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Author Archives: Kelly Sedinger
Your Daily Dose of Christmas
It snowed at Casa Jaquandor today! Not an awful amount, just six or seven inches or so. Nothing to get nervous about. But that kind of conjures up a mood for a sleigh ride, right? Here are a few versions!
Tone Poem Tuesday
If you’re familiar with the work of Robert Russell Bennett, you’re almost certainly familiar with the work he did using the tunes and melodies of other composers. And if you have any love of American musical theater of the 20th … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas
Today’s featured piece is apparently really obscure, and it really shouldn’t be. At all. Ralph Vaughan Williams is one of the most revered British composers of the 20th century, and a lot of his music is not only frequently heard … Continue reading
Scenes of Almost-Winter
As I write this we’re about eleven days or so from the start of winter. I live in the Buffalo area, though, and winter is starting to show itself, like an impatient performer eager to take the stage. In fact, … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas
OK, so after a really busy day of errands and whatnot yesterday I suddenly remembered about 11:00pm that I hadn’t posted a Daily Dose, so I went with a comedy number by Johnny Carson that I use every year. But … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas
One of my favorite Christmas comedy bits:
Your Daily Dose of Christmas
Even now it comes as a surprise to a lot of people that the trumpet isn’t just an instrument for blazing fanfares and astonishing brass coluratura fireworks. The trumpet can be a deeply lyrical instrument as well, as is heard … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas
So tonight I get to go see a live performance by the biggest star I will ever have seen live: Celine Dion! In that case, we’d better hear some of her Christmas work, right?
Your Daily Dose of Christmas
Scottish singer and songwriter Dougie MacLean has been a favorite artist of mine for years, but I only just today learned that he wrote a Christmas song of his own. And here it is!