Marie Leslie
Resources for a Productive & Creative Life
Christmas is less than a month away. That could be good news or bad news, depending on what you focus on. For me, it’s good news. This means it’s time to start baking, time to do a little holiday shopping, and time to break out the Christmas music. I am one of those people who …
Lamb of God, Rob Gardner’s beautiful and amazing oratorio about the final week in the life of Jesus Christ, is now a concert film. This new film adaptation opens in theaters nationwide, Friday, March 12. This new version features acclaimed performers, a never-before-heard song, and narration. About Lamb of God Told entirely through music, Lamb …
Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Friends Overview The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square’s latest album, Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Friends, featuring 12 performers (including Sting, Yo-Yo Ma, James Taylor, Angela Lansbury, and more) who are considered dear friends by the Choir and are known the world over. “Special care went into choosing each of the …
Calee Reed’s voice gives us a little taste of What Heaven Feels like in her latest EP Album release. What Heaven Feels Like is a collection of seven songs, six of which were written by Calee. The seventh, “Come Unto Christ,” is 2014’s beautiful youth theme of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. …
Madilyn Paige has graduated from “The Voice” and is releasing her first CD today. The self-titled EP features seven original songs—and I loved them all. Madilyn Paige is a 17-year-old singer-songwriter from Utah and co-wrote all of the songs on her album. Listening to them and reading the lyrics, it is clear that they come …
Of all the “trappings” of Christmas, beautiful Christmas music is what really gets me in the spirit. I love music and I’ve been blessed with a musical family who all love music as much as I do (and who are much more talented at performing than I). It’s only December 7th and we’ve already been …
Just in time for Easter, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square have released a beautiful tribute to the Savior. He is Risen is not a lengthy album, but each piece is a loving and beautiful tribute to the joy and beauty of Easter. These (mostly) traditional Christian hymns are beautifully arranged …
In elementary school, I was the nerdy kid who spent Saturdays at the symphony or sometimes the opera. In high school, when I wasn’t busy with marching band, I was glued to Top 40 on the radio. So when I heard Jenny Oaks Baker’s violin rendition of “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zepplin, the original …
Say Love is the latest album from amazing Christian artist Hilary Weeks. Filled with beautiful and uplifting songs both penned and performed by Hilary, this collection has quickly become a must-listen in my music library. Today, we are privileged to have Hilary share some thoughts with us on writing the songs for Say Love. I …
Born Brave is the title and the title track of artist Katherine Nelson’s third CD. Born Brave is one of those songs that just makes you not only want to sing along–all bold and loud even when you’re like me and can’t carry a tune in a bucket–but to get up and dance as well. …
