I have wonderful news to share!  My cousin Brent Riggs and his wife Nicole are the parents of a new baby boy, Griffin Oliver Riggs.  He was born this afternoon, and mom and baby appear to be doing quite well, judging from the photos Nicole posted online. 

Brent and Nicole told the extended family in August that they planned to name their son after Brent’s (and my) great-grandfather, G. Oliver Riggs.  The G. in that case stood for George, but G. Oliver didn’t like the name George, so he used the initial.

It’s too soon to know what Griffin Oliver will think of his name, but there’s no doubt he will know that he’s loved.  Congratulations to his parents and to big brothers Cody and Paul!

I don’t have any baby photos of my great-grandfather, G. Oliver – I wish I did.

I can’t pass up the opportunity to report on two highlights of the month (so far) for members of My Musical Family.

Event No. 1: Sebastian sings with Stormtroopers.

Seb already was excited to attend Tuesday evening’s Twins game at Target Field because it combined three activities he enjoys: watching baseball, singing with a choir, and eating nachos.  But when we discovered it was Star Wars night at the stadium, the excitement level skyrocketed.

Minnesota Public Radio aired a wonderful interview yesterday with Twin Cities composer Elizabeth Alexander.  It’s worth a listen, and not just because the broadcast includes a performance of a song called “Jump!” that’s sung by my daughter’s choir and features my husband as narrator (although that alone is reason enough, for me).

Alexander recently received a McKnight Foundation Composition Fellowship Grant.

I’ve been on a blogging sabbatical for the past week and a half while recovering from outpatient surgery.  I suppose I should have arranged for some guest bloggers to fill in for me, following the example of my great-grandfather, G. Oliver Riggs, when he became ill in late 1936.  Of course, G. Oliver did not enlist guest bloggers to substitute for him – veteran band members and prominent band directors took up the baton and directed the St. Cloud Municipal Boys’ Band in his absence.

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