“……..Bet your bottom dollar you lose the blues in Chicago, Chicago, The town that Billy Sunday couldn’t shut down…..,” Fred Fisher, 1922 I am very excited to be attending the ACDA Central Division Conference “,Lift Every Voice,” in Chicago next week. And yes, Chicago IS my hometown though I do reside in a suburb. Like […]
Choral Potpourri
Choral Potpourri: Kids Say the Darnedest Things
“Anyone who hates children and animals can’t be all bad.” W.C. Fields For the month of December, Choral Potpourri will be a little bit of everything choral. It is our busiest time of year and to break up the tension, I thought we’d begin with a few stories about children and choirs……funny stories (and […]
Choral Potpourri: Being Grateful
“I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.” Henry David Thoreau I always try to be grateful. In this season of Thanksgiving, I am more grateful than usual. Perhaps our world is in upheaval but there is one thing I know for sure; there is plenty more Good than […]
Choral Potpourri: Perfection is Over-Rated
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.” Henry Van Dyke Many Choral Ethics problems stem from perfection issues, or the perception of what perfection […]
Choral Potpourri: Changing the World
“A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, It’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead I have mentioned I have many interests in the Choral World. I enjoy program note writing, both for my own choirs and for others. I have given pre-concert lectures, both for choral works and […]