Thanks . . .

Thanks to all of you for reading for the last three years!

 

And thanks to ACDA and Scott Dorsey for sheparding this process, which has been as informative for me (or more) than it has for any of you.

 

And thanks to all those who took the time to comment or write private notes to me about my posts. And those who allowed me to use their writing for guest posts.

 

I thank my parents, who are still going strong at age 88—you have been endlessly supportive of all my choices—of course I owe you my life, but much more as well!

 

As always, thanks are owed to my teachers: Neil Lieurance, who we lost last year to pancreatic cancer, to Rod Eichenberger, my undergraduate teacher and early influence (who’s still going strong at age 85), and to Eric Ericson, mentor and inspiration. To my grad school teachers, John Leman, Elmer Thomas and Earl Rivers. To orchestral conducting teachers Sam Krachmalnick and Teri Murai. And, of course, to other teachers of other subjects who inspired in so many ways.

 

To the many singers and instrumentalists I’ve been privileged to work with and learn from—you’ve taught me much more than I ever did you—from members of my church choirs, Seattle Pro Musica, Mt. Holyoke College, Pacific Lutheran University, the Choral Union, the Seattle Symphony Chorale, Choral Arts, Pro Coro Canada, and the University of North Texas. And to my many conducting students over the years–the same goes for all of you!

 

And to my many colleagues and friends, fellow conductors on the path to understanding and expressing this great musical art, I’ve learned so much from you, too.

 

And finally, to my wife Kathryn—you make it all so much more fun!

 

See you all at the next ACDA or NCCO conference.