The Stories Right Under Our Noses
A few years ago, I unearthed dozens of diaries kept by women on my mother’s side of the family dating back to the late 1800s. I’d known...
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Maren Van Nostrand
- Jul 26, 2023
- 2 min
Circle of Gratitude
As the wheel spinned, our energy and stories commingled and rose together into the air like one long continuous outbreath. It was in the...
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Maren Van Nostrand
- Apr 27, 2023
- 3 min
About the Musicians Supporting Carnation's Arbor Day
Soundfalls is excited to share more about the musicians who will be providing music for the First Annual Carnation Arbor Day Celebration...
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Maren Van Nostrand
- Apr 13, 2023
- 2 min
Many Hands and Hosts are Making Carnation's First Annual Arbor Day a Reality! April 29th, 2023
Trees, trees, everywhere!...and lots of fun for all ages...ALL FREE! Join us on Saturday, April 29th,10-2, 2023, for Carnation's First...
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Maren Van Nostrand
- Feb 20, 2023
- 2 min
Flourishing
Since last October, Soundfalls has held three wonderful circle gatherings, which I am super excited to tell you about here. But first,...
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Maren Van Nostrand
- Jan 11, 2023
- 2 min
Into the Energy of the Center
In my youth, I spent countless hours perfecting just a few piano pieces for what felt like endless recitals, and some contests, too....
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Maren Van Nostrand
- Sep 24, 2022
- 2 min
Once Again in the Presence of Each Other’s Voices
Whether you’ve been involved in Soundfalls since our first run of shows in 2007, or later as part of one of our group’s many evolutions...
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Maren Van Nostrand
- Mar 9, 2022
- 3 min
Saying Hello with a Piano
“I’m saying hello to all those people coming in, and I’m saying hello with my piano,” said German pianist David Martello (from Italy) who...
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Maren Van Nostrand
- Sep 7, 2020
- 2 min
Into the Light: Community Creativity at Onset of Covid
Soundfalls held a virtual webinar, “Into the Light,” on March 28, 2020. Though accustomed to meeting in person, new and long-standing...
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Maren Van Nostrand
- Aug 20, 2020
- 2 min
The Most Beauty Captured in the Quietest Ways
Almost everyone can attest that projects wouldn't happen if there weren't a few key people contributing behind the scene. They are often...
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Maren Van Nostrand
- Feb 23, 2020
- 2 min
Soundfalls Collaborators: a virtual springboard!
Rather than clicking on Netflix next time you have free time, why don't you click on one of our collaborator's websites below, to see...
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Maren Van Nostrand
- Nov 23, 2019
- 2 min
Circling Back Together
In mid-October, we held a Soundfalls reunion at the Carnation Tree Farm's National Historic Landmark Barn. Thirty people came, including...
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Maren Van Nostrand
- Oct 5, 2019
- 5 min
How it All Began: Giving Voice and Meaning to Community
In the winter of 2007, while teaching music out of my home studio in Carnation, Washington, I was listening to many frustrated parents...
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