Musical Interlude: A Little “Cannonicity”
Sorry about the title. This is one of the best overtures of all time, being directed by one of the greatest conductors of all time. And cannons.
Similar Posts
Musical Interlude: An Ode to Millennials
This has been making the rounds, and, at the risk of offending the man-bun demographic of my readership, I thought I would include it here. Enjoy.
Musical Interlude: Amazing Grace…With Bagpipes
This one goes out to my bro, Pastor Dan. The Astonishing Adventures of Missionary Max, Parts 1, 2 and 3 are now available for Kindle and Nook!
Best of Brazil: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass playing “A Banda”
Brazilian culture is everywhere, if you know where to look. This recently showed up in my Instagram feed. The song “A Banda” (The Band) was originally written by Chico Buarque de Holanda. Here’s the original. And yes, the famous “serious/smiling” meme is actually Chico Buarque. __________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation…
Brazilian Musical Interlude: Yamandú Costa plays “Carinhoso”
This one came from Rio Gringa: If you’re interested, here are the (untranslated) lyrics: Meu coração, não sei por que Bate feliz quando te vê E os meus olhos ficam sorrindo E pelas ruas vão te seguindo Mas mesmo assim Foges de mim Ah se tu soubesses como sou tão carinhosa E o muito, muito…
Musical Interlude: Our New Wind Ensemble
For some time I’ve been wanting to get together with a couple of the guys from our church who play wind instruments (clarinet and trumpet) and do a special number. Last week’s conference at one of our local churches provided the opportunity, so Vitor, Samuel and I – along with Luan on the guitar, worked…
Musical Interlude: Yakety Sax with Boots, Ray, and Chet
It’s been a while since I’ve featured some good saxophone playing here. So, here’s one of my favorites, Boots Randolph. Bonus: he’s accompanied by Ray Stevens and Chet Atkins.]