By Patricia Guth Traveling with a non-auditioned and (often) mostly older choir is far different than taking your professional, high school, or college ensemble on tour. If you read the first two installations of this blog, you’ll recall that I talked a lot about the importance of choosing the right tour company and destination, the […]
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The Conductor as Yogi: Restock the “Well”
Ramona M. Wis I remember when our daughter would come home from college at the end of each school year and seemingly slept for 2 weeks. There was this huge release from an “always-on” pace, countless activities and responsibilities, heavy intellectual, artistic, and emotional challenges, and the pressures of proving oneself in an academic and professional […]
No winter concert? Now what do you do instead?
Is your entire winter concert season cancelled? Mine is. Are you just counting down the days until break? Are you just killing time, rehearsal after rehearsal, hoping to survive with your sanity intact? Would you like some productive ideas that could energize your choral program? Whether you are holding in-person rehearsals, hybrid rehearsals, or fully remote, […]
Music and Masks
Until early 2021, I am gifting to conductors – in PDF format – fifty of my choral works exemplified in the two videos below. This is part of my 4C Project: Choirs and Conductors Combating Covid-19 which also focuses on two very safe Canadian and US Rehearsal/Audience and Singer’s masks for use or fundraising. Why […]
Travel with the Non-auditioned Choir – Part 2: The Ideal Itinerary
By Patricia Guth In my last blog, I wrote in detail about choosing a tour company and a destination that are right for the make-up of your non-auditioned choir. To review, things to consider include a company that truly understands your singing organization and plans for them accordingly, as well as a locale that is […]
The Conductor as Yogi: Gratitude and Contentment
Ramona M. Wis “By contentment, supreme joy is gained” Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra II.42 Writing about gratitude and contentment as we near Thanksgiving is not particularly original. Yet, this year, it may be more challenging than ever to be grateful or content when so much of our lives has been upended. At the outset, let me say […]