This photo of the Spooky Men’s Chorale seems to be a re-enactment of a painting, but I can’t remember which one. It reminds me of Hieronymus Bosch. Who can set me straight?
The next wave
Whoa, where did this new ChoralNet come from? I liked the old one better. The old ChoralNet hasn’t gone anywhere. The same Forums, Classifieds, Announcements. The same ChoralNet Daily, although you might notice a few little improvements there. The same personalized subscriptions. What’s new (besides a new logo and a few color changes) […]
Philly Complaints Choir
We’ve featured these before, but this is better than most: h/t Thoughtful Gestures.
Obscenely and courageously
Just saw A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and this quote caught my ear, from Act I, scene 2: We will meet; and there we may rehearse most obscenely and courageously. Take pains. Be perfect. Adieu. I’m going to try my darndest to rehearse obscenely and courageously next time.
Terms of (ab)use
I won't tell you what website this came from, but when registering you have to click a checkbox agreeing to the "terms of use". If you click on the words "terms of use" to read them, this is what you get. Should I agree to these? Somebody threw their website together in a hurry.
An ensemble member’s last rehearsal
Kenneth Woods tells a moving story about a violinist who’s not going to make it to the concert because she’s expected to die of cancer before then, but she struggles to come to the rehearsal. Suddenly, drilling this program to the highest possible level didn’t seem like such an important goal. What could I… what […]