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The Conductor as Yogi: The Subtle Energy of Green

March 21, 2023 by Ramona Wis Leave a Comment

From gray to green.  That’s how it is this time of year.  The gray that characterizes the early months of the calendar slowly, surely, gives way to green, the color of spring.  Writing this on St. Patrick’s Day, I see green everywhere and it instantly brightens my mood, enlivens my thinking, and lifts my energy. […]

Filed Under: Others, Self Care Tagged With: Wellness, Yoga

Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: A Group of Bullies

March 9, 2023 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed.” James Madison  Recently I was speaking to someone not familiar with my Choral Ethics Blog. He asked what types of people contact me, what kinds of questions do I get asked and what […]

Filed Under: Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Leadership, Self Care, The Choral Life

The Conductor as Yogi: Holding Space

March 7, 2023 by Ramona Wis Leave a Comment

“Holding space” is the practice of allowing room for someone to release their thoughts, concerns, or fears without judging them or feeling the need to offer advice or fix the situation.  This is a valuable skill in our professional and personal relationships, a way of honoring and showing compassion for others so they feel heard […]

Filed Under: Going Beyond Words, Leadership, Others, Self Care, The Choral Life Tagged With: Leadership, Wellness, Yoga

Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: The Month of March

March 2, 2023 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” Charles Dickens It is difficult to believe it is already March. Today the weather here in the Midwest is lovely, warm, sunny, and fun with the […]

Filed Under: Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Self Care, The Choral Life

Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Everything In Its Season

February 23, 2023 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven…” Ecclesiastes 3:1    Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and begins another season. If we are church musicians, Lent began….ready or not….even if we have not recovered from the Christmas Season. If we are not church musicians but in academia, we are probably […]

Filed Under: Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Self Care, The Choral Life

The Conductor as Yogi: Self-Care

February 7, 2023 by Ramona Wis Leave a Comment

“Self-care is never a selfish act — it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others.” Parker Palmer, Let Your Life Speak Self-care has always been at the core of ancient traditions which evolved to help us seek and maintain balance in body, […]

Filed Under: Leadership, Others, Self Care, The Choral Life Tagged With: Leadership, The Choral Life, Wellness, Yoga

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German composer and organist Johann Ernst Eberlin, a prolific composer of church organ and choral music, was born on this day in 1702.

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