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Posted on November 30, 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. Have you ever heard a tune that just kinda grabbed you by surprise and then stuck around? We have a lot of terms for… Continue Reading “St. Basil’s Hymn”
Category: Musical Musings, Performances, WS&C 2016Tags: bassoon, Chamber Music, Christmas Carols, clarinet, concert, Ellie Harold, featured winter, flute, french horn, George Winston, Glen Arbor, Glen Arbor Art Association, Greek Music, Greek Tradition, harp, horn, Jason McKinney, jt mckinney, jtmckinney, Malcolm Dalglish, Manitou Music Festival, manitou winds, SnowLight, St. Basil of Caesarea, St. Basil's Hymn, Traverse City, Winter, Winter Songs and Carols
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 March 30, 2016
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The flute is capable of so many modern special effects and extended techniques that a large swath of modern flute music tends to explore these extra-musical sounds and effects rather than drawing the listener in. Bonnie’s music manages to be undeniably modern yet unquestionably musical.
Category: Musical Musings, New Voices, PerformancesTags: Benzie County, Benzie Wild Rose Society, Bonnie L. Cochran, Boston Convervatory, chamber group, Chamber Music, Classical Music, composers, female composers, flute, Frankfort, manitou winds, modern music, New Voices, Northern Michigan, performance, Sam Clark, Suite for Flute & Piano, Susan Snyder, Traverse City, woodwind
Posted on March 24, 2016
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“Five Songs for Kathleen” is a brilliant song cycle combining the often bittersweet imagery of the poets’ lines with Deborah’s signature warm and graceful melodic writing.
Category: Musical Musings, New Voices, PerformancesTags: Anne Bara, Benzie County, Benzie Wild Rose Society, chamber group, Chamber Music, Claire Olinik, clarinet, Classical Music, composers, concert, Deborah J. Anderson, Emily Dickinson, female composers, Five Songs for Kathleen, Frankfort, Interlochen, Interlochen Center for the Arts, manitou winds, modern music, New Voices, Northern Michigan, performance, piano, Sara Teasdale, Sheila Nickerson, soprano, Susan Snyder, Traverse City, woodwind
Posted on February 25, 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! With everyone here and all the dishes assembled and in place, it’s clear we’re… Continue Reading “Our Virtual Potluck: Part VI”
Category: Virtual Potluck, Woodwind GourmetTags: Anne Bara, bassoon, chamber group, Chamber Music, Christina Duperron, clarinet, composers, concert, dessert recipes, flute, french horn, gingerbread, horn, Jason McKinney, Laura Hood, Leelanau County, manitou winds, New Voices, Northern Michigan, oboe, pears, potluck, recipes, Sam Clark, Traverse City, trifle
Posted on February 10, 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! The silverware and napkins are over there by the plates. You might as well… Continue Reading “Our Virtual Potluck: Part IV”
Category: Virtual Potluck, Woodwind GourmetTags: Anne Bara, clarinet, Classical Music, guacamole, Interlochen, manitou winds, Northern Michigan, potluck, recipes, Traverse City, woodwind gourmet
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 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
