Phillip W. Serna, Double Bass, Baryton & Violas da Gamba
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#DoubleBass #Baryton & #ViolaDaGamba | Founder Midweſt415 | Perf. Black Tulip, ViolMedium, et al | Fac. Valparaiso University, Elgin Community College, Wisconsin Lutheran College, et al https://ffm.bio/phillipwserna
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What a wonderful week celebrating the life of composer Orlando #Gibbons (bap.1583-1625) #Gibbons400 & the passing of John #Dowland (1563-1626) #Dowland400 at the 2025 Evelyn Dunbar Memorial #EarlyMusic Festival @ #NorthwesternUniversity! Thank you to my fellow violists da gamba! #ViolaDaGamba #Viol
It's the monolith!
December 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
It's the monolith!
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I've watched this video twice now, just for pleasure
Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
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December 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I've watched this video twice now, just for pleasure
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Tech wythout heart ys harmful.
For a bettir future we need poetrye, creativitye, historical studye, love of languages, dreames, dialogues, new storyes, & intellectual curiositye.
We must fund & expand higher educacioun yn HEART:
H umanityes
E thiques
A rtes
R hetorique & the crafte of
T eaching
For a bettir future we need poetrye, creativitye, historical studye, love of languages, dreames, dialogues, new storyes, & intellectual curiositye.
We must fund & expand higher educacioun yn HEART:
H umanityes
E thiques
A rtes
R hetorique & the crafte of
T eaching
December 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Tech wythout heart ys harmful.
For a bettir future we need poetrye, creativitye, historical studye, love of languages, dreames, dialogues, new storyes, & intellectual curiositye.
We must fund & expand higher educacioun yn HEART:
H umanityes
E thiques
A rtes
R hetorique & the crafte of
T eaching
For a bettir future we need poetrye, creativitye, historical studye, love of languages, dreames, dialogues, new storyes, & intellectual curiositye.
We must fund & expand higher educacioun yn HEART:
H umanityes
E thiques
A rtes
R hetorique & the crafte of
T eaching
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December 17, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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December 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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It's cold out there...
December 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
It's cold out there...
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Always a classic... 4 Copy Editors Killed in Ongoing AP Style, Chicago Manual Gang Violence - theonion.com/4-copy-edito...
4 Copy Editors Killed In Ongoing AP Style, Chicago Manual Gang Violence
NEW YORK—Law enforcement officials confirmed Friday that four more copy editors were killed this week amid ongoing violence between two rival gangs divided by their loyalties to the The Associated Pre...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Always a classic... 4 Copy Editors Killed in Ongoing AP Style, Chicago Manual Gang Violence - theonion.com/4-copy-edito...
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youtu.be/BwkH1SAwphY Wishing you a #HappyHolidays with Reno erat Rudolphus! #RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer #Plainchant #EarlyMusic #Advent #Christmas #Humour
December 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
youtu.be/BwkH1SAwphY Wishing you a #HappyHolidays with Reno erat Rudolphus! #RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer #Plainchant #EarlyMusic #Advent #Christmas #Humour
#MerryChristmas from Ellie, the dog - photo by my daughter Natalia! #DoggieHolidays
December 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
#MerryChristmas from Ellie, the dog - photo by my daughter Natalia! #DoggieHolidays
It's not?
December 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It's not?
More music for the #HolidaySeason: Enjoy #ViolMedium's Eric Miller, Phillip Serna & Cella Westray performing The New Yeere's Gift by Anthony Holborne (ca.1545-1602) arranged for 3 viols by Ian Gammie of Corda Music! Watch on @YouTube in 4K: youtu.be/jbOKXxQ_j6o?...
#HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas
#HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas
December 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
More music for the #HolidaySeason: Enjoy #ViolMedium's Eric Miller, Phillip Serna & Cella Westray performing The New Yeere's Gift by Anthony Holborne (ca.1545-1602) arranged for 3 viols by Ian Gammie of Corda Music! Watch on @YouTube in 4K: youtu.be/jbOKXxQ_j6o?...
#HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas
#HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas
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What a wonderful week celebrating the life of composer Orlando #Gibbons (bap.1583-1625) #Gibbons400 & the passing of John #Dowland (1563-1626) #Dowland400 at the 2025 Evelyn Dunbar Memorial #EarlyMusic Festival @ #NorthwesternUniversity! Thank you to my fellow violists da gamba! #ViolaDaGamba #Viol
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
December 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
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Best #Christmas List to celebrate the #Holidays! #HomeForTheHolidays #Repost (via #EarlyMusicAmerica) fb.me/CXw99kYP
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What's on Your Wish List? #EarlyMusic #12DaysOfChristmas @earlymusicamerica.bsky.social
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What's on Your Wish List? #EarlyMusic #12DaysOfChristmas @earlymusicamerica.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Best #Christmas List to celebrate the #Holidays! #HomeForTheHolidays #Repost (via #EarlyMusicAmerica) fb.me/CXw99kYP
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What's on Your Wish List? #EarlyMusic #12DaysOfChristmas @earlymusicamerica.bsky.social
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What's on Your Wish List? #EarlyMusic #12DaysOfChristmas @earlymusicamerica.bsky.social
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December 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Szczęśliwy Wigilia! Wishing you all a safe & joyous holiday season filled with friendship & fellowship from the Serna family! Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia i szczęśliwego Nowego Roku! #HappyHolidays #MerryCjristmas
a painting of a house covered in snow with lights on the windows
ALT: a painting of a house covered in snow with lights on the windows
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December 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Szczęśliwy Wigilia! Wishing you all a safe & joyous holiday season filled with friendship & fellowship from the Serna family! Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia i szczęśliwego Nowego Roku! #HappyHolidays #MerryCjristmas
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Your annual reminder that THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING is a Christmas movie (The Fellowship leave Rivendell on Christmas Day).
December 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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TV Network Refuses To Air ‘Miracle On 34th Street’ For Outdated Depictions Of Hope, Joy https://theonion.com/tv-network-refuses-to-air-miracle-on-34th-street-for-1848159248/
December 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
TV Network Refuses To Air ‘Miracle On 34th Street’ For Outdated Depictions Of Hope, Joy https://theonion.com/tv-network-refuses-to-air-miracle-on-34th-street-for-1848159248/
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When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention.
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December 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
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Yes! ALL the instruments- maybe swap the Chalumeau and Garklein numbers….
Best #Christmas List to celebrate the #Holidays! #HomeForTheHolidays #Repost (via #EarlyMusicAmerica) fb.me/CXw99kYP
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What's on Your Wish List? #EarlyMusic #12DaysOfChristmas @earlymusicamerica.bsky.social
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What's on Your Wish List? #EarlyMusic #12DaysOfChristmas @earlymusicamerica.bsky.social
December 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Yes! ALL the instruments- maybe swap the Chalumeau and Garklein numbers….
More for the #HolidaySeason: Enjoy #ViolMedium's Cella Westray, Eric Miller, Phillip Serna & Charlie Rasmussen performing The Pavan - Paradizo by Anthony Holborne (ca.1545-1602) arranged for 4 viols by Ian Gammie of Corda Music! Watch in 4K: youtu.be/DRCY_2E5hZM?...
#HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas
#HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas
December 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
More for the #HolidaySeason: Enjoy #ViolMedium's Cella Westray, Eric Miller, Phillip Serna & Charlie Rasmussen performing The Pavan - Paradizo by Anthony Holborne (ca.1545-1602) arranged for 4 viols by Ian Gammie of Corda Music! Watch in 4K: youtu.be/DRCY_2E5hZM?...
#HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas
#HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas
Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump's name added reut.rs/3NfgBky
Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump's name added
A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center was canceled, with the host of the longtime annual performance attributing the decision to the addition of Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's name to the institution in Washington.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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"...and Tiny Tim, who could not die until he faced another Immortal in combat as there can be only one..."
December 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"...and Tiny Tim, who could not die until he faced another Immortal in combat as there can be only one..."
Never do I feel more like I’m back in 5th grade failing art class than when I wrap Christmas presents
December 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Your annual reminder that THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING is a Christmas movie (The Fellowship leave Rivendell on Christmas Day).
December 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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