Tag: Northern Michigan
Posted on January 27, 2016
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The table is set, the buffet dishes are in place, the napkins are neatly folded, the kitties are on their best behavior. It’s time for the Manitou Winds Virtual Potluck! You can put your coat over there and head over to warm yourself by… Continue Reading “Our Virtual Potluck: Part II”
Category: Virtual Potluck, Woodwind GourmetTags: Chamber Music, Classical Music, comfort foods, flute, Lasagna, manitou winds, Michigan, Northern Michigan, Old Town Playhouse, recipes, Sam Clark, Traverse City, turkey, woodwind
Posted on January 20, 2016
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The table is set, the buffet dishes are in place, the napkins are neatly folded, the kitties are on their best behavior. It’s time for the Manitou Winds Virtual Potluck! Welcome! I’m so glad you could come. I think I hear our first guest… Continue Reading “Our Virtual Potluck: Part I”
Category: Virtual Potluck, Woodwind GourmetTags: appetizer, banana bread, banana split bread, bassoon, Chamber Music, cheese ball, Classical Music, dessert, ham and cheese spread, manitou winds, New Voices, Northern Michigan, potluck, quickbread, woodwind
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 November 19, 2015
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This post was written in preparation for our December 2015 Winter Songs & Carols concert. For information about our next Winter Songs & Carols program or our other seasonal performances, visit our Performances page. While putting together arrangements and selections for Manitou Winds’”Winter Songs… Continue Reading “Three Celtic Carols”
Category: Musical Musings, Performances, Winter Songs & Carols, WS&C 2015Tags: bassoon, Brittany, Carlos Nunez, Celtic Christmas, Celtic Music, chamber group, Chamber Music, clarinet, featured winter, flute, France, Galicia, horn, Ireland, jt mckinney, jtmckinney, manitou winds, Northern Michigan, oboe, Spain, Three Celtic Carols, wind quintet, Winter Songs and Carols, world premiere
Posted on November 11, 2015
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You don’t have to look very hard to find folks in Northern Michigan who are proud to live and work here. The area is teeming with artists of all sorts — drawn here for the sense of community, the easy-to-find solitude, and of course… Continue Reading “Winter Songs & Carols: The Art of Collaboration”
Category: Musical Musings, Performances, Winter Songs & Carols, WS&C 2015Tags: art, art of collaboration, chamber group, Chamber Music, Collaborating Artist, collaboration, manitou winds, Northern Michigan, Northern Michigan Artists Market, Petoskey, Vivi Woodcock, watercolor, Winter, Winter Songs and Carols
Posted on November 3, 2015
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When Manitou Winds performs its first-ever concert on December 5, 2015, it will be an evening of several premieres. Two of the pieces on the program, in particular, are quartets which were specially arranged for our concert. The first and probably most familiar of… Continue Reading “Two Unique Quartets”
Category: Musical Musings, Performances, Winter Songs & Carols, WS&C 2015Tags: bassoon, Celtic Christmas, Celtic Music, chamber group, Chamber Music, Christina Rosetti, Christmas Carols, clarinet, flute, guitar, Gustav Holst, harp, In the Bleak Midwinter, Johnny Cunningham, King Holly, King Oak, manitou winds, Northern Michigan, quartet, Winter, woodwind
Posted on October 7, 2015
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I have always been hesitant to call myself a composer. Looking through scraps of manuscripts saved from my college years and my high school journals, it’s obvious I’ve always aspired to be one. Thankfully, it wasn’t some misguided pursuit of fame or fortune that… Continue Reading “Woodwind Gourmet: Jason’s Müesli”
Category: Notable Breakfasts, Woodwind GourmetTags: chamber group, Chamber Music, Classical Music, composers, manitou winds, modern music, muesli, Northern Michigan, Notable Breakfasts, oatmeal, recipes, woodwind gourmet
Posted on September 30, 2015
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My fascination with composers’ eating habits began innocently enough in my undergraduate years… now that I’m no longer a student and can study anything I choose, I’ve decided to dust off that quest and go off in search of my favorite composers’ favorite breakfasts!… Continue Reading “Woodwind Gourmet: Jenni’s Tofu Scramble”
Category: Notable Breakfasts, Woodwind GourmetTags: California, Chamber Music, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Jenni Brandon, manitou winds, modern music, Northern Michigan, Notable Breakfasts, recipes, Tofu, United States, Vegan, Vegetarian, woodwind gourmet
Posted on September 23, 2015
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A composer growing up in Paris while bridging the 19th & 20th centuries probably ate some interesting breakfasts—a mix of gourmet and eating on the cheap. Today’s recipe is an autumn-inspired riff on classic “Pain Perdu” (literally “lost bread”). Dressed down, it’s just stale bread dipped in egg batter and fried up. Dressed up, it’s adorned with exotic spices and rich, complex flavors of fruit and wine.
Category: Notable Breakfasts, Woodwind GourmetTags: 20th century music, Classical Composers, Classical Music, France, french toast, Ibert, Jacques Ibert, manitou winds, music history, Northern Michigan, Notable Breakfasts, pain perdu, Paris, recipes, woodwind gourmet
