Tied Up Today

Today we are celebrating Mom Wilma Wollenweber's 96th birthday (coming up on 16 September)! She asked me to wear my bright red music tie...

Today's bright red music tie celebrates the birthday of more than a score (haha) of musicians: Hans Buchner (1483), Domenico Scarlatti (...

More than a "score" of musicians have birthdays on 26 October: Hans Buchner (1483), Domenico Scarlatti (1685), Johan Helmich Roman...

Those born on 26 October probably have no special proclivity to become musicians. But a few years ago I noted more than a "score" ...

Celebrating the birthday (yesterday) of Johann Sebastian Bach ! (1685-1750) SDG

On this date in 1959, the song " Do-Re-Mi " was trademarked! It was featured in the movie "The Sound of Music," being su...

This is a very major musical day for Beth and me! First of all, I'm playing with the handbell choir at Somerset First Presbyterian Churc...

Since every great musician and composer was born on one of the 366 days of the year, we can always find good reasons to celebrate music ever...

Yesterday, my Aunt Grace York celebrated birthday number 102 ! She has a long history of singing with church choirs and community choruses, ...

My niece Heather Joy Kleppinger Hammond was born on this date 40-some years ago! She likes my bright red music tie and requested that I wear...

Happy Birthday, Scott Joplin (1868-1917)! Today is also noteworthy (haha) as Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day. I guess one of my unique tale...

Today's musical tie honors the 329th birthday (yesterday) of J. S. Bach (1685-1750).

Today in music: It's Ella Fitzgerald's birthday (1917)! More importantly for me, tonight I am helping Beth with a piano-and-organ co...

Yesterday (Saturday) was the anniversary of the birth of G. F. Handel (1685). Hallelujah! By the way, yesterday was also International Dog B...

On this date in 1717, King George I of Great Britain sailed down the River Thames with a barge of 50 musicians, for the premiere of George F...

Today's historic birthdays/debuts include Hoagy Carmichael, Benjamin Britten, "Bolero" (by Maurice Ravel), and "The White...

The tie I'm wearing today was selected (from Florida) by my niece Heather Hammond, whose birthday was back on Saturday, May 28. After lo...

Today marks the 325th birthday of George Frideric Handel. Sing some lines from "Messiah" to celebrate.

This is Christmas Cantata Day at Nicholasville Presbyterian Church. I have a brief solo part. Beth is accompanying on the piano, with Amanda...

I share my birthday (in 1953) with the British Queen Mother (1900, died in 2002), jazz great trumpeter/singer Louis Armstrong (1901, died in...