Tag: Winter Songs and Carols
Posted on November 25, 2019
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We have to make Christmas happen. I remember when that staggering thought occurred to me. I was 25, and it was my first Christmas in Chicago. Cold wind and nothing but darkness outside my window save for the unfeeling light of streetlamps. Sidewalks full… Continue Reading “Father Christmas Bread”
Category: Comfort & Joy, Woodwind GourmetTags: bread, Christmas, Christmas Recipes, Father Christmas, featured winter, french toast, holiday baking, manitou winds, Winter Songs & Carols, Winter Songs and Carols, woodwind gourmet, yeast bread
Posted on November 20, 2019
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It was definitely my decision to participate in the 2018 Grace Episcopal Cookie Walk (another name for “bake sale”), but it wasn’t a decision I made on my own! Both James and Emily nudged me. Though the weeks leading up to Christmas are always… Continue Reading “Apricot Kołaczki”
Category: Comfort & Joy, Woodwind GourmetTags: apricot, bake sale, Christmas, cookies, czech tradition, featured winter, Grace Episcopal Church, holiday baking, kolaches, Kołaczki, polish tradition, Traverse City, Winter Songs & Carols, Winter Songs and Carols, woodwind gourmet
Posted on November 13, 2019
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Manitou Winds’ 2019 Winter Songs & Carols program celebrates home, holidays, and hygge. To prepare for this year’s concert, we’re excited to bring you Comfort & Joy: a new series of musically and seasonally-inspired recipes from the Woodwind Gourmet. My most cherished holiday memories… Continue Reading “Cáca Nollag”
Category: Comfort & Joy, Woodwind GourmetTags: Cáca Nollag, Christmas, featured winter, fruitcake, holiday baking, Ireland, Irish Christmas Cake, Irish Recipes, Irish Whiskey, Nollaig, Winter Songs & Carols, Winter Songs and Carols, woodwind gourmet
Posted on December 9, 2017
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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 November 27, 2017
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“One tiny child can save the world One shining light can show the way Beyond these tears for what I’ve lost There’s still my joy for Christmas Day.” — from There’s Still My Joy by Beth Nielsen Chapman If you’ve attended a recent musical… Continue Reading “There’s Still My Joy”
Category: Performances, Winter Songs & Carols, WS&C 2017Tags: art of collaboration, chamber group, Chamber Music, Christmas Carols, Christy Burich, concert, Grace Episcopal Church, grief and loss, Leelanau County, manitou winds, Northern Michigan, The Leelanau School, Traverse City, Winter Songs & Carols, Winter Songs and Carols
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 November 13, 2017
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In our annual winter concert, Manitou Winds presents a program of music, poetry, and prose inspiring you to embrace winter. Embracing winter can be tricky for some of us as it tends to arrive on our doorstep with a significant amount of baggage, doesn’t… Continue Reading “Listening for Silence”
Category: Musical Musings, Performances, Winter Songs & Carols, WS&C 2017Tags: Archibald Lampman, bassoon, clarinet, concert, Emily Curtin Culler, featured winter, flute, harp, Northern Michigan, piccolo, poetry, Snow, Winter, Winter Songs & Carols, Winter Songs and Carols, wintertime
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
