“Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.” Abraham Lincoln The last few days, I’ve been thinking about a few of my more memorable students and choir members, starting with one of my first jobs, and continuing on to the group I conduct now. Some of them were funny and some were […]
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Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Leaving the Past Behind
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” Voltaire For the month of February, I decided to share portions of a file of letters from a former singer of mine, Edie,* and others. Today, I’d like to share portions of several letters as well as my perspective about the whole situation. […]
Choral Potpourri/ Choral Ethics: More of the Same
“The major gossip columnists were more concerned with protecting the industry than with gunning down sinners.” Gloria Swanson As I mentioned earlier this month, for the first time in YEARS, I don’t have concerts or gigs pending and have had time to be around the house much more, so we decided to do some home […]
Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Long Distance Gossip
“No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.” Bertrand Russell I mentioned last week for the first time in YEARS, I don’t have concerts or gigs pending and have had time to be around the house much more, so we decided to do some home improvements. The basement re-do is finished and the KITCHEN re-do […]
Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Putting Folks Down
“No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not knock those who work with him. Don’t knock your friends. Don’t knock your enemies. Don’t knock yourself.” Alfred Lord Tennyson As you may recall, Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics is re-visiting some of […]
Choral Potpourri/ Choral Ethics: So This Is Christmas
“At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.” Thomas Tusser Today is Christmas Eve. If you had told me how we would be celebrating in 2020 around this time last year, I would have thought you were crazy. No family get-togethers? RIDICULOUS! No caroling or singing in public of […]