It has been a delight to work through the concept of "Innovation" at the GALA Leadership Symposium this weekend in Denver, Colorado. GALA is meeting in Denver as they prepare for a national festival there next year. These are some thoughts I shared at the GALA Symposium: Referencing my definition of innovation last week […]
A 4th of July Virtual National Anthem Sing
Join me on July 4 along with the combined choirs of our US Military singing "The Star-Spangled Banner". Forward this video* to your singing friends, choir members, relatives….anyone that would like to sing along with our US national choral treasures, the Navy Sea Chanters, Army Chorus, Army Soldiers' Chorus, Air Force Singing Sergeants, and Washington […]
Don’t Do it For the Kids
As part of the preparation for this summer’s General Convention, the Standing Committee on Liturgy and Music of the Episcopal Church commissioned a report on a possible revision of the Hymnal 1982. According to Robert Hendrickson, program director of the St. Hilda’s House and Ascension House residential internship programs for young adults and new clergy curate and […]
Arts Continue to be an Economic Engine
While many industries in 2010 were struggling to recover from the recession, the nonprofit arts and culture industry continued to serve as an economic engine for the country, pumping billions of dollars into the national economy, a new report from the Americans for the Arts finds. Based on data from 9,721 arts and culture organizations […]
Greetings from Cuba
The American Choral Directors Association is south of the border this week for the inaugural U.S. / Cuba Symposium of Choral Music, May 25-31. Taking place in sunny Havana, the event features rehearsal demonstrations by Cuban choral conductors and performances by some of Cuba’s best choral ensembles; including the National Choir of Cuba, the Exaudi […]
Reserve the Date Now!
You will want to reserve the date of March 13-16, 2013, now, for the next National Conference of the American Choral Directors Association. Pictured here is the Meyerson Symphony Hall, the Winspear Opera House, and the entire contiguous art district of Dallas, the home for our 2013 National Conference. Not only are the […]