“The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.” Robert Frost I became a regular ChoralNet Blogger in the fall of 2015. The year before, I had been asked to contribute an occasional guest blog for ChoralNet, the first time a week after my […]
Old Ballet Dancer
Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Dance Class
“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 […]
Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Remembering Who I Am
“God creates, I do not create. I assemble and I steal everywhere to do it – from what I see, from what the dancers can do, from what others do.” George Balanchine I follow many composers, musicians, performers and many other artist types on Social Media. Before COVID-19, I did so to keep up with […]