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Happy Birthday, Dawn! (Use It or Lose It)

September 22, 2021 by Jacquie

I’ve been working as a Virtual Assistant for Dawn from The Minimal Mom since April 2020. She is one of the kindest and most generous humans I know, and always sends me a package for Christmas and birthdays with thoughtful gifts. But since she’s a minimalist, and gifts are not her love language, I don’t …

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Best Concert EVER!

August 23, 2021 by Jacquie

Once upon a time when organic, free-thinking humans were banned from places like concert halls, they made their own concerts in their own halls… Sometimes those halls looked more like fields in the middle of nowhere. After almost two years of no events to practice for, I suddenly had the opportunity to accompany the infamous …

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Practicing solo repertoire again after 10+ years!

June 19, 2021 by Jacquie

Back in May 2020, it seemed like all the musicians would couldn’t play at concerts anymore were performing online, so I wanted to record something too, just for fun. The only trouble is I’m an accompanist now and haven’t performed or practiced solo repertoire for well over a decade. So I pulled out the old …

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Father Abraham (piano arrangement)

April 16, 2021 by Jacquie

Way back when I was a volunteer, looking after kids in Alberta, part of the daily routine was singing time. Which means I had earworms constantly. After several months of Father Abraham being ever-present in my brain, I sat down one day and wrote this entire arrangement in one day. It just sorta came out. …

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Christmas Medley

December 23, 2020 by Jacquie

Back in 2002 I wrote a piano arrangement of O Little Town of Bethlehem & It Came Upon a Midnight Clear and finally recorded it in 2020. I’m pleased with the outcome, but really don’t enjoy the process of writing music, so haven’t done much of it.

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Der Friedensfürst (piano accompaniment for Christmas sing-along)

December 23, 2020 by Jacquie

For as long as I can remember, performing Der Friedensfürst (The Prince of Peace) with a volunteer choir at church on Christmas Day has been an important part of my Christmas tradition. 2020 is obviously like no other year, and even though many Christmas services are cancelled, I am determined to keep the tradition alive by encouraging …

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