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Ah, it is. It's the first day of autumn! A time for hot chocolatety mornings, and toasting marshmallow evenings, as best of all, leaping into *leaves*!
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[color=#ffffff !important]9:55[/color]St Matthew Passion, Final Chorus, J.S. BachMalmokammarkor
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View your posts have brought back so many memories.
These are the English lyrics to the above chorale: "We sit down with tears and call to You in the grave: rest gently, gently rest! Rest, you exhausted limbs! - Rest gently, rest well. - Your grave and headstone shall, for the anxious conscience, be a comfortable pillow and the resting place for the soul. - rest gently, gently rest! Highly contented, there the eyes fall asleep."
I was a freshman in college when, as part of four choral groups at Wheaton College, I got to sing in my first performance of the St. Matthew Passion. It was hard not to have tears while rehearsing and definitely while performing this great work of art. And in that chorus was John Nelson, (Like me a missionary's kid: he from Costa Rica and me from China) who has become one of the best known and most respected choral and symphony conductors in the world. I took a group of teenagers, during a major winter storm to watch him conduct the Chicago Symphony in Dec. of 1973 when he took George Solti's place. His mission now? To bring Bach to the entire world; to found an organization called Soli del Gloria, the words that Bach put on every piece of music that he wrote; and to use funds from that organization to help gifted composers who have a passion for composing sacred music but have very little money. In Paris and now in Chicago, he and his orchestra performed one of three works of Bach's during the Easter season: The St. Matthew Passion; The B Minor Mass; St. John's Passion.
It is good to remember< in a time when fame and wealth seem to have co-opted almost everything, that Bach was barely able to support his family as he composed some of the greatest music ever; that he never gave up: that the Lutheran Churches in which he worked often gave him great difficulty; that while Handel was experiencing fame and wealth in England, Bach was not experiencing either in Germany; that when he died, like Mozart, he was buried in a pauper's grave; and that his wife was asked to refund to the church the remainder of the money that had been prepaid for the year. I tell his story a lot because today serious musicians think they have failed if they have not achieved fame and at least a modest fortune. Yet he today is considered to be the giant among giants of music. I will never forget the looks on faces of teens when I compared the Beatles music to Bach's (and other Baroque composers) by playing music back to back because you can actually hear how the "continuo" lines in Baroque music have greatly impacted rock musicians who are real musicians and not just "wanna-be" stars. The Baroque age was also a time of improvisation and also greatly impacted jazz. Years ago, Garrison Keeler covered Bach's life and obstacles in a great sketch on the Prairie Home Companion.
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Ah, it is. It's the first day of autumn! A time for hot chocolatety mornings, and toasting marshmallow evenings, as best of all, leaping into *leaves*!
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Peta Murgatoryd Learning Sign Language And More, Go Inside DWTS Rehearsals
Below, you can go inside Peta Murgatroyd and Nyle DiMarco’s rehearsals for Dancing With The Stars to see how they are communicating and teaching Nyle to dance. This is so awesome, I have no words. Also, just a TV heads up: Nyle will be on Good Morning America on Monday.
I just think it is amazing that someone that can't hear the music at all can dance like Nyle did last week. I am excited to see how he progresses each week!
Ah, it is. It's the first day of autumn! A time for hot chocolatety mornings, and toasting marshmallow evenings, as best of all, leaping into *leaves*!
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Sweet Treat! See Witney Carson's Early Birthday Surprise For Her DWTS Partner Von Miller
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Geraldo Rivera And Edyta Sliwinksa Talk to KTLA About Their Last Dance, Their New Dance, And More
Geraldo Rivera And Edyta Sliwinksa talked to KTLA today. Geraldo says he’s been through a lot (like reporting from Afghanistan and Iraq, had bombs explode around him, etc.), but, nothing quite prepared him for taking that first step on Dancing With The Stars last Monday. They also talk on their rehearsals and their new dance. You can also see some shots of them in rehearsals. I love Geraldo’s attitude and Edyta looks stunning. Thanks to @Idolxfactor1 for recording.
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Ah, it is. It's the first day of autumn! A time for hot chocolatety mornings, and toasting marshmallow evenings, as best of all, leaping into *leaves*!
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Artem Chigvintsev On What He & Mischa Barton Can Do To Impress Len On 'Dancing'
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Dance With Me Midtown
Our studios aren't "officially" open until we cut the ribbon and throw an awesome party! Check out this video with the highlights from the Grand Opening Party of Dance With Me Midtown! Don't forget to tag a friend who should be dancing...
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Hey guys 
well we went to the hospital this morning and when they checked her counts they were not low enough to need a transfusion but were low enough they can't do round 2 of chemo yet.....soooooo......WE GET TO SPEND EASTER AT HOME!!!!YAY .....we go back tuesday to see try again....we wanted her counts to be where we could continue chemo but are also happy to not be in the hospital on Easter ....so its kind of a not so good thing/ good thing thing...lol.....did that make sense???