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Here is a little of what I found when I got to my office this morning.   From Copeland TP’d Office From Copeland TP’d Office   You’ve got to love the end of the semester, eh?

  Is the Sacramento Choral Society really the only community choir with its own professional orchestra? They kept saying that. Must be pretty substantial, too, if they're often doing pieces like Carmina Burana.   Don Kendrick is a perfect example of the beats-at-the-top style of conducting.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaZuKy0ga_s

Look here for Weston Noble's words on Paul Carey's blog.

All hail the public domain, which allows new interpretations of existing works:     http://youtu.be/maGfTHKeYJY   Thanks, David!

This week I return to my college Alma Mater, and a former professorial post, Belmont University, to participate in the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Belmont Chorale. During the weekend events, many of the accomplishments of the Chorale will be appropriately spotlighted, and we will get to hear the exciting work of Chorale conductor and […]

For all three of you who didn’t see this already:  

Yesterday, we learned about music theory from pencil sketches and Mozart.   Today, we learn from Captain Broccoli:    

Well, it has been awhile since we had a pet video:    

Building on this blog post from last week, Sharon Hansen gives us some things to think about:   What might be some of the chilly conditions that female professors of myriad disciplines experience along their tenure journey? Why do these conditions exist? Especially for the young female choral conductor, negotiating the tenure path as a […]