Expertise cannot be earned as a student. We must test our academic ideas in the real world. Well, it looks like I stirred the pot with this one. I recently had a lot of time to think and reflect while driving home from the convention circuit, so I went LIVE in the Choralsophers FB group […]
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Modulating/Adjusting to a New Era: Pivoting When the Unexpected Happens
Welcome to this summer series on questions and possibilities for a new era in our personal lives, professional lives, the choral landscape, and in society! I’m so glad you’re here for the journey. Originally today’s post was going to be content from an interview with church musician and composer Karen Marrolli. However, due to extenuating […]
Stories of Newness: Healing and Reimagining with Mari Ésabel Valverde
Mari Ésabel Valverde, composer, educator, and overall incredible human being, said that after COVID halted her projects, 2020 became a year in which she was scrambling to find her way. Mari had always kept a small teaching load as a source of income, but they weren’t able to adapt. The commission she was working on […]
Modulating/Adjusting to a New Era: Conference on Worship, Theology, and the Arts
In even-numbered years, St. Olaf College hosts the Conference on Worship, Theology, and the Arts, further called CWTA in this post. It is a profoundly moving week-long church music conference attended by both church musicians and clergy from a variety of denominations. Nationally-renowned faculty from the college and around the nation provide a rich environment […]
Choralosophy Chat With Sundra Flansburg
As my vacation from recording continues for another week, I sat down to chat about the history and future of the Choralosophy Podcast. The video below is about 22 minutes. Enjoy, and please join the conversation! That’s why this blog and this show exist! Autoplay :
Are You Connected?
No, I’m not talking about technology or the Cosa Nostra. I’m asking about your connection to a community of human beings you feel a relationship with, a community that allows you to both give and receive over time, that you learn from and also give back to. I know I’m not the only one reflecting […]