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Marie Grass Amenta

Choral Ethics: Monstering

September 21, 2023 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” Friedrich Nietzsche Earlier this summer, I read a review of a book I thought might be interesting to review here on Choral […]

Filed Under: Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Difficult Times, The Choral Life

Choral Ethics: Our Eighth Anniversary

September 14, 2023 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“Love in all eight tones and all five semitones of the word’s full octave.” Stephen Fry Happy anniversary to US! It’s hard to believe it has been eight years since Scott Dorsey asked me to become a regular ChoralNet Blogger. At first, I worried about having enough material to write a regular blog on something […]

Filed Under: Choral Ethics, Difficult Times, Leadership, Self Care, The Choral Life

Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Practice. Again. And Again.

September 7, 2023 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“No art is less spontaneous than mine. What I do is the result of reflection and the study of the great masters.” Edgar Degas This is a Choral Ethics Blog post repeat from several years ago. I need to slow down and plotting out the rest of the summer now seems like a smart idea. […]

Filed Under: A Family of Artists, Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Others, Self Care, The Choral Life

Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Envy and Jealousy

August 31, 2023 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.” William Penn This is a Choral Ethics Blog post repeat from several years ago. I need to slow down and plotting out the rest of the summer now seems like a smart idea. I try to be here, one way or another, every week […]

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Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Gossip

August 24, 2023 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“You hear things about certain people. When you hear someone was mean to a limo driver or a wardrobe lady, or someone was rotten to a fan, somewhere in your brain it gets stuck.” Joan Rivers This is a Choral Ethics Blog post repeat from several years ago. I need to slow down and plotting […]

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Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Choral Conductors Behaving Badly

August 17, 2023 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.” Will Cuppy This is a Choral Ethics Blog post repeat from several years ago. I need to slow down and plotting out the rest of the summer now seems like a smart idea. I try to be here, one way or another, every week […]

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September 23

Christopher Willibald Gluck’s opera “Armide” was first staged, at the second Salle du Palais-Royal in Paris, on this day in 1777.

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