Voices of a Family

Beautiful music is an essential part of good education. I believe that firmly. Just as we want to raise our children to know, love and serve God through guiding their wills toward pursuit of the Good and their intellects toward Truth, we also want to provide an abundance of Beauty for their senses - their little eyes, ears and tongues.

We spent Memorial Day this year, like so many other holidays with the "G" family. Mr. and Mrs. G had seventeen children and today have more than 120 grandchildren, and if I'm not mistaken the great grandchildren are already in the double digits. Beautiful, beautiful family, they are. And they all have beautiful voices. Stephen, one of the seventeen, often seen behind a grand piano is a member of the Los Angeles Master Chorale. His gift of music, generously passed on to his family and many others around him, glorifies God again and again through new voices. He can transform any stale, nervous voice into a grand operatic symphony of its own - I've seen it on many occasions. I often wonder why I never pursued training under his tutelage, but you can bet my daughters will be joining his children's choir when they're of age. Gianna is already begging me to join, but I think she has to wait a couple more years. We'll practice at home in the meantime. :)

So, without further adieu, here are some excerpts from Monday in the "G" family living room. As with most holidays at their home, there's delicious food and drink, lots of fun, good conversation, and beautiful entertainment after dinner in the living room. Enjoy!

(By the way, the young gentleman singing in this video is the same Ernie our lovely friend Lissa posted about here.)