Tag: 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.
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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 March 21, 2016
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One of the aspects we enjoy most about putting together one of our seasonal concerts is the opportunity to collaborate with a talented local artist in our area of Northern Michigan. But, what does it mean to “collaborate” with another artist—especially when you work in a completely different medium?
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Category: Musical Musings, New Voices, PerformancesTags: art, art of collaboration, artist, Benzie County, Benzie Wild Rose Society, chamber group, Chamber Music, Classical Music, Collaborating Artist, composers, composition, concert, Ellie Harold, Frankfort, manitou winds, modern music, New Voices, Northern Michigan, oil on canvas, Up North Jewelscape, woodwind
Posted on February 3, 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 table is filling up… it’s already starting to smell great in here. Did…
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Category: Virtual Potluck, Woodwind GourmetTags: Brown Bread, chamber group, Classical Music, featured celtic, harp, Irish Recipes, Jason McKinney, Leelanau County, manitou winds, Northern Michigan, oboe, piano, potluck, recipes, Shepherd's Pie, Winter Songs and Carols, woodwind, 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 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…
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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 August 11, 2015
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In July, Manitou Winds was selected from among a large pool of talented musicians to participate in the 2015 Traverse City Film Festival! Musicians from across Northern Michigan — and all across the country — were invited to submit videos and samples for consideration…
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Category: PerformancesTags: 2015 TCFF, chamber group, Classical Music, Clinch Park, manitou winds, NEO Trio, New Age Music, Northern Michigan, Old Town Playhouse, performance, State Theatre, TCFF, The Open Space, Traverse City, Traverse City Film Festival, wind quintet, woodwind
Posted on July 1, 2015
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Manitou Winds’ July 11th performance at Stormcloud Brewing Company is part of a special series to promote the Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra’s concerts for the 2015 season. Jason McKinney and Laura Hood perform regularly with the symphony and invite you to attend the upcoming…
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Category: PerformancesTags: Arrieu, Barthe, Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra, Benzie County, Classical Composers, Classical Music, concert, Haydn, Ibert, John Lennon, manitou winds, Mozart, Northern Michigan, Stormcloud Brewing Company, wind quintet, woodwind
