“The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.” Ulysses S. Grant As September winds down, we will deal with a few more Choral […]
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The Conductor as Yogi: The Illusion of “Done”
We are list makers, task accomplishers, and detail managers. We juggle between our professional and personal lives, never really stopping for long because there is always one more item on the list, one more email to send, one more errand to run. When we finish that, we think, then we will be “done.” The only […]
Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: The Gossip Train
“Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.” Will Rogers I’ve written about Mabel* before but can’t remember the pseudonym I gave her at that time. She directs a small choir with a very specific repertoire in a community with several other larger choruses. […]
The Conductor as Yogi: Our Invisible Practice
Welcome back to The Conductor as Yogi! I took a break from blog writing this summer to create some space to breathe, be with my family, explore other writing projects, and to enjoy the summer’s long days and what nature has to offer. I hope you, as well, had a chance to make some space […]
Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: The End of Summer
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” Seneca Welcome back! School and rehearsals have started for most of us but there are some leftover issues from spring and summer to take care of before we begin our new year. It’s been a wild time, with a few ChoralNetters contacting me during the summer […]
Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Collaborations
I am taking a bit of a Choral Ethics break during the summer, and this is a Choral Ethics Blog repeat, taken from Choral Ethics blogs from 2018 through 2019. We will also have a guest blogger a time or two. I will be working on the fall’s Blogs during the summer, so if you […]