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We’ve heard all heard every single one of these quips, usually articulated in EXACTLY the same tone, and uttered at the most inopportune moments of a rehearsal.  Enjoy!

Among the features of ACDA's Eastern Division Conference will be a performance of the Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi on Thursday, February 16.  The performance will feature the Boston University Symphonic Chorus and Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Ann Howard Jones.  Soloists for the evening will be soprano Michelle Johnson, mezzo-soprano Jana Baty, […]

Today, let’s observe three things about this colleague’s work in this short clip.  First, note the gesture used for the inhalation of air – it brings the visual focus to the area where the singer needs to place energy for the breath.   Then, a crescendo is shown using a pulling/stretching movement that is also done […]

Obviously churches can choose their pastors without government oversight. But other employees of churches have, until now, been subject to employment laws, including those which bar discrimination. But in the case of Cheryl Perich, a teacher at a Lutheran (LCMS) school, who sued under the ADA alleging that her firing was due to her medical […]

A fascinating story about a cellphone and Mahler’s Ninth Symphony:  During the New York Philharmonic’s performance Tuesday night, it was interrupted by an iPhone. The jarring ringtone—the device’s “Marimba” sound, which simulates the mallet instrument—intruded in the middle of the movement, emanating from the first row at Avery Fisher Hall. When the phone wasn’t immediately hushed, […]