Christmas Piano Recital

Clavier had his Christmas piano performance this weekend. He's worked hard on several pieces over the last few months. There is no doubt that he has been blessed with a love and a gift for music.

He played the offertory in church several months ago, and will also be playing Christmas Eve.

For his Christmas performance he chose to learn "Suzy Snowflake", "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring", and the Hallelujah Chorus.

Clavier's Spring Piano Recital

Clavier had his first year of formal piano lessons during the last school year.  He worked very hard, and has quite a love of music!

I really can't stay...

The Gift

I love to listen to this song over and over each Christmas. Something about it always makes me choke up a bit.

Favorite Hymns

I promise some real posts soon, but in the meantime, I was thrilled to find these videos on YouTube of several of my favorite hymns as composed by John Rutter. My DH and I sang with a chorale that favored Rutter's compositions in several concerts and I fell in love with his work!

"Open Thou Mine Eyes"



"All Things Bright and Beautiful"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLeq2vj9kcA

I can't embed this video, but I promise you it is worth the trip to YouTube to listen/watch. The images are kind of an odd choice (I don't get the stuffed animals in front of the stained glass), but the music is heavenly!