A conducting colleague said to me once, “I never listen to choral music. That’s too much like work.” I certainly hope I never reach that point. Yes, our craft is indescribably demanding, and the day-to-day grind can be wearing and wearying (especially at this time of the season). Yes, we do need to cleanse our sonic palate with a variety of sounds to keep our musical minds fresh. But . . .
We are ARTISTS. With the brush of ethereal composition in our hands we paint with the colors of emotion laid upon the canvas of the sound from human voices. We have both a responsibility and a privilege to advance the art form while simultaneously benefitting those with whom we make music.
Our art melds beauty, truth, passion and power on so many levels that it almost creates its own energy. With that in mind, today let’s simply remind ourselves of the inherent majesty of the choral art with incredibly powerful poetry, set in a richly crafted composition, and brilliantly sung.
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