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The keynote speaker this morning is Dr. Martin Marty. His session title is Two Strangers at One Keyboard – The Musical Politics of “the Self” and “the Other.” With a witty sense of humor, Dr. Marty quickly has the audience laughing and engaged in his message. After a brief introduction in which he shares of […]

First up this morning – another publisher showcase. There are three to choose from each time and this morning I opted for the Kjos presentation. Primarily because while visiting with Charlene Zundel (of TCW Resources, which is now being published and distributed by Kjos) at the Kjos booth yesterday, I found out that they would […]

Dr. Richard Kogan is the evening concert artist. He is doing a combined lecture/recital of George Gershwin. His musical program includes: Rhapsody in Blue Fantasy on Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess arr. Earl Wild Right now, he is sharing biographical information about Gershwin. Interspersed with his lecture, Dr. Kogan is adding other musical pieces. Here he […]

Megan, Virginia and I enjoyed a lovely dinner at Baisi Thai. I forgot my camera, so we had to snap this pic with one of our phones:

Another Publisher Showcase takes me to a presentation by Schaum where they are playing through a variety of music along with accompaniment tracks while offering brief explanations of each piece.

Today’s mini-recital includes three young performers. Andrew French, age 8 is playing: Minuet Op. 14, No. 1 by Paderewski arr. Faber Theme from Symphony No. 1, 3rd Movement by Mahler arr. Faber Prince of Denmark March by Clarke arr. Faber The second performer is Mary Hilding, age 9, performing: Scherzo by Diabelli Spring from Four […]