The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
I grew up listening to my dad's favorite musicians, the Melody Four. In his beautiful tenor voice, he sang along with every song, on every record. One that I loved…
Kathleen Newton At the Piano - James Tissot, 1881
Train up a child…
From this afternoon, a couple of tunes with a four-year-old who likes to sing these songs, whether at church, at home, or riding in the van. The long tradition continues!…
Music, music, music
Last night was one of those serendipitous evenings when timing falls into place and it's just clearly God blessing the whole evening. Because I was sick this week and not…
An Exceptional Concert
I really can't add anything to Mom's account of our afternoon of bliss on Sunday at the Phoenix Chorale's Celtic Concert, featuring original compositions and arrangements of traditional Irish music…
Studio Recital 2014
Sunday afternoon we had the privilege of attending The Crawford Studios Annual Recital. Vocal students of Karen Hendricks Crawford, and accompanied by Ann Nagell (piano), and Tony Masiello (clarinet), performed…
A Little Night Musicke
It's been a bit raucous around here this evening -- that is, it seemed so when I arrived home around 8:30 with Megan and Mother, having spent the first part…
My Dad and The Melody Four
In honor of my dad today on the anniversary of his passing from this life to the next, some music that he loved. These were the sounds that filled my…
Some Review
What a struggle it is to catch up when I've been absent.... You'd think I'd learn! Again, I'll give you the bullet list: First, my confession: I've been struggling health-wise…
Seen and Heard
[hr color="dark-gray" width="100%" border_width="2px" ] Paul and Laurent at the dining room table, looking through some of his old coin collection. [hr color="dark-gray" width="100%" border_width="2px" ] This is a…