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 […]
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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 […]
Where My Heart Lives
By Kathleen Bhat The person that we thought we were doesn’t have to be the person that we are. This thought came out of a goal-setting meeting at my gym in a discussion about how we were impacted by the pandemic. This past year has changed our world and it has changed our organization. In […]
Stories of Newness: Healing and Reimagining with Stephanie Gravelle
This was such a fun conversation with me. Stephanie is a fantastic musician and passionate music educator. She’s also my sister-in-law, and I love learning from her. I wasn’t able to include everything from our conversation. Stephanie is an incredibly engaging and thoughtful programmer, and I highly recommend just reaching out to her and asking […]