“There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky, which through the summer is not heard or seen, as if it could not be, as if it had not been!” Percy Bysshe Shelley During the month of September, Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics will be reviewing what Choral Ethics is and its relevance to […]
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Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Our Personal Code of Choral Ethics
“No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of spring.” Samuel Johnson For the month of September, Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics will be reviewing what Choral Ethics is and how relevant it is to our profession, now more than ever. During the tough times we are going […]
Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Our Fifth Anniversary
“I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant and autumn garner to the end of time.” Robert Browning This first Thursday of September marks the FIFTH anniversary of my Blog here at ChoralNet, Choral Potpourri. I’ve written over 250 Blogs, more or less, including repeats during the summer […]
Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: August 2020
“Around me I saw women overworked and underpaid, doing men’s work at half men’s wages, not because their work was inferior, but because they were women.” Anna Howard Shaw For the last Thursday of August 2020’s Choral Potpourri, I would like to share some thoughts about women conductors. I hope you will share some of […]
Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Storytime-Two
“If we ever get to the polls once, you will never get us home.” Anna Howard Shaw Today Choral Potpourri brings you Sexism Stories from several ChoralNetters. Most of their stories aren’t long, but they are telling. Geraldine* heretofore known as “Gerry” was hired by a community college to be their choral director. When interviewed, […]
Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Storytime–One
“Women work harder. And women are more honest; they have less reasons to be corrupt.” Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Last week, I mentioned I’d be sharing sexist stories ChoralNetters have been emailing me since I began writing Choral Potpourri five years ago. Today I share a story not from a ChoralNetter, but a colleague I met […]