Love Theme from...

Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet - 

   Joslin - Henri Mancini, Nino Rota

This is Amazing

Dona Anderson

By now You know I often share a music video I find that's  Amazing.

This one has it all.

Spectacular Performance

Beautiful location

Incredible Musicians

From start to finish

It wasn't only my eyes that shed a tear - check out the reviews from others over the years.

Their stories of watching the movie and listening to the music many times years ago, and the love they had and shared that is still felt.

Music sure can connect us to our inner heart where stories and many memories rest, and it can instantly fill our soul bringing us tears and other emotions.

It's been a few years of tears, loss, sadness, stress and more.

Our minds and hearts are full, tired but we have to keep going.

These reviews showed me that their losses were for someone or a time remembered that was deeply felt, loved, missed and it helps us all when the stories are both shared and heard.

We have to keep going.

PS. Often when I write a review it usually seems to be an immediate response, coming from the heart or somewhere else. 

This makes me think it is something that has been there a long time and no thought was needed to write it.  

I guess it was just sticking around, waiting to get out.

Thanks for your visit and love when you share with others so these posts posts get to travel the World.  Links below.

Is it Autumn or Fall

Whatever You call it, it's coming soon.

Dona Anderson 

It's getting to be that time of year as the leaves started changing colors and we started to hear the geese gathering and flying over head a few weeks ago.

Fall used to be my favorite season but Spring took over after we moved to where we live now. 

Both are special and colorful.

I found this music version of Autumn Leaves for us to enjoy today and sing along if we can remember the words.

Yes, I had to ask google as I could only remember the first few words. 

The words feel sad but this interpretation feels fun and lively.

Great group of musicians. 

Autumn Leaves🍂with Breeze (violin,cello ,piano&jazz drum)

PS. After the heat of summer the cooler breeze's of Fall start to feel good and I'm waiting for more leaves to change color. 

It's starting to feel like fall though when I get out to walk in the shaded forest. It feels nice to see space starting to open up again and later will be the softness of the leaves as I walk. 

The leaves above I picked up last year and brought home.  I had enough for a couple of vases for the house  - I may do it again this year.

I hope you enjoyed the video too, the violin player is great!

That's it for today. 

Take Care and have a great day.

(Both pictures in this post are from last year.)

 

PSS. We never know how a day or week will change the world. 

We got to experience that this last week with the death of Queen Elizabeth. I got to see her years ago when I was little and she visited my city and we got to wave at her in the car. I'm sure their are millions of us with  a similar memory and I loved seeing the changing of the guard in London years ago. 

But Time changes everything. 

It reminds us to enjoy and celebrate  life, help others, be kind and help the planet - the only  home to all of us.

 

Eva Cassidy - Over The Rainbow

Eva Cassidy

Amazing Vocal and guitar both!

Dona Anderson

Week 9

Summer of Music 2022 Finale

While gathering these videos I came across one of Eva's.

I had not heard of her before but after a couple of minutes

I was hooked. 

Have a listen.

She left  many beautiful songs for us to enjoy after her passing from cancer at a young age.

Her talent was a beautiful Gift to us and I hope if this is the first time hearing her music, you will check out more of her songs.  

Her voice, guitar and unique arrangement fill the soul.

If you have tears you are not alone. 

I've been reading some of the comments on line and many others loved her music as well. 

Let's share and carry it into the future. 

 This ends our 2022 summer of music but if you've been here 

before, you'll know music is never very far away.

I hope you had a great summer or other season depending where in this beautiful world you live.

All of this years Summer of Music are in the Archives for July and  August 2022 as well as past years starting in 2017. ( Luckily they have gotten better over the years.)

You can visit them anytime to view, email, save and share at the links shown.

Again, thanks for your continued support and if you're just new to this Blog, new posts are published each Tuesday and over 700 in the archives for you to view, save or share at your leisure.

Who remembers this song?

See You in September

Take Care!

A great moment for these two.

Pie Jesu sung by Carla Maffioletti
and Akim Camara

Getting a head start at what will be coming
for this years Summer of Music - 2022 

Dona Anderson

Summer of Music 2022

Intro.

The official start is next Tuesday but I can never wait to let you know what's coming.

 

This year I couldn't think of a special theme as in some past years but as I started to collect a few videos to share something started to appear.

I'm not going to officially name it but I hope over the summer you'll give it your own special word for what things come up for You, and what special word you'd attach.     

PS. I hope you'll enjoy 2022 Summer of Music and Thank You always for sharing with others.

Love the beautiful music in this video and wish Akim Camara all the best for his career as a violinist and probably a lot more.  

So much talent at a young age. 

I always love it when I can share a video from the Andre Rieu Orchestra. 

              

Thanks for your visit today.

Links for sharing below.

Don't worry if you miss any of the Summer posts 

they will all go into in the Archives and this year

we have 9 weeks again.

It feels like a Gift from Heaven

You'll love it too.

André Rieu - My Heart Will Go On

Spectacular performance.  

Yes, me again - I was on the hunt for things

to share with You and I found this!

I've always been a Huge fan and got to attend a live performance years

ago when his orchestra came to Vancouver. 

Amazing night! 

It's wonderful that they continue to surprise us with these beautiful mix of music and art.

I still have another concert on my bucket list. 

The video is peaceful yet energizing.

From the beginning it is all beautiful.

I got shivers for a moment and went back to the titanic movie.

The smooth beautiful performance of the skaters was very peaceful, loved it.

I loved the mix of background scenes moving from the skaters to the orchestra, to the buildings in the back which kind of had the sense of grounding.

All this and the words from the song in my head that the 

Heart Will Go On.

 

PS I'm sure this will give us some peace ... We may need a few repeats.

Please take care of yourselves so

we can meet again.

Links for sharing below help us to travel the 

world spreading wellness to others.

Weekly posts on Tuesdays.

Thanks for helping.

Jon Batiste Performing Blackbird

Hello, and thanks for your visit today.
Another week gone by already.

Dona Anderson

I can't believe I hadn't seen this before so when I saw this video I didn't want You to miss it too.

Jon Batiste Performing Blackbird - 09 FEB 2016

I get a lot of views for the music videos. 

They seem timeless for us to hear over and over again. Some are for special occasions, to sing or dance with, others hold memories, emotions and more. 

This will definitely be one of them.

I can see those little ones that love playing the piano busy starting to see how they can interpret other songs using their inspiration and musical talents.

The song written by Paul McCartney back in 1968 catches our attention as well as the music.

It's an easy song to sing along with but the meaning behind it raises different feelings as it comes from a time back in the civil rights movement years ago. 

You can google it for more information. 

If You haven't heard this version before have listen so you can hear how Jon Batiste captures our attention with his amazing piano playing. 

We hear something very familiar but it's different, and I think he must of used all the keys/notes for this beautiful arrangement.

WOW WOW WOW

PS.  I've been busy and started preparing for this years Summer of Music 2022 that starts on the first Tuesday in July.

Previous years are in the Archives for July & August starting in 2017. 

I hope you enjoyed this weeks post and visit again soon.  

Thanks for sharing with others at the links below and past posts in the archives for you to view, save or share.

Join in with the others from around the world each week. 

Bye for now and Take care!

Today you can Bundle up, relax and let someone else drive.

A short music video for this last week of 2021.

"Sleigh Ride" by Leroy Anderson & His Pops Concert Orchestra

How many words in the Song did You remember?

Love the old pictures and I felt like being in the middle of a Norman Rockwell magazine about even older times. 

We enjoyed a few winter sleigh rides many years ago (but really they were on wagons). It was fun to get out of the house for an activity on a winter night in a park with the kids and then enjoy a campfire.  

It's funny how old memories resurface at Christmas time.

That's it for 2021.

See you soon in 2022.

PS. Thank You for connecting with me through another year.

Happy New Year!!!!

Cheers 🍷 !!

Dona Anderson 

Mom & me, must be early 1960's.
Big tree & crazy curtains.

Thanks for sharing with others at the links below.

Keep being safe on your winter or summer travels wherever you may live.

If you have Nothing to do over the Holidays, Visit the archives anytime for over 650 posts to explore.

If you're in the mood for some peaceful time here's my 2021 Summer of Music posts all in one place.  Great post to keep close to enjoy nature and our beautiful World.

Here's a post from last year about older times past in

 one of my old Christmas letters. 

Bye for now, Happy New year. 😊

Now it's Time for you to see my part of the World

The Natural Beauty of Canada 

Sharing the Beauty of Canada this last

week of my 2021 Summer of Music.

Welcome to my part of

this Beautiful World.

Dona Anderson

How are you this last day of August?

Did the Summer seem to fly by for You too?

We've watched some amazing 

videos these last 2 months. 

Our time couldn't let us see the whole world but I hope we got glimpses of some of the beautiful sights and felt the love we all have for the places we call home.

In this video we continued to feel and be shown the Gifts of our Earth - the mountains, forests, rivers, flowers, animals & more through the seasons and unique locations.

The music was also relaxing allowing us to rest and just watch and be in awe of the scenery. 

Our World is incredible.

These last 9 weeks have given us many  gifts to see and feel along with great music.

We have been offered some special time to relax & let everything else gently fade away.

PS.  I'd like to leave you with the last paragraph in the Meditation, Why Should We on page 69, in my book Moving Forward from the Heart.

"Why should we Support the Future of the World?

Because each one of us can make a difference. We can be more kind, understanding and compassionate to others. We can listen more, use better words, be more creative, intuitive and expand our role to being guardians, caretakes and caregivers over that of bystanders and consumers.

We can - You can - I can."   

© 2015 Dona Anderson

Thank You, that's it - bye for now.

What was/were your favorite videos?

 Let us know in the comments.

One of my walks at the beach ...

Regular posts return next week.

All Summer of Music posts are now in the Archives right side bar - web version.

Thank You for sharing with others at the links below. 

Each week we travel the World sharing wellness with others.

I have no idea what I'll do for next year ... help!

 

Time now to visit a Secret Garden - Poéme

Glad we get to see this one, 

August already, 

we're on week 5 of our Summer of Music

Dona Anderson 

What's in your Garden?

This video is full of beautiful colorful flowers and loved the little birds & animals.

See if you feel like you can smell the flowers and healing breaths from the forests.

What were your favorites today.

When I was a kid we had a park nearby that had swans and I've always admired how they look so elegant and proud. 

Hope all is well for you and these videos bring you some moments to pause and relax.

My hope this year for my Summer of Music was to help you relax and enjoy beauty from around the world.  

Our Earth is incredible and hopefully in our time here we can help to preserve its beauty and the gifts it offers to all of us. 

PS. All earlier posts for this years Summer of Music posts are below or in the Archives on the right side bar (Web version)  

Help us continue to spread Wellness around the World with your Shares, links below..

Previous years Summer of Music are in the Archives for July & August  2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.

All posts in the Archives are available for viewing and sharing at your leisure.

Bye for Now.

Regular posts 

return in September

Heavenly - André Rieu , Once Upon A Time In The West -TOSKANA

Welcome to Week 4 of Summer of Music.

we're in Italy this week

and if you haven't been there like me

it may be on your list after seeing this.

Dona Anderson

A trip to Italy has been on my list for a long time and especially after watching  this video.

The Andre Rieu orchestra never fails to share beautiful music, and this felt like a gift from heaven. 

The soothing music and scenery complimented each other.

I loved it all and felt like the fields and hills were calling me to come for a walk and then sit and just breathe in peace and fresh air.

Did you feel like you could touch the clouds in some of the scenes?

It all seemed to fill my eyes with a few tears of Joy and Gratitude for our Earth.

Have a great day and I hope you are

much more relaxed now.

PS. This is a beautiful video to keep for a Meditation. 

Links for sharing with others below.

Don't miss Week 5 next week. 

Take Care and thanks for your visit.

I heard someone say they wanted to watch week

3 again so here's your link. 

Summer of Music 2021 will take you to incredible dreamy places

You won't want to miss it,

but First

 

The Great Bell Chant (The End Of Suffering)

Dona Anderson

Hello, Hi and great to have you visit here today.  

Thank You for letting me come into your inbox, your day and space. 

My 5th Summer of Music starts next week and I wanted it to be a bit different this year.  

so - this year we're travelling to far off places.

We're visiting parts of our wonderful World, our Earth to see some of the many many Gifts She gives us.

For over a year we all have been affected by much stress, sorrow, hardships and many words have become new to us and many changes made.

It was I guess our turn to learn some of what our parents, grandparents, and those before them felt and experienced.

Our inter-generational memory has been updated.

Over the Summer You will find these words in the titles.

Amazing Beautiful Breathtaking Secret

But first I want to share this video to
help us relax and breathe.

The Great Bell Chant (the End of Suffering)

Summer of Music starts next week.

You will get to see a few of the Gifts from where we all call Home.

The Mountains and Rivers

Sky and Stars

Flowers and Birds

Animals and Fish

Forests and Fields 

This World is where all of us live as

well as our Dreams.

I hope over the Summer we will connect more to all our Earth has to offer us - her people, places, nature and more.

How many words would it take to describe it all?

Here are just a few ...

 Amazing  Beautiful  Breathtaking   

Eye Opening  Loving  Graceful  Nourishing

Share some of yours in the comments below.

PS. the 2 pictures I added to this post are from

my part of the World.

It all starts next week, 

The previous 4 years Summer of Music

posts are in the Archives for July & August

2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.

View and share at your leisure.

Thank you for sharing with others at the links below so these posts continue to travel the World to others.  

Together we're spreading Wellness Around the World. 💚

I almost did a big Oops

 

Oops

Dona Anderson

Hi, how are you today.

Here's what my Oops was about.

I almost forgot to post the top 3 from 2020

Summer of Music before the 2021 selections

start in a couple of weeks.

So a quick swap and here they are and for the first time we had a tie for 3rd place spot. (at least it was at the time of my writing this)

here goes ...

Link here to one in 3rd  and here's the other one

Happy to see both of these on the list. Love this one, check out #2

I knew this next one would be in first place.

The Winner  is! It really connected to 2020. 

All are wonderful.

PS. All the previous 4 years selections are available to view in the Archives for July & August.

You may find many favorites among them. 

Thank You for sharing with others.  

Together we're spreading Wellness around the World.

Links below.

2021 Summer of Music starts July 6.

and we have 9 weeks this year! 😄

there's always Music somewhere

I'm slowly learning to play the Cello. 

How am I doing?

It depends on the day and I'll need many more years. 

And, it doesn't help when I don't practice. 

After the songs You May 

Need a few minutes to relax, you can with this post.

YESTERDAY'S RAIN ~ W G Snuffy Walden

You know I like Music - Right

Welcome & how are you?

If you need to relax a bit, you're

in the right place today. 

Dona Anderson

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I can never get enough of this amazing guitar music I have on one of my Christmas CD's so I found it to share with you.

It melts my Heart.

Have a listen.

I hope you'll Love it too.

Wow, we're already into posts for winter.

Thank you for Helping me with my Dream
by reaching out & supporting others around the World!

This has been a year we really needed to share as much
love, peace and hope as we can.

Links for sharing below 💚

We never know how many times our

  shares will be re shared.  

PS. Have a good week and give yourself

lots of Permission to Rest moments!

I'll be playing this music lots of times.

My Meditation time, 

what's yours?

Update - Sorry I lost the comment section for this post last week. I didn't know why and later found out the section was full so I had to delete a lot of older comments and it came back. If you want to comment about this post please use a later post and refer to this one. Thanks. 

Ashokan Farewell from the film "The Civil War" by Jay Ungar

Beautiful Music 

by this Youth Orchestra


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I was introduced to this piece late last year after I started learning to play the Cello.

It's very soothing and the Youth Orchestra is inspirational and makes me wonder what they'll be doing in their future.

I hope it's Music. 

There're more variations on You Tube

for you to pick your favorite.

Take Care & have a wonderful week.

Hope you'll visit again next week.

I have a lot of practicing to do in my future.

PS. Thank you for your help in Sharing Everyday Wellness with others.
Links below.

Once You Share they go from my Gifts to Our Gifts!

Fall is definitely Here.

Elaine Paige Performs 'Memory' - Royal Albert Hall | Cats the Musical

Summer of Music 2020 Finale

Elaine Paige - Memory

Thank You for coming along with me this July and August. Your support lets us continue to share with others around the World.  

Dona Anderson

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Such a beautiful voice.

That's it 💚

All the selections for Summer Music 2020 are in the Archives for July & August. 

You get to play and share them all over again at your leisure.

Previous years in the archives for 2017, 2018, & 2019.

Thanks for being part of this 
year's summer music

and 
please visit for new posts every Tuesday.

Links below for sharing... 

You can even email them to yourself to

have in your inbox or save link to a folder. 

By sharing we'll Keep Music flowing and being enjoyed around the World.

Yes we do travel the World!

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PS. A One Rose Wellness message for you today

"Say to yourself, perhaps this will be

another perfect day ... "

Take Care.

This is Your Fight Song (Rachel Platten Scottish Cover) - The Piano Guys

Summer of Music

continues with ...

The Piano Guys

Piano Cello 

+ Bagpipes, Drums & more

Dona Anderson
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Why do these videos end so soon? 

Go ahead play it again.

If you just joined us, you can find the previous posts for this years Summer of Music below or the archives for July & August.

And there's more -

This is the 4th year so you can check out the previous years 2017, 2018 and 2019 July and August as well.

Next week will be the last selection for this summer and regular posts return in September.

Not to worry though -
Music is never very far away. 

If you visit here often you'll know

I have many Favorites to share.

Thanks for visiting, take care and have a wonderful week.

Links for commenting
 and sharing below.

Who do you know that would love to 
see this video in their inbox.

PS. Our shares continue to spread lots of Wellness and Music around the World,

 this one may even get some smiles, dancing and singing!

Do you play an instrument or you're the singer?

Let us know in the comments.

Celtic Woman - You Raise Me Up

Summer of Music continues

with  Celtic Woman

You Raise Me Up

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A beautiful song to start off this second month ...

It's always wonderful to enjoy and feel the energy of a live concert and to watch the audience respond as the musicians and singers lead us through the songs that build up into those ending moments.

We seem to cheer each other on as we merge together into the love for the songs as the words and music come together to entertain us during those special few hours.

There's many offerings of this inspirational song but since I had the opportunity to attend a Celtic Woman concert years ago I wanted  to share this with you.

I hope you enjoy this weeks selection and
 continue to be part of our 2020 Summer of Music
 for a few more weeks through August.

Check below or in Archives for the selections from July.

And there's more 

This is the 4th Summer of Music so check the archives for July and August posts in 2017, 2018 and 2019. 

Links below for comments and sharing.

PS. I know you'll have family or friends who would love this to show up in their inbox.

You can even email these posts to yourself to watch again later.

Take Care - please come back to hear next weeks selection - it's amazing!

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