Hello everyone! 

Welcome to September! Only 4 months left in the year! Crazy! Here's what we've got planned for the month of September.

AUDIO DRAMA:
We are still in the sound design stage of this production. It is coming along swimmingly, and we are so excited for you guys to hear it! In September, our composers (Victoria, Isaiah and Isabella) will begin working on the score, as I (Sarah Grace) continue working on sound design.

​MUSIC:
In August, due to some unforeseen circumstances (aka, being sick for two straight weeks) we weren't able to work on any music. We definitely are going to try to release at least one vocal piece, as well as one to two piano pieces. We plan to release a fun piano solo commemorating the first day of Fall, on September 22. 

OUR FAVORITE THINGS | A CHATCAST:
If you missed the last episode of Our Favorite Things, we talked about an audio drama series we love! You should definitely go listen to it! Check out the previous episode here, where we chatted with an Indie author, and reviewed an amazing book series! Also, we did a bit of re-branding on how we hosted our podcast, and you can now subscribe on Stitcher Radio or follow us on Kiwi6!

OTHER:
Also, we put together a survey that we would love to get your feedback on. It is only 4 simple questions, and we'd love to get your thoughts on how we can make IFP better! Please check it out below:

Thank you so much for your support of IFP and have a wonderful September! God bless!

Blessings,
Sarah Grace
​Ichthus Family Productions

Hello everyone!

Today we have a piano solo to share with you! It is a Polonaise (specifically Polonaise in B flat Major) by Bach. 

I love this song, as it hearkens back to my Polish heritage. A polonaise is a Polish dance in 3\4 time (3 beats per measure). It is similar to a Waltz or Polka.  The name "Polonaise" is French for "Polish".  Polonaise was a common dance at carnivals in 15th century Poland, and is always the first dance at a "studniówka", which is basically the Polish version of a high school prom. 

Originally, I didn't love this piece, but the more I played it, the more I loved it! I played it for a piano SAT test in March 2016, and received a score of 22 out of 24 points. I love this piece, and still play it from time to time! Definitely one of my favorites!

Thanks so much for listening! Please leave a comment and let me know what you thought of this piece! God bless!

Blessings,
Sarah Grace
Ichthus Family Productions

Hello everyone!

Welcome to August! Here is what we have going on this month.

TREASURE SEEKERS:
The bad news is, the actor we had planned to act a minor character was unable to do it. We are still working on getting this characters lines recorded. The good news is we are finished (except for slotting the aforementioned character’s lines in) with the voice track editing. We are getting closer to the finish line by the day! I am so excited to work on the sound design\Foley. We hope to make a big dent in getting this project finished these next two months.

MUSIC:
This month we plan to do more music. We have been so busy with Treasure Seekers this past month, we haven’t been able to work on anything else. We are excited to jump back into music. We will have a piano solo or two, plus Victoria has a song very dear to her heart she can’t wait to work on.

OUR FAVORITE THINGS | A CHATCAST:
July’s episode was a ton of fun! We chatted about a series of books we love, and we also got to interview the author! It was a blast to be able to “meet” the author and get to chat with her. You can check out that episode here if you haven’t heard it yet.  For August’s episode, we plan to talk about audio dramas!
Also, Our Favorite Things is now on Stitcher! You can listen and subscribe there!
 
That’s pretty much it for this month! Thanks so much for your support of Ichthus Family Productions!
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Blessings,
Sarah Grace
 

Hey ya'll!

Happy July! It is hard to believe it's July already! Seems like just yesterday it was still Winter!    

Here's our July News!

TREASURE SEEKERS:
We are full steam ahead with Treasure Seekers. I am nearly halfway through the VT edit, and after that comes sound design, which I hope to start by the end of the month. This project is coming along swimmingly! Recording was a breeze, and we are just waiting on one of the actors to get his lines to us. This project is turning out better than we had hoped and we can't wait to share it with you!  In the meantime, you can check out the page on our website for it, the first page listed under the 'productions' tab. 

MUSIC:
Because we are trying to put all our efforts into Treasure Seekers right now, we don't have any music planned. But that's not to say we won't do something on the spur of the moment. Just stayed tuned to our website so you don't miss anything.

OUR FAVORITE THINGS: A CHATCAST:
In case you missed it, last episode Victoria and I were joined by Isabella. We chatted about the classic novel "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott, as well as the various movie, and audio drama adaptations. You can check that episode out here. And be sure to leave a comment or contact us and let us know what you thought! Next episode releases July 27, and we tentatively plan to talk about a series of books we just discovered that we love! Join us then!

Well, I think that's about it! Are you guys excited about Treasure Seekers? Have you listened to our podcast? What did you think?

Blessings,
Sarah Grace
Ichthus Family Productions

Hello everyone!

Happy 4th of July!
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Today is the 240th anniversary of our freedom from England. In honor of the day, we recorded a a Capella version of our national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner.

God bless America! May it continue to be the "land of the free, and the home of the brave"! 

From the entire team at IFP, Happy 4th of July!

Hello everyone,

Here is an a Capella version of It Is Well.

We dedicate this song in loving memory of Sharon Felten, 1956 - 2016

This song means a lot to our family.

Our dear sister-in-law, Elysa’s mom, just a short month ago passed into glory to be with her Savior and Creator. We rejoice for her as we mourn our own loss. Our human minds cannot even comprehend the bliss that she is experiencing.

When Mrs. Felten was days away from meeting her Savior face to face, she was unconscious and Elysa was singing It Is Well to her mom. When she reached the chorus, she was surprised to see that her mom would mouth the words of the ‘echo’ when she sang it. Even in her weakened state, she was ministered to by the music which was a huge part of her life ever since she was a little girl.

We wanted to sing this song in honor of her. May you be blessed by it as much as she was.

Blessings,
Victoria and Sarah Grace and the Ichthus Family Productions Team.

Hello!

Here is yet another piano solo for you to enjoy! This one is entitled No More Tears.

I have been playing the piano for over 9 years now, and have played many pieces of varied style, but this one is honestly one of my top favorites! I love pretty much all of David Nevue's (the original composer) music, and when I dug this one out of my older brother's dusty binder of sheet music, I was thrilled!  I had the opportunity to play this on a gorgeous grand piano at a hospice center, and I loved the experience! I wish I could of recorded it on the grand!

I hope you love this piece as much as I do! As always, this piece and all of our other music can be found on our Music page under theProductions tab. Please be sure to sign up for our newsletter so you will never miss anything we post! Thanks so much for you support and God bless!

Blessings,
Sarah Grace

Ichthus Family Productions
Sound designer\producer 

 Hello there!

Here is a spur of the moment song for you to enjoy! Times, cover of Tenth Avenue North.

This song was very spur of the moment, but I think it turned out pretty well.  Victoria asked me if we could record a song. I was hesitant at first, but as we had all of our recording gear out for recording our new audio drama, I figured may as well do it now instead of later when all of our studio gear is put away! (Setting up and tearing down a portable studio isn't the easiest! Believe me!) So we recorded it, I spent the next couple of hours mixing it and violǻ, it was done! This is song is one that means a lot to us, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did producing it.  Thanks so much for listening and God bless!

Blessings,
Sarah Grace

Ichthus Family Productions
Sound designer\producer.

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Hello everyone!
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It’s hard to believe we are almost halfway through the year already! Time flies! Here is this month’s news.
 
AUDIO DRAMA:
This past month, IFP planned to record and start post production on our newest audio drama. (yet to be announced) Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, we are not even halfway through recording. So, here in June, we plan to finish recording and Lord willing, start post-production. We plan to spend quite a bit of time in Ichthus Studio this week. Also, in a couple weeks, we will be announcing the title and description of this audio drama! We are so excited and can’t wait for you to hear it!

MUSIC:
We are planning to release at least 3 songs this month. One of the first will be a cover of a song that is very dear to my heart, featuring the vocal talents of Isabella. And we will also release at least two piano solos for you guys to enjoy.

OUR FAVORITE THINGS | A CHATCAST:
If you haven’t heard, we decided to bump back the release schedule of Our Favorite Things. Instead of twice a month, we are releasing ONE episode each month, on the last Wednesday of the month. If you missed our last episode, check it out here. Victoria and I chatted about our favorite film scores. We also discussed Hans Zimmer's musical genius, John William's 90-year-old Steinway, and much more!

That’s it for now! Stay tuned on our website for when we announce the title and description of our next audio drama! Or better yet, sign up for our newsletter! God bless and have a wonderful summer!

Blessings,
Sarah Grace
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Ichthus Family Productions
Sound design\producer

Hello everyone!

As promised, here is a piano solo for you to enjoy by Victoria! Moonlight Fantasy. 

We hope you enjoy this as much as we did performing and producing it! As always, this and all of IFP's other music can be found on our Music page.

Also, as a side note, on SoundCloud recently, we reached 125 plays on our cover of Live Like You're Loved! Thank you all SO much for your support! It really makes what we are doing worth it! And if you haven't heard it, go listen to it and make it 126 plays! ;-) The stats don't matter to us, as long as we are blessing at least one person with what we are doing. But they certainly are encouraging!

Thanks for listening and God bless!

Blessings,
Sarah Grace
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Ichthus Family Productions