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The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

By Annette Heidmann June 12, 2015 Catholic, Feast Days, Gregorian Chant, Liturgy, Music, Sacred, Saints, Tradition, Vocal No Comments
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…

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Potential Fulfilled

By Annette Heidmann May 18, 2015 Catholic, Family Life, Music, Orchestral, Religious, Sacred, Singing 1 Comment
Potential Fulfilled

Sundays are invariably a day filled with potential. Potential mini-dramas, such as the child who wont eat anything you offer for breakfast, and therefore you can predict almost to the…

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Regarding Tuesday

By Annette Heidmann April 7, 2015 Catholic, Choir, Gregorian Chant, Health, Music, Photography, Religious, Sacred, Singing, Still Life 3 Comments
Regarding Tuesday

Despite the unanimous vote of my students to continue their “spring break” throughout the Octave of Easter, our Administrator overruled them and set us back to school today. We do have…

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Sanders: The Reproaches

By Annette Heidmann April 3, 2015 Catholic, Good Friday, Gregorian Chant, Liturgy, Religious, Sacred 1 Comment
Sanders: The Reproaches

Sung at the Cathedral this afternoon for the Good Friday liturgy. Here is the The Chapel Choir of University College, Hurham, withJohn Sanders’ setting of The Reproaches.

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Good Friday

By Annette Heidmann April 3, 2015 Catholic, Good Friday, Music, Religious, Sacred 1 Comment
Good Friday

Chanticleer Reproaches and Trisagion Mysteria: Gregorian Chants My people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me! I led you out of Egypt, from slavery…

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Celebrations of December: Jeff Turns 50

By Annette Heidmann December 31, 2014 Birthday, Celebrations, Choir, Classical, Family Life, Fellowship, Food, Friends, LOTR, Movies, Music, Orchestral, Sacred 2 Comments
Celebrations of December: Jeff Turns 50

The notion that my big brother greeted his 50th year this month is pretty much incomprehensible to me.  It was hard to imagine a proper way to celebrate a birthday so…

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Music, music, music

By Annette Heidmann April 25, 2014 Choir, Classical, Family Life, Fellowship, Food, Friends, Music, Piano, Sacred, Vocal 2 Comments
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…

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A Modest Proposal

By Annette Heidmann March 3, 2014 Catholic, Choir, Music, Sacred No Comments
A Modest Proposal

I love going to mass. On so many levels, it is nourishment to my soul, whether I am singing or participating in worship with the congregation in the pews, I…

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Miscellaneous Musings

By Annette Heidmann October 29, 2013 Classical, Music, Programming, Sacred, Science, Style 1 Comment

It’s 3pm and 72° outside my open office windows — I’m LOVE-LOVE-LOVING Arizona today!! I’m just going to spot review some elements of the past week.  One of my favorite…

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Father’s Day 2013

By Annette Heidmann June 17, 2013 Catholic, Celebrations, Choir, Classical, Family Life, Food, Fun, Music, Orchestral, Sacred 1 Comment
Father’s Day 2013

We are loving these leisurely summer Sunday mornings when we don’t have to leave the house until 8:15 or 8:30, and we can all go to church together in one…

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My Dad and The Melody Four

By Annette Heidmann April 8, 2013 Choir, Faith, Family Life, In Memory, Music, Religious, Sacred, Vocal 1 Comment
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…

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