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As Autumn arrives, take a few moments to listen to these four tracks and reflect on the very pregnant young girl who, in a few short months, will become our Blessed Mother.

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The documentary Gila River and Mama: The Ruth Mix Story premiered on Sunday, September 26, 2010 at 3:00pm in the California Museum Auditorium, located at 1020 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Details to follow.

We hope you enjoyed the film, and it was great seeing so many people there!

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JD arranged and performed some of the music used in this film.

THE PRINCES’ THEME (1:17)
Written and performed
by jd warrick.

In the late 80′s I had this idea, and not a little bit of delusion, that I could take all 3600 lines of text in Shakespeare’s Richard III (wiki) and turn them into something musical. It didn’t matter that nobody before had managed such a monstrous task. I could do it. Sure. I even talked to a director about staging the show — after having completed two songs (!). He was supportive, but wanted to hear back when I had more done (hey, Art, send me your phone number again, won’t you?). By the late 90′s I had conceded it was unlikely that, at my current rate of composition, I would live long enough to get to the death of Clarence much less Richmond’s arrival…

Act III Scene I. Richard: So wise so young, they say, do never live long.

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JACK’S SONG (3:28)
Written and performed
by jd warrick.

My father-in-law died on the night of my 40th birthday. It has been one of those defining moments which I go back to in my memory from time to time. This track came about as a reflection of the event. It was written for him, but is really not about him as much as it is a meditation on change and the inevitable ending of all things…

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Thank you for listening!
Music written and performed by J.D. Warrick.
Original music is Copyright©(P)J.D. Warrick.
Track photo Flickred from the Colker Family, and is used with permission.

J.D. worked for more than a year and a half as Editor of this book, and was a member of a team of four photographers who took more than 3,000 photographs in the first few months of 2008.

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A Century of Grace: A Meditation on a People of God in a House of God

Part meditation and part history-and entirely inspiring-a book focusing on Sacramento’s St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church was honored with the Gold Award for Best Book in Religion at the Independent Book Publishers Association’s 21st annual Benjamin Franklin Awards™ ceremony on May 28 at New York’s Roosevelt Hotel.

The IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards recognizes excellence in independent publishing. A Century of Grace: A Meditation on the People of God in A House of God was written by Father Anthony Garibaldi, O.F.M., pastor of St. Francis of Assisi, and published by Publishers Design Group, an independent publishing firm based in Roseville, CA.

Published on the 100th anniversary of this historic structure in the City of Sacramento, A Century of Grace captures the lost skills of artisans who attempted to incarnate the divine by surrounding worshipers with an illustrative “catechism” written in stone, glass and religious art. With over 300 full-color photographs, this stunning book is not only an extensive and beautiful record of stained glass, murals, statues, and architecture, but it is also a meditation on Scripture, prayer, Franciscan spirituality, and liturgy in this sacred space.

The Independent Book Publishers Association (www.ibpa-online.org) is the largest association of publishers in the United States representing more than 3500 publishers across the globe. Named in honor of America’s most cherished publisher/printer, the Benjamin Franklin Awards™ recognizes excellence in publishing. Top practitioners in each field judged publications, grouped by genre on editorial and design merit.

APOTHECARY MARY (3:16)
Written and performed
by jd warrick.

This was a very intentional departure from my normal style, and adding this song to a page with a picture of an angel in the header is just really odd. This is not a song about angelic behavior. Of course the good news is that it is an instrumental, so the meaning is really left up to your interpretation.

Apothecary Mary started with a sort of throbbing bluesy piano piece and grew from that. I wanted it to have a sort of “raw” feeling to it, almost as if it were recorded live. The rolling bass is one of my all time favorites, as is the arpeggio piano in the chorus…

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Thank you for listening!
Music written and performed by J.D. Warrick.
Original music is Copyright©(P)J.D. Warrick.
Track photo Flickred from the termie/Andy Smith, and is used under a CreativeCommons BY-NC-SA license.

GOING, a. (3:48)
GOING, b (2:48)
GOING, c. (4:19)
Written and performed
by jd warrick.

A concept work containing three songs that are thematically linked. These songs grew independently of each other, and only after writing was well under way did I become aware that they were three pieces of the same composition. From the start these songs were about the journey of making changes. This piece was a bit like finding your way around a dark room for the first time. There is an excitement in not knowing what you’ll find, but you’re aware that you might stumble and be injured at any moment…

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Girl (3:16)
Lennon/McCartney,
arrangement by jd warrick

I would imagine that anyone growing up during the time that The Beatles were recording would be influenced by the music. It’s not a stretch to want to take a piece of that and make it your own. So up front I offer a somewhat tongue in cheek apology to the lads, and am at last offering my interpretation of this song…

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GREAT SPIRITS (3:48)
Written and performed
by jd warrick.

Great Spirits began with the simple flute melody, followed by an echo from the second flute melody, then adding the third. A nod to the Holy Trinity, the three flute themes build the foundation for the piece. There is bit of Native American in my ancestry and I wanted to both evoke a feeling, as well as a sense of expanse …

This track appears on “>THE SECOND HALF OF THE JOURNEY“.

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