Miss Music Nerd’s Musical Advent Calendar, Day 14! Posted on December 14, 2013 by Miss Music Nerd Day 14: Leroy Anderson, “Sleigh Ride” When I first arrived in Pittsburgh 18 months ago, I was eager to find ways to get involved in … Read more→ Share this:FacebookTwitterMorePinterestEmailPrintGoogleLinkedInRedditTumblrStumbleUpon
Miss Music Nerd’s Musical Advent Calendar, Day 13! Posted on December 13, 2013 by Miss Music Nerd Day 13: Joni Mitchell, “River” Okay, my dear music nerds, I have something to say that might make many of you mad. Don’t be mad, … Read more→ Share this:FacebookTwitterMorePinterestEmailPrintGoogleLinkedInRedditTumblrStumbleUpon
Miss Music Nerd’s Musical Advent Calendar, Day 12! Posted on December 12, 2013 by Miss Music Nerd Day 12: “Ríu Ríu Chíu,” 16th-century Spanish Carol When McDoc and I lived in Boston, we sang with a wonderful choral group, Masterworks Chorale. The … Read more→ Share this:FacebookTwitterMorePinterestEmailPrintGoogleLinkedInRedditTumblrStumbleUpon
Miss Music Nerd’s Musical Advent Calendar, Day 11! Posted on December 11, 2013 by Miss Music Nerd Day 11: “Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella,” 16th-century French Carol The first year I lived in Boston, I noticed the custom of people placing a … Read more→ Share this:FacebookTwitterMorePinterestEmailPrintGoogleLinkedInRedditTumblrStumbleUpon
Miss Music Nerd’s Musical Advent Calendar, Day 10! Posted on December 10, 2013 by Miss Music Nerd Day 10: Kim Gannon, Walter Kent and Buck Ram, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” Shortly after our wedding, McDoc and I loaded my car with … Read more→ Share this:FacebookTwitterMorePinterestEmailPrintGoogleLinkedInRedditTumblrStumbleUpon
Miss Music Nerd’s Musical Advent Calendar, Day 9! Posted on December 9, 2013 by Miss Music Nerd Day 9: “Let all mortal flesh keep silence” Confession: I sorta have a thing for eerie, somber music. I’m not an eerie or somber person, … Read more→ Share this:FacebookTwitterMorePinterestEmailPrintGoogleLinkedInRedditTumblrStumbleUpon
Miss Music Nerd’s Musical Advent Calendar, Day 8! Posted on December 8, 2013 by Miss Music Nerd Day 8: Franz Biebl, “Ave Maria” I grew up in the Lutheran Church, which explains my love of hymns, as well as a few of … Read more→ Share this:FacebookTwitterMorePinterestEmailPrintGoogleLinkedInRedditTumblrStumbleUpon
Miss Music Nerd’s Musical Advent Calendar, Day 7! Posted on December 7, 2013 by Miss Music Nerd Day 7: Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith – “Winter Wonderland“ McDoc and I both grew up in California — he in Orange County in … Read more→ Share this:FacebookTwitterMorePinterestEmailPrintGoogleLinkedInRedditTumblrStumbleUpon
Miss Music Nerd’s Musical Advent Calendar, Day 6! Posted on December 6, 2013 by Miss Music Nerd Day 6: Christina Rossetti/Gustav Holst – “In The Bleak Midwinter” Snow and sleet came to Pittsburgh today, and that reminds me of the classic Christmas … Read more→ Share this:FacebookTwitterMorePinterestEmailPrintGoogleLinkedInRedditTumblrStumbleUpon
Miss Music Nerd’s Musical Advent Calendar, Day 5! Posted on December 5, 2013 by Miss Music Nerd Day 5: The Specials – “Nelson Mandela” I was out running errands today when I got the news that Nelson Mandela had died. Whenever I … Read more→ Share this:FacebookTwitterMorePinterestEmailPrintGoogleLinkedInRedditTumblrStumbleUpon
