Category Archives: music

Windsong Concert Today!

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Michelle O'Neil

Easy parking in the Ford garage just around the corner from the church (the garage is directly across the street from Hessler). Tickets for Kids are just 5 bucks! It’s such a joy singing with this group of talented women.

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I have the coolest blog readers

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Michelle O'Neil

This is Rachel Smith. She left a comment the other day re: Seth and his tics. I clicked back on her link and discovered she is a beautiful, soulful singer. I know we are all used to it by now … Continue reading →

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Theater Arts Camp – A Success!

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Michelle O'Neil

Today was the last day of theater arts camp. Riley was the only kid with special needs and she was with an aide she didn’t know previously and kept the fact she had an aide undercover. Her aide was young, … Continue reading →

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Thank You North Coast Men’s Chorus!

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Michelle O'Neil

This weekend was so much fun. Windsong was invited to perform with the North Coast Men’s Chorus, and those men are some of the most gracious, kind, generous, sweet people I’ve ever met. Men with big open hearts. Humor. Talent. … Continue reading →

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It Gets Better

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Michelle O'Neil

This weekend, Windsong, Cleveland’s feminist chorus is getting a wonderful opportunity to perform with The North Coast Men’s Chorus. They have roughly 125 members. Windsong has about thirty. Rehearsing, we are crammed together so tightly on those risers there is … Continue reading →

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Music Sharing Day

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Michelle O'Neil

Saturday was the kids’ music sharing day at The Cleveland Music School Settlement, where those receiving music therapy showcased their talents. It had been a very stressful week and the weekend was jammed full of things we needed to do. Todd … Continue reading →

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Plans for Camp

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Michelle O'Neil

A friend recently sent me an e-mail about Bittersweet Farms. I love knowing a place like this exists. In looking for the YouTube code to embed the video above, I came across a number of programs which beautifully serve kids … Continue reading →

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Virtual Choir

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Michelle O'Neil

Okay, I know this is really gorgeous, but it’s also somehow unsettling to me. Yes, the music is hauntingly beautiful. But I have to admit, the balls floating around with all those faces in the videos do wig me out … Continue reading →

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Would the teenage part of yourself be happy with who you are now?

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Michelle O'Neil

Last night I had the good fortune of seeing Troubadours of Divine Bliss at Unity Center of the Heights. They are hard to explain. Kind of like The Indigo Girls but their songs mostly speak of Divine love, and with … Continue reading →

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True Colors Gay Men’s Chorus of LA

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Michelle O'Neil

Watching this video took me on a huge roller coaster of emotions. I love the slow face shots at the beginning. Each person…all of these men, what they have been through personally in a society which discriminates against them for … Continue reading →

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