“Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart One of our sons is also a musician and when he was quite young and had started lessons, we played a game. It was a game […]
Leadership
Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way
“There’s a way to do it better – find it.” Thomas A. Edison For the month of March, we’re taking a look at ways we can handle these challenging times in a more creative way. I’ve contacted several of my usual correspondents, and most have told me at first, they felt out of control and […]
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: Another Kindness Blog
“We cannot be kind to each other here for even an hour. We whisper, and hint, and chuckle and grin at our brother’s shame; however you take it we men are a little breed.” Alfred Lord Tennyson As you recall, Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics is re-visiting some of our most discussed Choral Ethics dilemmas for the […]