My dad will turn 90 years old this week -- a rather exceptional accomplishment. In addition, my mom will turn 85 next month, which also isn't too shabby. In honor of these two singular occasions, we threw a bit of a party.
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| Birthday honorees |
My dad has been a church organist for about 75 years. It wasn't his day job, but it's been his passion. Our daughter is a young composer, looking for commissions. So we coupled the two by commissioning her to write an organ piece for his birthday.
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| The cake baker and the cake |
Sunday afternoon we had the premiere of the new composition as part of a brief recital. Then we topped it off with a reception. Our other daughter bakes cakes as a hobby, so we commissioned her to take care of that.
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| Family shot |
There was quite a crowd (more than we expected), including lots of my parents' friends, and a bunch of my cousins I hadn't seen in decades. It was a good celebration
