” I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.” Lou Holtz In two weeks, I will begin another series on Choral Ethics here on ChoralBlog. There are a few misconceptions floating around as to what I mean by Choral Ethics, so before the […]
Choral Potpourri: Choir Rules
” I believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren’t any rules, how could you break them?” Leo Durocher In the past few weeks, everything has started (or will start soon) for our choirs. Getting back […]
Choral Potpourri: Changing the World
“A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, It’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead I have mentioned I have many interests in the Choral World. I enjoy program note writing, both for my own choirs and for others. I have given pre-concert lectures, both for choral works and […]
Choral Potpourri: As Summer Winds Blow
"No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face." John Donne I mentioned in my first blog post two weeks ago I have spent most of my summer vacation straightening up. My choir music is now so organized; I can put my hands on anything my […]
Choral Potpourri: Not Going Down With the Ship
“Don’t be the dance band on the Titanic.” Harry Chapin At the beginning of the summer, I attended the national conference of Americans for the Arts, an arts advocacy organization based in Washington D.C. I was sent by a new local arts organization I work with, a consortium of arts organizations and businesses […]
Choral Potpourri: Beginning As We Mean to Go On
Beginning As We Mean to Go On “The world is so full of a number of things, I ’m sure we should all be as happy as kings.” Robert Louis Stevenson I am excited this Fall to be writing regularly for the ChoralBlog. I’ve thought quite a bit about what to call my […]