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 May 17, 2017
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In her latest work, “Sky Dance”, Laura composed both the music and the lyrics, arranging for flute, clarinet, ukulele, guitar, harp, and a very special mother-daughter vocal duet.
Category: Music Speaks, Musical Musings, PerformancesTags: Aurora Borealis, chamber group, Chamber Music, clarinet, composers, concert, Da Sister Hood, flute, folk music, Grace Episcopal Church, guitar, harp, Jessie Hood, Laura Hood, manitou winds, Music Speaks, Northern Lights, Northern Michigan, poetry, Sky Dance, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Traverse City, ukulele, words and music, world premiere
Posted on November 19, 2015
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This post was written in preparation for our December 2015 Winter Songs & Carols concert. For information about our next Winter Songs & Carols program or our other seasonal performances, visit our Performances page. While putting together arrangements and selections for Manitou Winds’”Winter Songs… Continue Reading “Three Celtic Carols”
Category: Musical Musings, Performances, Winter Songs & Carols, WS&C 2015Tags: bassoon, Brittany, Carlos Nunez, Celtic Christmas, Celtic Music, chamber group, Chamber Music, clarinet, featured winter, flute, France, Galicia, horn, Ireland, jt mckinney, jtmckinney, manitou winds, Northern Michigan, oboe, Spain, Three Celtic Carols, wind quintet, Winter Songs and Carols, world premiere
