News, Events, & Awards
Hanna Carlie’s Spotify Debut
Hanna Carlie Pak, Carlie’s granddaughter and namesake, arranged one of Carlie’s best compositions, The Dream Bird, for Carlie’s funeral in honor of her and her music. Hanna’s arrangement is a creative and unique perspective on the sweet lullaby written by Carlie in 2000 in honor of her grandchildren. She would sing it to them at bedtime when they were little. Hanna’s interpretation of the melody is now on Spotify! Click here to listen.
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Carlie’s Music Theory Posters
Carlie taught piano and piano theory for over 30 years in Hereford and Amarillo. Along the way, she was frustrated that there were not more graphic-based posters to show kids the basics of music theory, chords, and history. So, like any pioneering young woman, she crafter her own! The family found them in her office after her passing, and have scanned them here to share with anyone who is interested. Please contact us if you’d like them in a larger, printable format. Enjoy! Click here to download the PDF >
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KMFA Radio Tribute
Austin’s local classical music station, KMFA 89.5, featured a tribute to Carlie and her music on her 75th birthday weekend! Radio host and production manager Jeffrey Blair introduced the tribute and talked about Carlie’s prolific composition career, followed by playing her Music for Bird Lovers album in its entirety. The Burdett family is so grateful to KMFA for honoring Carlie with such a momentous and memorable occasion. You can listen to a recording of the tribute here. Enjoy!
Read MoreMusic Is…
We’re proud to announce that Carlie’s original poem, titled “Music Is…” was published on Poetry.com! Carlie wrote the poem about her lifelong passion for music. In the poem, she captures the enormous breadth of how many facets of life music touches and how fundamental it was to her. Please click here to read the poem at Poetry.com.
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Carlie’s Music on Spotify & iTunes
We are excited to announce that Carlie’s two published albums, Meditations & Musings and Music for Bird Lovers, are both now available on two different music streaming platforms: iTunes and Spotify. If you are a subscriber of either service, you should be able to search for “Carlie Burdett” and find these albums to enjoy from your phone, your car, and wherever else you listen to music. Enjoy!
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A Musical Tribute to Carlie
On a cold Wednesday morning in November 2019, the Austin chapter of the Texas Federation of Music Clubs held a special tribute for Carlie Burdett to showcase her original music and poetry. Her family was invited to attend, and they were seated in the front row together to enjoy the performances hosted at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin. The musicians brought her music to life while feeling her absence at the same time. It was a wonderful tribute to Carlie, who cared deeply for her fellow musicians in the Wednesday Morning Music Club and for the Texas Federation….Read More
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A Beautiful Tribute for a Talented Musician
Carlie Burdett gave us the gift of her music and inspired us with her dedication and talents. Even though we have lost her from this physical world, her music will continue to live on. Her family will continue to add new music to this website to help continue spreading her music for others to enjoy and share. For those who are interested, we are happy to share videos of her memorial celebration, which includes some of her original poetry and music: 1- Choir Performance & Pastor Kelly: https://vimeo.com/354533755/3aa78b834b 2- “The Sycamore” Poem written by Carlie Burdett, read by Bliss Burdett…Read More
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Music for Bird Lovers is available at For the Birds, All Things Kids, Starflower Gift Shop, S&W Hospital
We’re delighted to announce that you can buy Music for Bird Lovers, our full-color picture/story book with music CD, at BookPeople, in Georgetown, Texas, at For the Birds (1103 Williams Drive #400 in Georgetown) and All Things Kids (on The Georgetown Square). In Temple, Texas, Music for Bird Lovers is available at Starflower Gift Shop (at McLane Children’s Hospital) and at the Hospital Gift Shop (at Scott & White Memorial Hospital). At these and other Baylor Scott & White Hospital Gift Shops, all proceeds from the sale of Music for Bird Lovers will be donated to the hospitals. Or, you may order it here on our…Read More
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Texas Federation of Music Clubs Convention
At the Texas Federation of Music Clubs Convention in Lubbock, Texas, Carlie’s setting of “In the Evening”, a poem by Fenton Johnson, is declared the winner of TFMC Music in Poetry Challenge for 2017-2019. Carlie accompanies for a Musical Interlude. At the Memorial Service, Carlie performs her “Adagio Peace Medley” as the Prelude and Postlude Music.
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The Worship Place in Georgetown, Texas
On February 10 and April 29, 2019, Carlie and Karen Jackson sing “The Worship Place” as a duet, and Carlie tells about the writing of the song, during Women’s Ministry events at The Worship Place in Georgetown, TX.
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