Tag Archives: Something For Thursday

Here’s a bit of film music from quite recently. It’s from the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and it scores a scene where Harry Potter and a number of the kids at Hogwarts decide that their … Continue reading →

Nettl used this the other day, and it’s sufficiently good for me to pass on to you all. Here’s the first movement of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto: This has been one of my favorite concerted works — in fact, one of … Continue reading →

Several early-morning starts at The Store this week, and a very full “To Do” list, have me feeling a bit irritable, so maybe a mood-lightener is called for. So here’s Kermit the Frog singing “Lydia the Tattooed Lady”.

My alma mater, Wartburg College, was noted for the very high quality of its vocal music groups — still is, I suppose. Chief among these was the Wartburg Choir. I had the privilege of going on tour with the Choir … Continue reading →

Something offbeat, but which I kind of like, since the movie is a recent favorite of mine. Here’s a medley of numbers from Saturday Night Fever. This video contains one of my favorite tiny moments from the movie, a “blink … Continue reading →

Going all “Showtunes” for a moment, this is one of my favorite of all Lerner-and-Loewe songs. It’s from Brigadoon, and it comes toward the end, as our hero, the American hunter Tommy, realizes his dilemma: he is in love with … Continue reading →

Wow, I cannot get into a blogging rhythm this week to save my life. So here’s some Mozart. If this piece sounds a bit familiar, remember the scene from Amadeus: Wow, I need to watch that movie again….

Blame it on the bossa nova!

One of my favorite bands. Here’s Blackmore’s Night, with “Under a Violet Moon”.