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Last week I blogged about the need for collaboration as a strategic imperative for our work as choral directors as we seek to equip and inspire choral directors and choral music education and performance. This week I want to address one “why” of collaboration. Collaboration can provide an “insurance policy” against the real threat and […]

At the recent Leadership Conference of the American Choral Directors Association held in Chicago, the officers of our State and Division chapters explored ways we could collaborate with each other and with other organizations toward the working out of our mission and purposes that revolve around the themes of equipping and inspiring the choral director. […]

The varying approaches to conducting by big-name orchestra leaders:     The clips of Leonard Bernstein conducting with his facial muscles are priceless.   h/t Thoughtful Gestures.

…a friend plans a surprise party for you — consisting of singing Tallis’ Spem in Alium one to a part!

This photo of the Spooky Men’s Chorale seems to be a re-enactment of a painting, but I can’t remember which one.     It reminds me of Hieronymus Bosch. Who can set me straight?

 I hear these three words all the time:  Community, Communication, Collaboration   Ours is a collaborative art, is it not?  We form communities of choral singers and use our communication skills to enhance the lives of singers and audiences.  It is worth noting the Latin roots of the word:   “Communication” is a word with […]