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Perfect

By Annette Heidmann April 19, 2017 ADD, Autism, Favorites, Folk, Music No Comments
Perfect

True Confession: Sometimes I obsess. I’ve been this way as long as I can remember – my brain gets stuck on something and nothing will unstick it except time and…

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World Premier!

By Annette Heidmann May 15, 2016 Family Life, Milestones, Music, Piano, Recitals 1 Comment
World Premier!

I wish I could give you a moment-by-moment account of Geneva’s spring recital this afternoon, but alas, I cannot. Anyone who has ever had children of widely varying ages knows…

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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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Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist

By Annette Heidmann April 25, 2015 Catholic, Celebrations, Faith, Family Life, Feast Days, Gregorian Chant, Latin Mass, Lectionary, Music, Sacred Art, Saints 1 Comment
Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist

Today’s passage is taken from the Lectionary reading for April 25, on the Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist. 1 Peter 5:8-10 The New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE) 8…

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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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Agnus Dei, Four Part Mass – William Byrd

By Annette Heidmann March 4, 2011 Catholic, Music No Comments
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Piano Man

By Annette Heidmann March 1, 2011 Family Life, Music No Comments

Over the past couple of weeks, The Boy has been observing his sisters enthusiastically embrace their new instruments, with a sense of bemusement, thinking, as he has told me, “What…

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Unanticipated Joy

By Annette Heidmann February 27, 2011 Family Life, Music, Out & About 6 Comments

Today began much as other Saturdays have done, with Paul taking the older girls to shooting practice, while I remained at home to shepherd The Boy in preparing for and…

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Legacy

By Annette Heidmann February 23, 2011 Family Life, Music No Comments

This afternoon heralded the passing of a legacy from one generation to another. Laurent received her first cello lesson from her grandmother, on the same instrument Oma began playing as…

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