Posted on May 2, 2018
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Traveling Mercies, written by Manitou Winds founder Jason McKinney, was completed in January 2018. Composing the work became both an adventure and a learning process. To tell you more, here’s Jason in his own words: The idea to write a chamber work for organ… Continue Reading “Traveling Mercies”
Category: Performances, Sojourn of SpringTags: bassoon, Bradley Hunter Welch, Central United Methodist Church, Chamber Music, clarinet, composition, concert, featured autumn, featured spring, flute, horn, Jason McKinney, manitou winds, Michigan, oboe, organ, organ music, performance, Sojourn of Spring, spring concert, Thomas Bara, Traveling Mercies, Traverse City, wind quintet, woodwind quintet, world premiere
Posted on August 21, 2017
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Our concert on September 24th is going to be a celebration of musical variety — a daring departure from organization and the expected! Not only is everything on the program a secret, but even the musicians don’t know the order the concert will be… Continue Reading “Variety: It’s the Spice!”
Category: Performances, Variety: It's the SpiceTags: Beulah, chamber group, Chamber Music, concert, Crossword Puzzle, manitou winds, Music Puzzle, musical recipes, Northern Michigan, Variety: It's the Spice, wind quintet, woodwind quintet
Posted on May 3, 2017
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This post was written in preparation for our May 2017 concert, Music Speaks In our 2017 spring concert, Manitou Winds explores the meandering, mystical path connecting music and words. We’ve been discussing for the past few weeks how music can enliven poetry and prose… Continue Reading “A Bunch of Nonsense?”
Category: Music Speaks, Musical Musings, PerformancesTags: art songs, bassoon, chamber group, Chamber Music, clarinet, Classical Composers, composers, concert, David Jones, Edward Lear, Emily Curtin Culler, featured spring, flute, french horn, Grace Episcopal Church, horn, Jabberwocky, Lewis Carroll, manitou winds, Music Speaks, nonsense poetry, oboe, soprano, The Owl and the Pussycat, Traverse City, wind quintet, woodwind quintet
