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Tag Archives: music
In the Neighborhood
Homily for the First Sunday after Christmas (with Holy Baptism), Year C Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Richmond VA December 30, 2018 Lectionary Readings If you know me, it probably won’t surprise you that my music collection contains … Continue reading
Posted in sermons
Tagged baptism, Christianity, Christmas, Holy Baptism, incarnation, John 1:1-18, Martin Luther King Jr., music, neighborhood, neighbors, sacrament, Word made flesh
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From One Celebration to Another…
A Homily for Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday, Year B Sunday, March 25, 2018 Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Lectionary Readings Passing from one celebration to another, from palms and branches let us now make haste, O faithful, to the … Continue reading
Posted in sermons
Tagged chant, choices, Christianity, Frank Ferko, Jesus, Lent, Motet for Passion Sunday, music, Music for Lent, palm sunday, Passion Sunday, rend our heart, way of the cross
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Collegial Community
I am reflecting tonight on how grateful I am to have scholarly, artistic, musical community in my life. I wish I had the capacity to attend every concert, every recital, every performance by the amazing musicians that are a part … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2017
Tagged collegues, community engagement, community partnership, diversity, jazz, music, proximity, university, vcu jazz
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Sanctus
I have a few vivid memories of the sixth grade, most of which are unbidden and unwanted glimpses of pre-adolescence rocking the world as I knew it. One unquestionable high point was the honor of being selected for All County … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual journey, work and life
Tagged calling, choir, chorus, church, episcopal church, Eucharist, faith, faure, faure requiem, holy, liturgy, memoire, memory, music, sanctus
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Piano Lessons
I was the same age my own daughter is now when I decided to quit playing the clarinet. I can’t honestly remember what my breaking point was, but I remember moving from being proudly First Clarinet, to quitting band altogether. … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged memoir, music, Parenting, piano, piano lessons, reflection, soul
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Simple Gifts
The past few days have been both exhilarating and exhausting. I cannot fully recap in the brief words of a blog post what it means to bring a project like Turkeys of Thanks through to its conclusion, including the distribution … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and verse, quotations and reflections, work and life
Tagged grace, gratitude, music, poetry, prose, renewal, resurrection, simple gifts, soirituality, Tears, Thanksgiving, writing
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Holy Ground 5: Benediction
Most of this day, I did not feel like I was on holy ground. It wasn’t that it was a particularly bad day. It was a day that started early, was filled with a lot of duties, contained a few … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2014
Tagged benediction, Blessing, choir, faith, harmony, music, singing, vocal
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Silent Night
I have welcomed Christmas Eve by singing with full voice and full heart for as long as I can remember. In recent years, I have been part of a choir and/or singing at church service, and even in the interim … Continue reading
Posted in advent 2013
Tagged Christmas, communion, Contemplation, faith, laryngitis, music, serving, silence, silent night, sing, stillness, worship
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