Music

Gifted Friends

The great sports journalist Dick Schaap used to talk about how he “collected” friends. I feel the same way. Although shy until my early 20’s, I now love nothing more than getting to know people, their stories, and what makes them tick. I’ve been unusually fortunate to meet smart, creative, and dedicated people who work […]

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A Once in a Lifetime Wedding: Set to Music at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

I‘ve come to appreciate that as a celebrant, I, too have a bucket list.  And, sometimes I come upon a ceremony that is truly once in a lifetime– it was on my bucket list and I didn’t even know it!   The wedding of Colette and Mike was one such event. The wedding was a

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Sizi karı koca ilan ediyorum: Love in Any Language

More years ago than I care to remember, I was a bridesmaid in my good friend and college roommate’s wedding in Ponca City Oklahoma. One of the many sweet memories in Carole and Kyle Keffer’s wedding was the performance of the Sandi Patti song, “Love in any Language,” by the talented Valerie Rockhold Ericson. The

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Music for the Day

Even with large, elaborate weddings, music selection for the ceremony may be a marginalied part of the wedding planning.  Understandably some couples, who may have little in the way of formal music training, are intimidated in selecting the processional and recessional music, which is often classical in nature.  Authors Barbara Rothstein and Gloria Slerov have

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