This is an appeal to the robust choral community out there. I am looking for old video of historically important choral conductors conducting, preferrably in rehearsal, but also in performance. The older the better. I think the pool of video out there on youtube just isn't deep enough, and we as a community probably could […]
Jack of All Trades…
I just got back from a photo shoot for a campaign we are putting together to bring more men into our program. At the shoot, I had 10 ties of various types, safety pins, binder clips, studs and cufflinks, and extra jacket buttons. I was pinning coats and tying ties all over the place. The […]
Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D.
I love this. My professors at FSU were really good at explaining this hyper-narrowing of focus to me, in their own way. Still, I wish I'd seen Matt Might's explaination of the Ph.D. process then (or even better, before I'd left home for graduate school). I'm a bit thick-headed and, despite my professor's best efforts, maybe didn't […]
History Lesson: Eric Ericson
This is my first official post here at Choralnet. I'm looking forward to sharing with you all in the coming year. I had the pleasure of working with Eric Ericson in 1993 while I was singing in the Portland State University Chamber Choir under Bruce Browne. I was a college freshman still figuring my […]