“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein I’ve been having an ongoing email dialogue with a friend and colleague since we aren’t able to see each other. We email each other once a week or so since our state’s “shelter-in-place” order went into effect in […]
The Choral Life
Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Be Strong
“Follow your honest convictions and be strong.” William Makepeace Thackeray I miss my choir; Kari, Deb and Marcella, my sopranos. And I miss Cindy (not really an alto but sings alto for me) and Althea, my altos. I miss Emile my sturdy tenor and I was just getting to know Bob, my new baritone. Ben, […]
Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Dance Class
“My dance classes were open to anybody, my only stipulation was that they had to come to the class every day.” Merce Cunningham Last week, I blogged about my early training as a dancer; what it meant to me, how it has shaped and led me to the choral profession. My ballet-life and my choral-life […]
Choral Potpourri/ Choral Ethics: You Do You
“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” William James My late mother, an opera singer, used to tell me that the music was the easy part; it was all the other stuff surrounding the music that was difficult. She was right; I would not have enough material to write […]
Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Music in the Time of Pandemic
“All has been looted, betrayed, sold; black death’s wing flashed ahead.” Anna Akhmatova I don’t know about you, but for the last month, I’ve been searching for the “normal” in my life and there doesn’t seem to be any normal anywhere. I’ve had to cancel our May concert. Projects I’ve looked forward to have gone […]
Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Busy Times
“He, who every morning plans the transactions of the day, and follows that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through a labyrinth of the most busy life.” Victor Hugo This was written and scheduled before COVID-19 changed our world. Please enjoy and hope we all are soon back to normal! I am sure […]