Spinners Waltz

My videographer friend Philip Luckey stopped by rehearsal for the Chattanoga Boys Choir Singing Christmas tree last night. He quickly set up two cameras and caught a couple of moments from the show, which opens today.

One of the highlights for me is performing an original piece with Ballet Tennessee. The song is Spinners Waltz and I wrote it for my daughter Missy.

I wrote this song when Missy was around four years old. She was going through a phase where she could not be persuaded to wear a dress unless we could convince her it had good 'spin value'. Those of you who've had daughters probably understand instantly what I'm talking about. Why wear something as silly as a dress if it doesn't stick out like a ballerina when you spin?

About this same time my son Jeremy was taking Suzuki violin lessons. One morning they were dressed for church and on the front porch fiddling and spinning. I grabbed the camera and used that picture inspiration.

Here's a YouTube video from last night. It is a rehearsal so the takes not perfect but it will be even harder to get video during the show. Enjoy!

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