get on with life to the best of her ability. Many friends later stated they never knew she was ill and fighting for her life. Unfortunately, she was unable to complete two more CDs she’d been working on. One night in 2004 after I arrived home from work, she announced she had written me a tune that day and was going to call it Dennis’s Waltz. I sat down prepared to be polite and wondering what nice compliments I could make. I did not have to. The tears in my eyes were, I hope, enough thanks for what she had done. That tune to me is the very soul of
Christina–no fanfares–just pure, simple, beautiful music written with love and played superbly. She died Monday, March 13th, 2006 in Carthage, Missouri, surrounded by her family. This story comes to us by way of DPN contributing writer Martha Giles. In August 2008 Martha contacted Dennis Connell after discovering Christina’s biography on CDBaby, which she read with great interest as she is also a classical French horn and hammered dulcimer player. This fortunate meeting soon meant the stack
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of classical music for hammered dulcimer Dennis had been saving was once again useful. It was Martha’s suggestion that there could be an interesting Dulcimer Players News article and that Christina’s music could continue to please and inspire others. The illustration below was hand drawn by Martha Giles, www.marthagiles.com. You can hear Christina play Dennis’s Waltz on the included Sampler CD, or order her CD at: Track cdbaby.com/cd/christina
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