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Posted on April 14, 2026
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Laura composed “First Flight” to honor her friend Rebecca Lessard, founder of Wings of Wonder, a raptor rehabilitation center and sanctuary based in Empire, MI.
Category: Musical Musings, New Voices, PerformancesTags: Anne Bara, Benzie County, Benzie Wild Rose Society, chamber group, Chamber Music, clarinet, Classical Music, composers, Empire, flute, guitar, harp, Jason McKinney, Laura Hood, Leelanau County, manitou winds, modern music, New Voices, Northern Michigan, performance, quartet, Rebecca Lessard, Sam Clark, Wings of Wonder, woodwind
Posted on April 14, 2026
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Thank you to everyone who came to hear Manitou Winds’ 2017 Winter Songs & Carols program. Each year, we put together a unique collection of songs in various styles performed on many different instruments to inspire you to embrace the entire season of winter.… Continue Reading “Winter Songs & Carols: Our 2017 Concert Program”
Category: Performances, Winter Songs & Carols, WS&C 2017Tags: bassoon, chamber group, Chamber Music, Christmas Carols, Christy Burich, concert, Emily Curtin Culler, flute, french horn, Glen Arbor, Glen Arbor Art Association, Grace Episcopal Church, guitar, harp, horn, Jan Ross, Leelanau County, lever harp, manitou winds, Northern Michigan, oboe, piano, piccolo, soprano saxophone, The Leelanau School, Traverse City, ukulele, Winter, Winter Songs & Carols, Winter Songs and Carols
Posted on April 14, 2026
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When I began studying lever harp in 2010, one of the volumes of harp music I purchased was a collection of tunes by O’Carolan*. Exploring the tunes while also teaching myself to play the harp, I eventually read more and more about the composer,… Continue Reading “O’Carolan Reimagined”
Category: A Celtic Summertide, PerformancesTags: A Celtic Summertide, bassoon, Benzie County, Carolan, Celtic Music, Chamber Music, clarinet, composition, concert, featured celtic, featured spring, flute, Frankfort, french horn, George Brabazon, harp, horn, Ireland, Jason McKinney, jtmckinney, Lady Athenry, manitou winds, Mrs. Power, O'Carolan, O'Carolan's Symphony, Oliver Art Center, Planxty Burke
Posted on April 14, 2026
by Jason
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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
Posted on April 14, 2026
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In the summer of 2018, we performed a concert at Frankfort’s Oliver Art Center featuring traditional and original music from Ireland, Scotland, Nova Scotia, & the United States. That August 2018 concert was such a resounding success and received such a positive response from… Continue Reading “A Celtic Summertide 2019”
Category: A Celtic Summertide, PerformancesTags: A Celtic Summertide, Beidh Aonach Amárach, Benzie County, Celtic Music, composer, Down By the Salley Gardens, Emily Curtin Culler, Frankfort, Gaeilge, harp, Jason McKinney, jt mckinney, jtmckinney, Laura Hood, lever harp, Oliver Art Center, orkney islands, Scotland, Scottish Music, Seoithín Seo Hó, shetland islands, The Garden Theater, Thugamar Féin an Samhradh Linn
Posted on April 14, 2026
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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 14, 2026
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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 April 14, 2026
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On Saturday, May 6, 2023, we’ll present Complementary Colors, our spring concert program exploring the use of color in many different artistic disciplines from music to painting to poetry and beyond. It’s a dynamic program of chamber music, spoken word, and visual art that… Continue Reading “Complementary Colors”
Category: Complementary Colors, PerformancesTags: bassoon, bernard andres, Chamber Music, clarinet, concert, Daniel Baldwin, english horn, flute, Grace Episcopal Church, guitar, harp, horn, janet lanier, Lauren Everett Finn, manitou winds, Matthew Cochran, Northern Michigan, oboe, piano, Traverse City
Posted on April 14, 2026
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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 March 13, 2019
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On Saturday, March 9, 2019, we invited everyone to Rove Estate Vineyard & Winery in Leelanau County to celebrate with us in the release of our debut album, First Flight. An afternoon of excellent local wine and beautiful local music, it was great to… Continue Reading “Album Release Party!”
Category: PerformancesTags: Anne Bara, bassoon, CD release party, Celtic Music, Christina Duperron, clarinet, composer, First Flight, flute, french horn, guitar, harp, horn, Jason McKinney, Laura Hood, Leelanau County, lever harp, oboe, Rove Estate Vineyard & Winery, Sam Clark, soprano saxophone, Traverse City
