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Horn Studio Recital, video
Get PDFStudio recital, videoHorn Studio Recital, videoStudents of Dr. Patrick Smithassisted byDavid Kim, Daniel Stipe, and Russell Wilson, pianoWednesday, April 23, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.Recital HallJames W. Black Music Center1015 Grove Avenue | Richmond, Virgini
Horn Studio Recital
Get PDFStudio recitalHorn Studio RecitalStudents of Dr. Patrick Smithassisted byDavid Kim, Daniel Stipe, and Russell Wilson, pianoWednesday, April 23, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.Recital HallJames W. Black Music Center1015 Grove Avenue | Richmond, Virgini
Colors 2003
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Montana Badlands: Cretaceous Period, William Soller 1;
Void, Sean McDonald 2;
Traveling Mountain Nuns With Turtles, Sam Ellis 4;
An Examination into the Peril of Lust, Matt Gould 6;
Vending Machine, Josh Donoghue 7;
Quiet, Daniel Mack 8;
Baring Witness, Terri John 9;
The Bam, Jed Fox 10;
Another Curtain Call from the VFW Hall, Tom Kandt 12;
Strangled, Kate Fehringer 13;
The Traveler, Sean McDonald 14;
The Chalet, Sam Ellis 24;
Dreaming of Hair: Russia, William Soller, 25;
Why I Dream of Hair, William Soller 25;
Tree Song, Kate Wilson 26;
Mindful Matrix, Josh Donoghue 27;
My Dermatologist, Nathan Mills 28;
Everyperson, Patrick Couture 30;
Evening In, Loren Graham 33;
In the Eye of the Sun, Daniel Mack 34;
Breast Cancer, Terri John 35;
Supplication to a Seraph, Andrew Swiatkowski 36;
Tea Time, Danny Stapp 37;
A Tribute to the Cable Guy, Sean McDonald 40;
The Physiology of the Goose Bump, Katrina Collins 41;
Leaving the Relics, Ron Stottlemyer 42;
Mother Love, Kate Fehringer 43;
The Banquet, Loren Graham 44;
Shopper and Shirt, Josh Donoghue 45;
Cracked Nuts, Patrick Couture 46;
Teenage Barbie Whores, Adam Potts 53;
Notes on Chinese Medicine, William Soller 54;
Ripe, Kate Wilson 36;
Arrhythmia (Morgan), Daniel Mack 57;
Better Red than Dead, Terri John 58;
US Amen, Andrew Swiatkowski 60
Colors 2004
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Movements, Richard O. Nino 1;
Laundromat, Loren Graham 2;
Girl on the porch, Abby Shea Denson 3;
An invitation to stalk me, Sean McDonald 4;
Black hole blues, Bill Lovelady 5;
Spindrift, Scott Walter 6;
Heirloom, Kris Delaney 7;
Mesa-1996, Aimee Stair 8;
Deviant Ladies' Guild, Abby Shea Denson 9;
Smack down, Kate Wilson 10;
The adventures of Snap Wilks, Patrick Couture 11;
Tweed, Russ Van Paepeghem 16;
My Trickster, Daniel Mack 17;
Hegemony, Michael McMahon 19;
Love, ware, and a night by the tv, Shane McDermott 20;
The old you, Mike Nania 21;
An apology for absence, Amanda Taylor 22;
A teacher responds to an apology for absence, Jeff Morris 22;
Hope, Naomi Moran 23;
The art of living puppetry, Sean McDonald 24;
Shattered, Scott Walter 26;
Jupiter's Rain, Russ Van Paepeghem 27;
At a station, Richard Nino 30;
Renewal, Terri John 31;
Down South, Jed Fox 32;
The second floor of the serengeti, Kris Delaney 33;
Contradiction, Roisin Keane 34;
Love, James Creach 35;
Gray light of late November, Aimee Stair 36;
A shore adventure, Bill Lovelady 37;
Finality, Shane McDermott 39;
Concentrate, Scott Walter 40;
When the divorce is final, Loren Graham 41;
Mother at mile marker 281, Michael McMahon 42;
Juice, Abby Shea Denson 43;
Out the door, Kate Wilson 44;
Notariqon, Sean McDonald 45;
Of coyotes and stars, Kate Beyer 56;
Namaste, Anonymous 57;
In absentia, Russ Van Paepeghem 58;
Thank God for pockets, Daniel Mack 59
The Book of Daniel and manticism: a critical assessment of the view that the Book of Daniel derives from a mantic tradition
No full textThis dissertation examines the consensus view that is based on Hans-Peter
Müller's 1969 and 1972 articles: Daniel was a mantic wise man in the Mesopotamian
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court, and this was the self-understanding or aspiration of the maskilim of Dan 11:33, 35,
12:3, 10, who wrote the book. Chapter 1 reviews the arguments that make the mantic connection and Chapter 2 concludes that a direct connection with the Danes of Aqht, Ezek, and Jub, and with the angel in 1 Enoch should be rejected. There is evidence that the
tradition of a priest in Ezra 8: 2 and Neh 10: 7, and found also in the superscription to
the Old Greek of Bel, and 4 Ezra 12:10-11, and suggested the name.
Chapter 3 concludes that the portrayal of the court diviners in Dan 1-6 is wholly
negative and includes both the diviners, and the essence of the professions, i. e., the
ability to interpret a divine revelation. The critique is conveyed through the story line,
explicit criticisms, irony, and humour. Chapter 4 concludes that Daniel, the interpreter
of dreams and the writing on the wall, is distinguished from every other character and role. In the final form of Dan, Daniel as the divinely assisted each time he interprets, just as when he receives help from an interpreting angel in Dan 7-12.
Chapter 5 demonstrates that the portrayal of Daniel as the divinely assisted
interpreter makes sense of the reinterpretation of old prophecies against the Assyrians
as prophecies against Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Hab 2:2-4 and Isa 52-53 were also
understood as predictions about the maskilim themselves. Comparisons are then made
with the Teacher of Righteousness, the writers of the Hodayot, and with three Essenes
portrayed by Josephus. These too were portrayed as divinely assisted interpreters
Daily Reflections (Meditations) on the Scriptures from the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
No full textToday's scriptures are about repentance and God's love and compassion. In the book of Jonah, God tells Jonah (a second time) to go to the city of Nineveh (which Jonah despises). There Jonah preaches to the people that God is going to destroy them for their wicked ways. And the people, from the king on down, repent and fast, asking for God's forgiveness. The psalmist offers a contrite and humble heart to the Lord. Asking the Lord to "Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me." In Luke, Jesus is frustrated with the people. Christ warns of God's judgment. The people want a magic show. Jesus says, "Here I am. I am greater than Solomon or Jonah." The Son of God is standing right in front of them. The people don't see him. The people want a sign.||I recently read an exchange between Sam Harris and a young, Christian gentleman. Mr. Harris stated that he had written down a 30 digit number and hidden it in his desk. He wanted the Christian gentleman to pray to God, learn what the number was, relate the number to Mr. Harris and, if it was correct, then Sam would believe in God. The exchange made me angry and sad. It was mocking and lacking in respect. Sam Harris is the author of Letter to a Christian Nation. Sam, along with Richard Dawkins, the author of The God Delusion, is currently on the bestseller list with books that ridicule believers and view religion as the root of all evil. These guys are about as subtle as a hand grenade. There once was a time when identifying yourself as an atheist was a badge of courage. You were an intellectual, an individual, bucking the system and running the risk of being burned at the stake. Nowadays it usually means you are simply intellectually lazy. You don't care or don't want to ask questions about the existence of God or the purpose of life. And your criticism of religion, instead of getting you burned at the stake, gets you on the New York Times best seller list. It's not that I don't know any other atheists. There are several in my family. It's just that I've never met an atheist who is so in-your-face about faith or one who blames all the world's ills on religion. Most atheists I have known may have viewed me as wrong or misguided, but they treated me with tolerance and respect. I viewed them as missing a wonderful gift in life. I figured they weren't asking the right questions about God, life, meaning or purpose and felt I should pray for them.|I love the book of Jonah. First, it's very short. Second, there are more life lessons in this book than you can shake a stick at. And Jonah has one for me. Jonah hates the Ninevites. He absolutely despises them. He gives them God's message. They repent and God spares them. And Jonah is furious. Why in the world would God spare Nineveh? These people are horrible. Why would God show love or compassion to them? And the Lord lets Jonah know that even though the Ninevites don't know about God, he still cares for them. Kind of an amazing message.|There are so many people who do not know Christ. Instead of being angry with them, I should be praying for them. I should be an ambassador for Christ. I should be modeling Christ's love. Christ makes it quite clear that when he says to love our neighbor, he is not just saying love people who believe in Jesus. We are to love people who do not know Christ. Sometimes that may not be easy. My prayer today is for guidance, tolerance and love for those who have not yet met Christ
Daily Reflections (Meditations) on the Scriptures from the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
No full textYou know, sometimes life is a stroll down the garden path. The way is clear, the footing is sure. The flowers are beautiful to look at and smell. The sun is warm and bright. You can just feel God's reassuring hand on your shoulder. And sometimes, well, life isn't that way. Sometimes it's dark and scary. Sometimes it's ugly and stinks. Sometimes you think that hand on your shoulder is trying to push you into some bottomless pit. I can look back and jokingly call these times my "poor, poor pitiful me" times, but they are real and they are easy to slide into. In these times faith, hope and love are simply words and foreign ones at that. God seems like he's a million miles away. Sometimes God pulls me out of these times by refreshing me with his creation. A sunrise or the laughter of a child. Sometimes God presents an ambassador for Christ. A friend, a relative or a kind stranger. Sometimes, until I can walk on my own, I can ride on the shoulders of the faithful who have gone before me. And sometimes God's Word restores me. I can throw myself on God's promises.||Today's scriptures focus on the struggle of believers. The world's hatred and persecution of believers, God's promised reward for a faithful heart and the fruits of a faithful heart.|In Hebrews the author makes no bones about what can happen to believers. Jeered, flogged, put in prison, stoned, executed, even sawed in two. Believers were destitute, persecuted and mistreated.|The psalmist fears he has been cut off from the sight of the Lord and cries out. The Lord hears his cry. The Lord preserves the faithful. The psalmist tells us to be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.|In Mark, Jesus casts demons out of a man. The people of the region, instead of marveling at this miracle and praising Christ, reject Jesus and ask him to leave. This is only one of the many sufferings Christ endures. Only the man who was healed becomes a follower and a witness for Christ. It would be easy for Christ to be discouraged, angry, resentful or even vengeful. However, once again, Jesus serves as our model for faith, hope and love.|I recently taught a great song to my second grade Sunday School class. It is called "Joshua 1:9." "Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Amen
Daily Reflections (Meditations) on the Scriptures from the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
No full textToday's scripture readings are an interesting mixed bag. In Hebrews and the Psalms, the question is presented "What is man that you are mindful of him, or the son of man that you care for him?" Hebrews answers "that he, for whom and through whom all things exist" is not ashamed to calls us "brothers." The story in Matthew shows Jesus taking the time to teach people and drive an evil spirit out of a man. These things have always amazed me. God is the creator of the universe, the author of everything that has gone before and that is to come. The Alpha and the Omega. And yet God is willing to listen to my problems and cares how my day has gone. It seems impossible. And yet this is the model that Jesus presents.||I met Jana about seven years ago through church. She is very active in the church. She reads scripture at services, sings in the choir, puts together bulletins for Sunday and writes a monthly column for the church newsletter. Jana is a fascinating, unusual and blessed woman. In 1983, Jana was involved in a car-train accident that resulted in a severe head injury. She will be in recovery, physical rehabilitation and speech therapy for the rest of her life. Jana walks with a pronounced limp. Speech is a struggle for her. She has a deep, raspy voice that struggles over each word. I'm sure that many people who meet Jana for the first time are shocked. Especially if they have read her wonderful and witty columns. Jana realized early on that she was faced with a choice. Would she let her handicap or God's calling dictate her life? She had to choose between service or retreating into a cocoon. Jana is a woman with a heart for God. She chose service.|Several years ago, I served on the committee that reads scripture for Sunday morning services. Jana approached us saying she would like to try. My initial reaction was that this was a really bad idea. How would the congregation react? How would Jana handle rejection or embarrassment? Jana insisted that she felt a calling to do this. She would work extra duty with the speech therapist. Well, the morning for Jana's scripture reading finally came. I don't know that I was as nervous as Jana, but it was probably close. I held my breath as Jana opened the Bible. No, it wasn't Pavarati or James Earl Jones, but it was wonderful. It was an incredibly touching and moving moment in my life. What a humbling lesson for me. Me, who doesn't mind serving God as long as it doesn't take me outside of my comfort zone. Recently my senior pastor was diagnosed with an incurable cancer. Guess who was there to offer him sympathy and comfort? Guess who was the one to challenge him about following his call versus the illness' dictates? Jana. It's always amazing how God uses people to accomplish His will. People are placed in our path and God uses them to mold our lives. As the Psalmist says, "what is man that you are mindful of him?" And yet day after day we see God's love for us.|I give thanks for the opportunity to worship a God who is awesome and personal at the same time. My prayer is that each of us can see the face of God in the face of those God places in our lives. You know, I feel blessed today
Daily Reflections (Meditations) on the Scriptures from the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
No full textToday's scripture readings seem to speak of faith and trust. The challenges and rewards of faith and trust. In Hebrews, the author says that Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. The psalmist proclaims, let your faithful ones bless you. And in Mark, we hear the story of Peter, James and John and the transfiguration.|Faith. In Hebrews we hear that God rewards those who seek Him. And without faith it is impossible to please Him. Faith. It always seems our faith is being tested. And at times it seems to be a hard-to-find and rare commodity. The secular world doesn't care about faith. The world strives to shape us by material and physical things. What good is faith? We want proof. If you can't see it or hold it in your hand, then what's the point? So, why do we care about faith? Why does God care about faith?|Well, some questions simply cannot be answered by our material world.|Recently I received news that a friend from high school had died. I asked what happened and was told simply he died in his sleep. Mortality. I honestly am not afraid to die, but this got me thinking about my mortality.|I'm a creature of habit. I share some habits with my late uncle George. Uncle George went to bed early. He got up early. He made coffee every morning. And he would take a cup of coffee to his wife in bed. A little thing, but I'm a believer that small acts of service add up to a better life for everyone. My uncle told me that one morning he said to my aunt, "are you going to get up or what?" It turned out it was 'or what'. I thought about the notion that some morning I just won't wake up. What then? What happens when we die? Is that it? Fade to nothingness? Slide into oblivion? Our moment on earth is just a meaningless blip that blends into the timeline of history as though we never even existed? God promises otherwise.|The disciples didn't understand the transfiguration and had no clue what Jesus meant about rising from the dead. And yet they continued to follow Jesus. Why? They recognized how valuable a relationship with Jesus was in their lives. They had faith and trust.|It's not that it's wrong to have question or doubts. God gave us a brain. But we have to be wary of being drawn into the world's way of thinking. If we view ourselves solely by the world's standards we will conclude we are unlovable. God says again and again how much He loves us.|My prayer today is for those of us who struggle with faith and trust. That we could release some of that struggle and reap the reward of a better relationship with God
Daily Reflections (Meditations) on the Scriptures from the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
No full textToday's scripture readings are about trials and God watching over us during those trials. In the Book of Wisdom, the author says the wicked hate the good, for their wickedness blinds them and they cannot discern the innocent souls' reward. The psalmist proclaims, "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; and those who are crushed in spirit he saves. He watches over all his bones; not one of them shall be broken." And in John, we hear of wicked men in authority conspiring to kill Jesus.||Two weeks to Good Friday. I've always thought Good Friday was a misnomer. What's good about the day Jesus was crucified? I guess we have to wait for Easter to answer that question.|Broken bones have been on my mind a lot recently. Seth, my youngest, broke his wrist a few weeks ago (yes, it happened while wrestling with an older brother). Every boy in the family has broken a bone now. Not exactly a goal I set as a father, but just how it seems to have worked out.|When the boys were younger I used to check on them and watch them as they slept. Now I'm usually the one asleep before everyone else. However, the other night I woke up and was concerned and wanted to check on Seth. It hurts me to see Seth in pain and I wanted to make sure he was okay.|Watching children sleep. It's truly an amazing and wonderful thing. They are so beautiful and peaceful. As you watch them, it seems like your heart just expands in your chest. You love them so much. As I watched Seth, the thought struck me, I wonder if God watches me while I sleep? The answer is, yes, of course He does. What does God think about while he watches us? Does He marvel at how much He loves us? Does He look at us and think of our potential or things we may do? Does God plant seeds in our hearts as we sleep to guide us or steer us in a specific direction?|Scripture points out that one thing is for certain. We will all suffer trials in life and at times it may seem that the wicked are winning or being rewarded. It would be easy to become bitter and lose faith; to wonder, is God really seeing this? We can draw from today's scripture readings that, yes, God is watching.|You wonder what Jesus thought. The Son of God comes among us and those in power plot to kill him. The disciples appear clueless. And the people in Jerusalem said you can't be the Christ; we know where you're from! One wonders how frustrated Jesus must have been. Did he question his mission or purpose? Did he think it would be easier to be like the wicked ones? Or did he trust God and discern the innocent souls' reward?|In trying times where God seems distant and injustice seems to reign, we have a choice. We can distance ourselves from God or move closer to God. It always seems to come down to faith and trust. As we move towards Easter this is a time to think about Christ and His sacrifice. The Lenten season offers us an opportunity to spend more time with God. My prayer today is for each of us to know the Lord is watching over us and to deepen our relationship with God
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