Return To "P" Corner » music http://blog.palomares-family.com News, Notes, and Nothingness about family and friends Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:30:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 12 Days… http://blog.palomares-family.com/2007/12/20/12-days/ http://blog.palomares-family.com/2007/12/20/12-days/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:52:09 +0000 dpal http://blog.palomares-family.com/2007/12/20/12-days/ I know, I know… there are only 5 days left(ooh – today is “Five Golden Rings Day!), but I’m slack, ok?

Anyway, A few days back, a couple of my co-workers(Thanks Jamie and Philip!) sent me a link to this wonderfully entertaining video of a men’s a cappella group called Straight, No Chaser singing The 12 Days of Christmas. I figured that since I was so into the Christmas spirit and truly love a capella harmonies, that I’d share with you guys as well. Enjoy!

[tags]Straight no Chaser, music, a capella, Christmas, holidays[/tags]

]]> http://blog.palomares-family.com/2007/12/20/12-days/feed/ 1 Christmas Concert: Revisited http://blog.palomares-family.com/2006/12/21/christmas-concert-revisited/ http://blog.palomares-family.com/2006/12/21/christmas-concert-revisited/#comments Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:46:41 +0000 dpal http://blog.palomares-family.com/2006/12/21/christmas-concert-revisited/ I guess I got so carried away talking about the dance aspect of the concert, that I forgot to mention the rest. There was a Christmas dinner served before the concert. I didn’t attend it as I couldn’t get there that early from work, but I heard that there was almost a food shortage. That bodes well as I am a big proponent of the arts programs in schools and it does my heart good to see(and hear) the amount of support the community provided.

The school chorus was very good. I have had the luxury of watching the chorus perform quite a bit over the past 20 years, and I must say, that this year’s group was probably one of the most talented I’ve heard in quite a while… Granted, I’m a little biased towards the chorus classes of ‘84-’87, but this year’s class came in awfully close. The quality of the voices and their ability to blend was pretty darned amazing. It is really nice to see the choral program make a comeback over the past few years.

]]> http://blog.palomares-family.com/2006/12/21/christmas-concert-revisited/feed/ 0 Christmas Cantata and Music in General http://blog.palomares-family.com/2005/12/17/christmas-cantata-and-music-in-general/ http://blog.palomares-family.com/2005/12/17/christmas-cantata-and-music-in-general/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2005 03:26:11 +0000 dpal http://blog.palomares-family.com/?p=33 Well, tomorrow is our church’s Christmas program. I haven’t participated in one of these in a good while, so I’m a little nervous. Our choir director has me singing a solo, but “It shouldn’t be too bad since you had done it before..” Yeah – back in 1997…
I used to be very critical about my performances, but I’m not as hard on myself anymore. My vocal quality, range, and breath support hit the crapper some time back and It was way past time I “faced the music.” (ugh… pun intended, but it was sooo bad!) I still love music. I just lack the time to devote to it. I resigned from a local singing group a couple of years back because I didn’t have the time to make weekly practices, do my job at work, and still be a halfway decent husband and father. I can’t say I don’t miss it, but I was missing my family more…
So now, I sing in the privacy of my own shower/car/computer room. Sometimes after five, my next-cube neighbor will strike up a song and I’ll join in. (Rusty is still an active member of Vocal Edition.) I always look forward to singing every year with my sisters at Christmas. I will really miss that this year since I’ll be staying home,. But my family has been together every Christmas Eve. This is Amy’s first chance to spend Christmas with her father in over 20 years… I have no problem taking one for the team this time.

Victoria performed at her first Christmas Concert this year. I thought they did very well. The high school chorus has a much larger group, but the volume seemed a little lacking. However, I blame this more on the A/V tech than on the chorus. The final song of the concert was the same arrangement of “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” that my sisters and I performed when we were members. I am hoping that we can have a quartet singing that song next Christmas!

]]> http://blog.palomares-family.com/2005/12/17/christmas-cantata-and-music-in-general/feed/ 0 For the Music-lovers and gamers out there… http://blog.palomares-family.com/2005/12/14/for-the-music-lovers-and-gamers-out-there/ http://blog.palomares-family.com/2005/12/14/for-the-music-lovers-and-gamers-out-there/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:41:10 +0000 dpal http://blog.palomares-family.com/2005/12/14/for-the-music-lovers-and-gamers-out-there/ I meant to post about this some time ago, but things got in the way. Anyway, Bill over at The Blog for the SportsGamer pointed me over to the Pandora website. If you haven’t tried this yet, do yourself a favor and give it a shot. Customized playlists of free music is pretty darned cool.

I’d also like to point out that Bill’s book is up for pre-order at Amazon.com. Anyone interested in video gaming whether console or PC, should shell out the $14 to get this 300+ page tome of gaming goodness.

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