I’ve always liked Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride as a secular Christmas song đ Â It’s not technically a Christmas song since the words never mention Christmas but it’s often played now so it seems like a way to ease into the season. Anderson had the original idea for the piece during a heatwave in July 1946; […]
Try to find an American Fotoplayer! The American Fotoplayer is a type of photoplayer developed by the American Fotoplayer Company between the years of 1912 and 1925. The Fotoplayer is a type of player piano specifically developed to provide music and sound effects for silent movies. … The appeal of the Fotoplayer to theatre owners was […]
Writer and neurologist Oliver Sacks, who died on Sunday, August 30, 2015 at age 82, spent his life wondering on the myriad connections among biology, thought, emotion and perception. For those of us who obsess over the how and why of music, Sacksâ work on sound and its effects on the brain â and vice […]
Life very often throws some curious coincidences my way. Just as I was preparing a presentation for architecture students at the Goa College of Architecture on âArchitecture and Musicâ and looking at the relationship of the Fibonacci sequence to music, what should appear in my newsfeed but the announcement of the famed piano firm […]
Join us as our youth host Penderâs Easter Egg-stravaganza! It will be a fun time for the kids as we get together safely to celebrate our Easter Season. We will have Easter story time, crafts, dancing, and photos with the Easter Bunny! Bring the tailgate chairs or a picnic blanket. Social distancing will be […]
“Auld Lang Syne” is a Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song. It is well known in many countries, especially in the English-speaking world; its traditional use being to celebrate the start of the New Year at the stroke of midnight. By extension, it […]
A Pender Christmas Eve ~Livestream~ 6:30pm âChristmas Concertâ Our concert features a variety of styles, as well as both familiar and new Christmas music. 7pm âFireside Worshipâ A service that will include lessons, carols, sermon, and candlelight. Watch on following platforms! website:Â Â www.penderumc.org Facebook Live:Â Pender United Methodist Church YouTube:Â Â Pender UMC Live Nativity Drive Through From 8:30pm […]
I could have turned the Alfred Burt Carols into the next 15 parts of this series but I decided that was a bit too easy on me! I love this story – it’s a wonderful family tradition from the Burt family. Starting in 1922, Alfred Burt’s father created a Christmas card for family members […]
Still, Still, Still is an Austrian Christmas carol and lullaby. In German its first line is “Still, still, still, weil’s Kindlein schlafen will!” (Hush, hush, hush, for the little child wants to sleep!) The melody is a folk tune (authorship unknown) from the State of Salzburg. The tune appeared for the first time in 1865 […]
O come, O come, Emmanuel is the mid-19th-century translation by John Mason Neale and Henry Sloane Coffin of the Ecclesiastical Latin text “Veni, veni, Emmanuel”. The text is based on the Biblical prophecy from Isaiah 7:14 that states that God will give Israel a sign that will be called Emmanuel (Literally: God with us). […]
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