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2026/01/11

Songs of the Season: Let The Joy Ring Out – Allegro’s Holiday Concert 2025

As I have mentioned before, one of the joys of Señora‘s life is music, especially singing. She has been a member of this 50+ choir since it started up in St. Louis.

I normally attend, but I missed this concert. The concerts have become so popular that they have started doing two, one on Saturday and another on Sunday. This last time around they had started requiring tickets to prevent the overfilling of the venue. While they ask for a $20 donation per ticket, it is not mandatory. I normally donate anyway as I know you cannot put on these sort of events without money, and to support Señora.

Somehow Señora missed the ticket requirement, and I was unable to get one.

Here is the YouTube video of the concert, ENJOY. Señora is sitting on the far right just behind the piano.

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2024/03/012025/07/20

My Musical Roots?

A love of music is something that Señora and I share. An important inflection point in our courtship story, Señora and the Curmudgeon, was our second date, an indoor Bluegrass music festival taking place in St. Louis that first winter of our romance.

Shared Musical Loves

Bluegrass seems to be a style of music that you either love or you look at the other person thinking, “WTF.” Obviously, we both are fans. Our other commonality in the realm of music is that we both have very eclectic taste, liking a wide array of musical styles. Although, our favorite genres are folk music and a style of roots fusion music that is referred to as Americana.

Musical Talent

One key musical difference between the two of us is Continue reading “My Musical Roots? “