Tag: misfit

• The Misfit Funeral Organist – Part 2

  “When in doubt, leave it out.” That was the advice of the soloist for the funeral last week. She teaches music at some college in Minnesota. I took her advice to heart. For her solo, Mendelssohn’s “O Rest in the Lord,” I learned the piano accompaniment just fine, and I didn’t need to leave anything…

  Marian

  June 17, 2014

  Music, Reflections

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• Funerals and the Misfit Organist

  That’s me. The misfit funeral organist. I’m not sure which order the words should be in. They’re all nouns linked together to convey one image – me as an organist who likes to play for funerals, even though I shouldn’t. I’m a misfit. I should avoid funerals, at all cost, just like my mom did.…

  Marian

  June 10, 2014

  Music, Reflections

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