Today I'm celebrating another birthday with musical significance to me, my mother's. Throughout my life, my mother has been my number one fan. It never mattered whether I was playing peewee baseball or pipe organ--if I was performing, my mother was watching from the crowd.
After I finished my senior organ recital and stepped offstage, my mother received me with a hug and told me she couldn't have been more proud of me. I hope one day to prove her wrong. For now, I'll commemorate an important memory of my mother with a link to a recording of Ned Rorem's "There Is a Spirit That Delights to Do No Evil" from my senior recital. Happy Birthday, Mom.
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