It doesn’t matter how long I have taught. How many fall semesters I have started as a conductor, teacher, leader, administrator. Human. There is always a mix of excitement, curiosity, trepidation, and exhaustion, even before we begin. Welcome to our life. It was Monday morning, the first day of fall classes. I had been preparing in some sense for […]
The Choral Life
Choral Ethics: It’s Our ELEVENTH Anniversary!
“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” George Eliot Happy anniversary to US! It is hard to believe, but I have been writing the Choral Ethics blog every week since the Fall of 2015 when Scott Dorsey […]
Choral Ethics: Not Ethical Behavior
“Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further life, it is bad to damage and destroy life.” Albert Schweitzer I am re-running four Choral Ethics Blogs which I feel are topical and important for the month of August. I am taking a bit of a break but will […]
Choral Ethics: Aftermath of Abuse
“The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.” Edmund Burke I am re-running four Choral Ethics Blogs which I feel are topical and important for the month of August. I am taking a bit of a break but will be back in September with new blogs. MLGA WARNING: Could be a trigger for some. […]
Choral Ethics: Uncomfortable Blog Update
“An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.” George Bernard Shaw I am re-running four Choral Ethics Blogs which I feel are topical and important for the month of August. I am taking a bit of a break but will be back in September with new blogs. MLGA WARNING: Could be a […]
Choral Ethics: Uncomfortable Blog
“Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind.” Queen Elizabeth I I am re-running four Choral Ethics Blogs which I feel are topical and important for the month of August. I am taking a bit of a break but will be […]