A fascinating story: Westminster Abbey has dismissed one of its organists after he is said to have criticised a leading composer who played a key role in the Royal Wedding. Insiders say the Abbey acted after organ scholar Edward Tambling posted derogatory comments on Facebook about John Rutter, a favourite of Prince William and the […]
Is “Little Kids Rock” the answer to music education?
The topic of music education was mentioned in the opinion section of the New York Times a couple of weeks ago. The author poses this question: The question is: Why do schools teach music in a way that turns off so many young people rather than igniting their imagination? Adolescents and teenagers are crazy […]
Preaching About the Choir
This is part of a sermon that was originally preached by lay preacher Scott Tyra, whois a member of the choir at Desert Springs United Methodist Church in Las Vegas. A few excerpts from his sermon are below – you can read the entire sermon here. Nobody in a choir is that important. […]
Focusing on Peace
Paul Carey pointed me to his latest blog post about a colleague’s recent concert that focused on peace. Read a little here and then travel to Paul’s blog for more. My good friend Paul LaPrade, a humble genius, presented a program on September 10th (note, not September 11th) entilted “A Concert for Peace […]
Turning pages automatically
It is exciting to see where we are heading with all of these new apps:
Publishers that understand
Allen's post yesterday about the "print on demand" problem with a publisher reminded me of a two great experiences I have had lately with online publishers. They have different business models but both offer superb service: First, Saint James Music Publishing. For a yearly fee of $139, I have access to every piece of […]