A few weeks ago, I heard a remarkable sermon based on the book of Amos. In the middle of the sermon, the pastor said this: “Busyness is our excuse, laziness is our affliction.” It is a powerful statement. (it is also a spelling conundrum – both of those words look misspelled to […]
A great choir picture – and Congratulations, Stellenbosch U!
I saw this very cool choir picture on the website of the World Choir Games: A great shot, don’t you think? They don’t just pose well. The Stellenbosch University Choir got an outstanding score of 95.75 and received the World Choir Games Grand Champion award. Congratulations, Stellenbosch!
Men in Blaque win at World Choir Games
Congratulations to J. Huszti and the Men in Blaque for their win at the World Choir Games in China. From the ACDA Website: The first part of the World Choir Games concluded Sunday night with the Champions Concert that included one American choir. The World Choir Games boasted twelve competitive categories this […]
Iris Levine featured in Chronicle of Higher Education
Congratulations to ACDA’s National Women’s R&S Chair for her recent feature in the Chronicle of Higher Education: Women’s choirs . . . are now well recognized as a means to not only broaden students’ musical experience but to help keep them enrolled. Ms. Levine, chairwoman of the music department at California State Polytechnic University at […]
Bernstein on Conducting
Gosh, I love YouTube:
ACDA Is the Membership, Not the Leadership
Great leadership quotes abound on the internet. Here are a few from famous leaders: A leader is a dealer in hope. — Napoleon Bonaparte Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. — Dwight Eisenhower Don’t tell people how to do things, tell […]