As educators, we are supposed to be singularly focused upon the well-being of our students. As choral conductors, we are called upon to care for them both within the context of the specifics of our subject matter (our art) and beyond the confines of the rehearsal/concert space. It is a special honor that many of […]
Sunday Inspiration: Qui habitat (Josquin)
Sunday Inspiration: Magnificat (Pärt)
GUEST BLOG: “Can Inspiration be a Member Benefit?” by Sundra Flansburg
CAN INSPIRATION BE A MEMBER BENEFIT? by Sundra Flansburg When is the last time you were transported to another place by music? In Dallas at one of the conference performances? Last weekend in your place of worship? At one of your local concerts? Too long ago to remember? We have all had that […]
Saturday Respite: Singing Veggies
Yes, it satirizes conductors and pokes fun at the choral art, but it's still funny.
Choral Caffeine: More Pitches
One has come to despise B-flat. An explanation is in order. Adjacent to one’s office at ACDA is a room containing all of the electrical switching equipment for the entire complex. One of the devices generates a continual B-flat drone. One. Long. Unending. Hellish. B. Flat. Drone. It’s like living inside a bagpipe. […]