Tag: Winter Songs & Carols
Posted on November 15, 2021
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Ah, yes again, the mellow sun is cooler. Days are short and nights are longer by the fire of family love. The evening speaks of hearts together now; the harvest done, and gone to rest for winter’s coming home. – G. Norbett I’m sure… Continue Reading “2021 Winter Songs & Carols”
Category: Performances, Winter Songs & Carols, WS&C 2021Tags: Advent Concert, Christmas Concert, Christmas Music, Emily Curtin Culler, Grace Episcopal Church, Holiday Concert, manitou winds, Northern Michigan, Traverse City, Winter Songs & 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 27, 2018
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Our 2018 Winter Songs & Carols program was tremendous fun to present and an exciting evening for both performances! We were honored to perform with two very special guests: Emily Curtin Culler, soprano, and Katherine Drago Luellen, mezzo-soprano. The year had been a very… Continue Reading “Winter Songs & Carols: Our 2018 Concert Program”
Posted on November 6, 2018
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As musicians, we translate written music—the composer’s instructions and all the technical demands—into an active, emotional experience for an audience. During our rehearsals, we often discuss where we think a piece is going—the story it’s telling, the images it brings to our minds, or… Continue Reading “Translating A Sunset”
Category: Musical MusingsTags: composition, concert, Grace Episcopal Church, Jan Ross, Jason McKinney, Leelanau County, manitou winds, narration, Northern Michigan, temporal art, Traverse City, Winter, Winter Songs & Carols, wintertime
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