i really love christian music and artists.
the music because there is a deeper message than most music in the cultural milieu that is overwhelmed by "let's party/do something we shouldn't" (most pop/rock today) or "i lost my wife and my dog and my truck" (how i categorize country or blues) or "#^$*" (rap or metal where i have no idea what they are saying or they have nothing but swearwords)
the artists because once they are off-stage, they revert to normal human beings you could see yourself being friends with.
like this past friday, when luther had several lutheran artists on campus for a "lutheran songs" concert. three hours of amazing music that had meaning. and of course, great times talking with them during intermission or afterwards.
like rachel kurtz who is a lovely, friendly human who would make an awesome friend.
or lost and found, the two who are awkward and yet utterly fun and lovable with their weird sense of humor and profound insights. i really enjoy their antics (which is not limited to telling horrible jokes while finding brilliant names for their cds: this, something, something different, here) as much as their meaning-filled and theological lyrics.
Showing posts with label concert. Show all posts
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
bells of bethel
today was the kick-off to bemidji's summer musician series in which various church musicians show off their talents.
bethel lutheran was first in line. and the half-hour concert over the lunch hour was the final performance of the bells of bethel (as the bell choir is known) until after labor day.
so we performed some songs today. it was fun to be able to perform several in a row as opposed to when we play one for a church service.
that was noon.
tonight we had a potluck to celebrate the end of a year. and it was so much fun to be able to sit around, talk and eat. we laughed and had a good time.
then we watched the video of our performance. which was both embarrassing and amusing.
embarrassing because we all looked grumpy or mean or bored as we were all focused and unsmiling. cause we were so intent on watching our music and not as much of looking happy.
amusing because we all looked that way. and because we were able to laugh at ourselves. like laurie who was sitting next to me as we were both cringing over how we hate watching ourselves without having some alcohol first (in a town hall where no alcohol is permitted). or how we teased some because they spent most of a song just turning pages. or being able to recognize when someone was totally off and missing notes (which we all did at one point or another).
such a fun group to be a part of. and now i don't know how i'm going to figure out the way to start my weekends. cause all year my thursday night ended with bell choir. and since friday and saturday are my days off, that means that bell choir was the official end to my week. and now without that habit, i'll be lost for a couple weeks...
bethel lutheran was first in line. and the half-hour concert over the lunch hour was the final performance of the bells of bethel (as the bell choir is known) until after labor day.
so we performed some songs today. it was fun to be able to perform several in a row as opposed to when we play one for a church service.
that was noon.
tonight we had a potluck to celebrate the end of a year. and it was so much fun to be able to sit around, talk and eat. we laughed and had a good time.
then we watched the video of our performance. which was both embarrassing and amusing.
embarrassing because we all looked grumpy or mean or bored as we were all focused and unsmiling. cause we were so intent on watching our music and not as much of looking happy.
amusing because we all looked that way. and because we were able to laugh at ourselves. like laurie who was sitting next to me as we were both cringing over how we hate watching ourselves without having some alcohol first (in a town hall where no alcohol is permitted). or how we teased some because they spent most of a song just turning pages. or being able to recognize when someone was totally off and missing notes (which we all did at one point or another).
such a fun group to be a part of. and now i don't know how i'm going to figure out the way to start my weekends. cause all year my thursday night ended with bell choir. and since friday and saturday are my days off, that means that bell choir was the official end to my week. and now without that habit, i'll be lost for a couple weeks...
Friday, January 29, 2010
weekend update
well, i loved my friday!
slept in late (yay for 10 am). read for 2 hours. went on el computer for a couple hours. finally changed out of my pjs sometime around 2. did some laundry (which reminds me that it's still in the dryer...).
went shopping. which was a major success, if i do say so myself with finding some nice new slacks (since i was recently told that i need to dress more professional, whatever that means since the only times i wear less than professional, aka jeans, is during my time off). found an irish blessing on a plaque. perks of st patty's day coming up.
went over to visit with a local pastor friend who is fresh from seminary, ate some vegetarian chili that was excellent, then off to a concert of the Ahn Trio.
the Ahns are three sisters born in korea but moved to the us when they were little. fantastic musicians.
i even purchased a cd tonight.
which is not typical of my since i only buy cds of people/bands/performers i like. i do not feel a need to buy stuff at concerts unless i was extremely impressed. and i was tonight.
came back home a little after 10 and spent a few minutes on the wii fit balance board. and i must say that my balancing skills are better than they were a couple weeks ago when i bought the wii.
watched a bit o tv. some 'fringe' on hulu. played some solitaire.
eventful evening.
and now i will have to rise early so that i can make pancakes and sausage for the council retreat tomorrow at church.
slept in late (yay for 10 am). read for 2 hours. went on el computer for a couple hours. finally changed out of my pjs sometime around 2. did some laundry (which reminds me that it's still in the dryer...).
went shopping. which was a major success, if i do say so myself with finding some nice new slacks (since i was recently told that i need to dress more professional, whatever that means since the only times i wear less than professional, aka jeans, is during my time off). found an irish blessing on a plaque. perks of st patty's day coming up.
went over to visit with a local pastor friend who is fresh from seminary, ate some vegetarian chili that was excellent, then off to a concert of the Ahn Trio.
the Ahns are three sisters born in korea but moved to the us when they were little. fantastic musicians.
i even purchased a cd tonight.
which is not typical of my since i only buy cds of people/bands/performers i like. i do not feel a need to buy stuff at concerts unless i was extremely impressed. and i was tonight.
came back home a little after 10 and spent a few minutes on the wii fit balance board. and i must say that my balancing skills are better than they were a couple weeks ago when i bought the wii.
watched a bit o tv. some 'fringe' on hulu. played some solitaire.
eventful evening.
and now i will have to rise early so that i can make pancakes and sausage for the council retreat tomorrow at church.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Christmas time is near...
i can just hear the song from charlie brown. and hymns. cause i love the good hymns we only sing at christmas time.
last friday i traveled with a crew from bethel lutheran in bemidji (which, just as a subtle reminder, is the church i work at) to concordia college in moorhead, mn for the christmas concert there. was really good.
and i don't even like choir concerts that much.
my favorite song was the first one. which was performed by their orchestra. a variation of 'o come o come emmanuel.' one of the best hymns for the advent season.
my other favorite was performed by the all-men choir: 'we three kings'. i've always thought that song needed to be sung only by men since i, as a female, cannot be a king. another really good song was sung in an african language (i think nigerian) by the same men.
i'm sensing a theme in my faves. did i mention that i love instrumental music as well as men's voices?
i am really getting into the waiting impatiently for xmas mode.
especially as i watch holiday movies on tv (oh, how i love being spoiled with cable and not fighting over the remote with anyone).
and as i look at my christmas tree. which finally has the ornaments up. like my angel ornament collection courtesy of my godparents (uncle bruce and aunt mary) who sent me angels every year for quite some time. and the ornaments made by my great-grandmother for my parents their first christmas together. and a few others like the new shiny ones i bought this year to finish out the "look".
i have christmas presents wrapped under it since the bottom branches sit about 15 inches above the ground and it looked funny. i think it looks pretty darn good. now if i could just remember to take a picture of it all prettyified so y'all can see it.
some of the boxes i wrapped aren't presents at all.
for example, one box is literally a kleenex box with two jingle bells and some paper. another is all the decorations i took down in order to make room for christmas decorations.
and on the windows, i spent time making pretty ribbon bows to hang and look pretty.
now i just have to figure out what to do in some other rooms. and it may involve boxing up the excess on top of bookshelves or dressers to make some more awesome presents for my tree. :)
which if you stop by my open house on dec 19 in the afternoon, you can view everything with your own eyes...
Thursday, December 3, 2009
giggle giggle
Well, this has been a fun week. Fun in both senses of the word, as in both the good and the sarcastic use.
Why am I capitalizing? this must stop now.
sunday morning: church. i was there bright and early for once. which obviously never happens since i hate getting up in the morning, driving over and sitting around with nothing to do. which is what happened.
sunday was a big day. i'm not sure who all knew, but there once was an elderly woman way back in my first week here who told me that she was going to introduce me to her cute, nice grandson. let me be perfectly honest. he's a hottie. and was nice enough to suffer being introduced to me. no matter how awkward it was since his grandma as well as my parents and baby sister were right by us. hovering as good family members do.
after church, my parents and sister had to take off cause kiana had homework to do and it was already going to be a late night for them with the 7.5 hour drive ahead.
monday. a blur since i cannot remember anything i did that. hm. not a good sign. i know i worked and went to band. which reminds me that i need to find an all-black outfit for the concert on monday...
tuesday. work and a concert. middle school band concert that is. i learned that kids dont learn to play musical instruments until 6th grade here. which meant that 6th graders were playing the same music (or at least very similar) to what i played in 4th. and this band o 6th graders had about 120 kids. ginormous.
other highlights of the concert: sleeping through the 7th graders' part of the program (not technically a highlight since i was completely out), freaking out when waking up to the jazz band that was listed last in the program since i was there with the pastor's family cause their son plays in the 8th grade band and i thought i slept right through that only to realize that the jazz band was actually playing before the 8th graders which meant that i had only slept through about 5 total songs, and listening to the 8th graders play quite well. overall a nice concert without too much that would make me cringe.
snow and ice arrived once again. granted, it was the first day of december which meant that there was really no snow at all in november despite the freak snows in october. anyway, the snow arrived and melted on top of the ground and my car then froze cause it was cold. so i actually had to scrape windows and drive on ice. unhighlight (what is the opposite of a good highlight, anyway?) of the evening was driving back from the chruch where my car was parked back home. along said path is a small hill on a short road covered in ice and snow. and of course, my brakes decided to lock up or something and not help me slow down on this lovely patch of ice going downhill. fortunately no one was coming on the road i was turning onto, so i just avoided stopping and instead turned right onto the street i needed to turn onto. no one died. no car accident. success!
wednesday.work. lead second installment of my version of harlots and heroines. the bible study this week covered women through sarai/sarah, although we have yet to finish up sarah's story. next week. advent service. short service of the word with a few songs and message. soup and sandwich lunch. yummy. i like food. confirmation night. set up an obstacle course for them to go through. one with a heavy backpack to symbolize the heavy burdens that need to be lifted through forgiveness.
and i was in a good mood all day. boo-yah!
and now it's thursday and i'm somewhat bored at work. i think i'm going to start cataloging the church's library as a way to avoid working on my 3-month eval of how internship is going. just cause i dont want to think right now.
so i'm not gonna.
Why am I capitalizing? this must stop now.
sunday morning: church. i was there bright and early for once. which obviously never happens since i hate getting up in the morning, driving over and sitting around with nothing to do. which is what happened.
sunday was a big day. i'm not sure who all knew, but there once was an elderly woman way back in my first week here who told me that she was going to introduce me to her cute, nice grandson. let me be perfectly honest. he's a hottie. and was nice enough to suffer being introduced to me. no matter how awkward it was since his grandma as well as my parents and baby sister were right by us. hovering as good family members do.
after church, my parents and sister had to take off cause kiana had homework to do and it was already going to be a late night for them with the 7.5 hour drive ahead.
monday. a blur since i cannot remember anything i did that. hm. not a good sign. i know i worked and went to band. which reminds me that i need to find an all-black outfit for the concert on monday...
tuesday. work and a concert. middle school band concert that is. i learned that kids dont learn to play musical instruments until 6th grade here. which meant that 6th graders were playing the same music (or at least very similar) to what i played in 4th. and this band o 6th graders had about 120 kids. ginormous.
other highlights of the concert: sleeping through the 7th graders' part of the program (not technically a highlight since i was completely out), freaking out when waking up to the jazz band that was listed last in the program since i was there with the pastor's family cause their son plays in the 8th grade band and i thought i slept right through that only to realize that the jazz band was actually playing before the 8th graders which meant that i had only slept through about 5 total songs, and listening to the 8th graders play quite well. overall a nice concert without too much that would make me cringe.
snow and ice arrived once again. granted, it was the first day of december which meant that there was really no snow at all in november despite the freak snows in october. anyway, the snow arrived and melted on top of the ground and my car then froze cause it was cold. so i actually had to scrape windows and drive on ice. unhighlight (what is the opposite of a good highlight, anyway?) of the evening was driving back from the chruch where my car was parked back home. along said path is a small hill on a short road covered in ice and snow. and of course, my brakes decided to lock up or something and not help me slow down on this lovely patch of ice going downhill. fortunately no one was coming on the road i was turning onto, so i just avoided stopping and instead turned right onto the street i needed to turn onto. no one died. no car accident. success!
wednesday.work. lead second installment of my version of harlots and heroines. the bible study this week covered women through sarai/sarah, although we have yet to finish up sarah's story. next week. advent service. short service of the word with a few songs and message. soup and sandwich lunch. yummy. i like food. confirmation night. set up an obstacle course for them to go through. one with a heavy backpack to symbolize the heavy burdens that need to be lifted through forgiveness.
and i was in a good mood all day. boo-yah!
and now it's thursday and i'm somewhat bored at work. i think i'm going to start cataloging the church's library as a way to avoid working on my 3-month eval of how internship is going. just cause i dont want to think right now.
so i'm not gonna.
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