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  I'd like to share a personal anecdote, and ask for your responses. What do you think about the picture above?   It is a picture of the Mägi Ensemble (I am pictured here, with the white scarf), walking onstage to participate in the Seattle Sings festival. It was a 3-day long festival featuring 34 area choirs, […]

   “Appreciation can make a day – even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” Margaret Cousins   Not all of the Choral Ethic comments I receive are about “conductors behaving badly.” Some are wonderful, touching life and career affirming. Today we’ll speak about how a few […]

  COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig   (The Composition Showcase is a unique resource for conductors.   Choral composers are allowed to share only a few of their best works.  Each week we offer you the best of the best on a silver platter.   The Silver Platter Award winners are works that your choirs will love to […]

I am really liking a book I am currently reading on the subjects of creativity and innovation. The book by David Burkus is The Myths of Creativity, with a subtitle “The truth about how Innovative Companies and People Generate Great Ideas.”   In this 2014 Jossey-Bass publication, Burkus gets right down to business by framing […]

                                                                              “Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things.” George Carlin   Jackie* and I became friends at a long ago ACDA national conference and have stayed in contact for several decades. She directs a community chorus two states over and recently emailed me about a situation which came up during her […]

COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig   (The Composition Showcase is a unique resource for conductors.   Choral composers are allowed to share only a few of their best works.  Each week we offer you the best of the best on a silver platter.   The Silver Platter Award winners are works that your choirs will love to sing […]