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GIVE-A-WAY: The Brumley Bundle

Let’s see how quickly we can give-a-way this little bundle of goodies! The first person to answer the trivia question below correctly will win an autographed “Senior Moment” t-shirt from Legacy Five (Tim Parton signed this shirt just before he resigned), size XL. We have a distinctive item brought to us from Scott Howard that…

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CD Review: The Waiting Is Over – Tribute Quartet

Excellent ~ is the only way to describe Tribute’s new Cd, The Waiting Is Over.  Vocally, musically and lyrically, this project is just tremendous!  These four guys captured both energy and emotion in the studio with these songs, it’s impossible not to hear it!  I was personally impressed with how many fast and medium tempo…

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Brumley Sing – Quartet Night

The Brumley Sing celebrated their 43rd Anniversary this year, and Saturday evening’s “quartet night” is a great way to end such an event. The line-up for Saturday was:  Tribute Quartet, The Dixie Echoes, Dove Brothers, Dennis Swanberg, The Mark Trammell Quartet, Blackwood Quartet and Legacy Five.  I missed Dennis Swanberg and the Blackwoods ‘cause I…

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BLACKOUT AT BRUMLEY!

Southern Gospel Music fans travel from all over the country to attend the Brumley Sing.  What a blessing then, to have it so close to home!  Lebanon, Missouri is only a hop, skip and a jump for great Gospel Music!  A new venture that Brumley has been including in addition to their evening concerts, are…

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Video Blog – Highlights From SHS!

Here are some evening highlights from the Steve Hurst School of Music.  These by no means represent even the smallest portion of school life – there’s so much more!!!  You’ll watch Joyce read a letter to Steve as he tries to guess “who” the author is – I really giggled at the answer he shouted…

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Carpet Glue, Chicken and Cake!

Well, it’s here, the final day of the Steve Hurst School of Music!  This year seemed like the week went by really fast!  ***sad***  Since it was the 20th Anniversary, Steve decided to end classes at noon and just go into an all-out celebration the rest of the day!  Though the day was considerably shortened…

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Thursday at SHS – Mountains, Music and Gold

“Whatever He gives you – take that opportunity.” – Steve Hurst Steve led the morning Chapel service with a short devotion of Psalm 133.  He pointed out that in this short chapter there are two mountains mentioned.  “As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion : for…

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Substitute Teachers and Singing Homecoming Style!

The familiar tune of Mansion Over The Hilltop greeted me as I walked into Chapel on Wednesday morning.  Jeff Stice was on stage at the piano creating those beautiful chords and phrases.  (Warning: musical terms!)  Once everyone came in and was settled, we enjoyed a solo from Mary Anne, one of the vocal teachers.  She…

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Tuesday At SHS – The Piano Fan Fair and Much More!

Though my mind was ready for another day, my stomach was not…it was crazy to realize that according to the time zone my body was accustomed to, I was getting up at 5:00 a.m. – eating breakfast at 6:00 a.m. – having lunch at 10:30 – and consuming dinner at 3:30 p.m. – and not…