Balalaika Orchestra
Since starting this blog, I’ve been getting notifications for local events. One was for a…
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The Day the Music Died
On February 3, 1959, the music world suffered an irreplaceable loss when a tragic…
Post-Christmas: Auld Lang Syne
“Auld Lang Syne,” a poignant Scots poem penned by the legendary Robert Burns in…
Post-Christmas: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Way back, when I first got out of college I was a substitute music teacher…
Christmas Music Countdown: Hallelujah Chorus
Composed in 1741 by the renowned George Frideric Handel, “Messiah” (HWV 56) is an…
Christmas Music Countdown: O Holy Night
“O Holy Night,” a Christmas carol of celestial beauty and profound spirituality, is a…
Christmas Music Countdown: Pat-A-Pan
“Pat-a-pan,” a captivating and enchanting Christmas carol with a rich history, resonates with the…
Christmas Music Countdown: Christmas Flashmob
What an uplifting flashmob! Journey of Faith performed a Christmas “Flash Mob” at the…
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Pan Am Flight 103 (Lockerbie)
The Lockerbie Cairn, through its 270 blocks of red Scottish sandstone, memorializes the 270 lives…
Christmas Music Countdown: Adeste Fideles
“O Come, All Ye Faithful,” originally penned in the reverent Latin tones as “Adeste…