

Beethoven's Song of Thanksgiving
“Song of Thanksgiving to the Deity from a convalescent in the Lydian mode.” Beethoven wrote very little extra-musical comments in his...
Barbara Kavanaugh


Courage to Chart a New Course
Courage to Chart a New Course from Patrick Kavanaugh's Spiritual Moments with the Great Composers, 1995, Zondervan (image, courtesy of...
Barbara Kavanaugh


Four Shoulder Surgeries and a Lesson to Remember
This photo was taken after Patrick conducted my Schumann Concerto, (performed with the TENS unit). “In this world, you will have trouble....
Barbara Kavanaugh


Barbara Kavanaugh


From the Depths, God Spoke
Constance Fee is an opera singer and Director of Vocal Studies at Robert Wesleyan College I learned from my parents that my life on the...
Constance Fee


Living in the Present Moment
Preoccupation First of all, I would like to extend immense gratitude to my friend and Sister in Christ, Barbara Kavanaugh, for...
Kristin Ditlow

Vivian Shares Her Story
Vivian, you began your adult life as a professional musician… V: After graduating from the Cleveland Institute of Music (French horn), I...
Barbara Kavanaugh


One Musician Makes a Difference!
We Christians fall into a trap of thinking, "What difference can I make?" Your friends and colleagues are longing to know the Living God,...
Barbara Kavanaugh


Letting Go - A Musician's Journey
In general, I don’t mind letting God have control over my life, as long as I can keep one hand on the brake in case of emergency, like...
Elianna B. Thorne


Transition to Grad School
Expectations, Unknowns, New teacher, New Responsibilities, etc. Jessica shares her story. Please share your story, as well. “Therefore...
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