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Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Last Man Standing

December 8, 2022 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

Dad (Charles Grass) and Bob Fosse, they were probably 12 years old “If you think you can do better, then do better. Don’t compete with anyone; just yourself.” Bob Fosse For the month of December, I’m rerunning some Choral Ethics blogs from years past with a few modifications where needed. Two of my MOST REQUESTED December Blogs will […]

Filed Under: A Family of Artists, Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Old Ballet Dancer

Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Self-Fulfilling Prophesy

May 12, 2022 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“America’s future will be determined by the home and the school. The child becomes largely what he is taught; hence we must watch what we teach, and how we live.” Jane Addams I have been around the performing arts, LITERALLY, all my life. With an opera singer mother and a tap/ballet dancer/choreographer/stage director father, I […]

Filed Under: A Family of Artists, Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Leadership, Self Care

Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Last Man Standing

December 9, 2021 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“If you think you can do better, then do better. Don’t compete with anyone; just yourself.” Bob Fosse For the month of December, I’m rerunning some Choral Ethics blogs from years past with a few modifications where needed. Two of my MOST REQUESTED December Blogs will be making their yearly appearances. Happy December! ~MLGA  Tuesday was my father’s […]

Filed Under: A Family of Artists, Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri

Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Mother’s Day–Songs My Mother Taught Me

May 6, 2021 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.” William Makepeace Thackeray This Sunday is Mother’s Day in the United States. I am a mother but am also a daughter, missing her mother especially this year. I think back seven years ago, Mom’s last Mother’s Day, and wish I had […]

Filed Under: A Family of Artists, Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Mother's Day

Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Songs My Mother Taught Me

July 30, 2020 by Marie Grass Amenta 1 Comment

“When your mother asks, ‘Do you want a piece of advice?’ it is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.” Erma Bombeck Yesterday was the sixth anniversary of my mother’s death. The last couple of years, I hadn’t remembered, or even noticed the date, […]

Filed Under: A Family of Artists, Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Difficult Times, Leadership, pandemic, Self Care, The Choral Life

Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Dance Class

May 7, 2020 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“My dance classes were open to anybody, my only stipulation was that they had to come to the class every day.” Merce Cunningham Last week, I blogged about my early training as a dancer; what it meant to me, how it has shaped and led me to the choral profession. My ballet-life and my choral-life […]

Filed Under: A Family of Artists, Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Leadership, Old Ballet Dancer, The Choral Life

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Marco da Gagliano and Jacopo Peri's "Flora" was performed on the day in 1735 in Charleston, South Carolina, the first opera staged in the North American colonies.

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