My Dancing Day: Reflections of the Incarnation in Art & Music

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My Dancing Day leads you through a gallery of masterful art and music into the beauty and joy of the Incarnation. Filled with high-resolution images and corresponding links to musically selections to create a multi-media experience of the arts.

For centuries, artists and composers have captured the drama of history’s greatest turning point—the wondrous events leading to the birth of Jesus Christ.

This beautiful, full-color volume combines a treasury of great works, chosen to enrich your understanding of artistry surrounding the Nativity… with reflections that will make your spirit leap for joy.

Within these delightfully decorated pages, you can linger and muse upon such masterpieces as:

Annunciation ;
Joseph’s Dream ;
Holy Family ;
Adoration of the Shepherds ;
Visitation of the Magi ;
Rest on the Flight to Egypt .

To enhance your experience, you will also find directions
to a listening guide that includes such inspiring compositions as:

Comfort Ye and For Unto Us a Child Is Born ;
Ave Maria ;
Magnificat and Shepherd’s Pipe Carol ;
Christmas Oratorio ; Gloria ;
Misa Criolla ;
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring … and Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day.

Jennifer Rundlett, M.M. is founder of God thru the Arts. This book comes from over 12 years of college classroom experience, where she has crafted a lively, storytelling approach to the arts. Now, with great care, she has selected this lovely
arrangement of masterpieces and combined them with inspiring thoughts about the God who invites us to join in the greatest “dance” of all time ~ our encounter with Him.

Filled with further readings , suggested listening of musical pieces and reflections,this impressive book will not only change the way you view art and listen to music, but it will change you.

As you will discover through the reflections of these masterpieces, Rundlett's style is incredibly crisp and clear. Reproductions are of excellent quality. The pages themselves are the most vivid and bright white- to better enhance the masterpieces. Chapters are separated into sections with different formatting and fonts making it especially easy to follow along.

"Everyone has their own way and view of interpreting art." Rundlett makes evidently clear. Thoughts for Mediation, Going Deeper, Journaling and Supplementary Listening---all suggestions in helping to achieve optimal experience of reflection and improved understanding of the Incarnation.

This journey of connecting with God thru the Arts, is meant to be savored and experienced slowly; perhaps a few pages or a chapter each day. The book can be equally enjoyed by those who have a profound appreciation of fine art and sacred music and those who have very little exposure to these art forms. Both will come away with a richer connection to the story of Jesus.

"I hope you will enjoy this song from my heart"

Thank you and God Bless!