter Songs & Carols, Winter Songs and Carols, wintertime, woodwind, woodwind gourmet
Posted on August 31, 2015
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August was certainly a busy month for the musicians of Manitou Winds. Still reeling from the preparation and performances for the 2015 Traverse City Film Festival, we put in a lot of rehearsal time for another promotional concert for the Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra… Continue Reading “August Was a Busy Month”
Category: PerformancesTags: Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra, Benzie County, chamber group, Frankfort, Grace Episcopal Church, Grand Traverse County, hymns, manitou winds, NEO Trio, Northern Michigan, Stormcloud Brewing Company, Traverse City
