Tourism at home
A few years ago, my girlfriend at the time and I took a spring break trip to Boston (where I did my master’s degree). We stayed in a nice hotel, and we saw some of the really nice things Boston has to...
View ArticleHuman evolution through Art
I’ve had the good fortune in my life to travel to a lot of really interesting places. Sometimes I’ve gone to a city or another country because of my singing (the three times I’ve gone to Europe were...
View ArticleBad Education
Something that I think I’m pretty good at is being grateful for the many blessings in my life. Although I certainly was not born into a family “of means,” I never went hungry or went without clothes....
View ArticleMy Musical Home
I hope that my fellow musicians have a place to call “home ,” in the sense of having a place where you regularly go, and where folks appreciate your being there to make music with them. Today, I...
View ArticleThe Most Wonderful Time of the Year
As anyone who knows me is aware, I am a huge fan of the movies. I probably see 20-30 films in the theaters every year, which is strange, since I almost never watch movies on cable or on Netflix. In...
View ArticleSquare Peg, Round Hole
So, I write this blog about all kinds of things, and I like how it gives me the opportunity to vent to you, dear reader. Often, I will write about politics, or religion, or positive thinking, or...
View ArticleDietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925-2012)
I just read about the passing of the great German baritone, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, and it makes me sad. More than sad, though, it makes me nostalgic and it makes me grateful for what he gave to me...
View ArticleChoir Families
Folks, I’m not sure how many who read these posts are musicians, but I’m here to tell you that when you get people together for the purpose of making music as one, it is an experience on a...
View ArticleStories from Middle School: Begin Semester Two
I know this is a few weeks late, since I started the second semester four weeks ago, but I figured I haven’t posted on this blog in a really long time, and now was as good a time as any. For those...
View ArticleHow Can I Become a Good Choral Conductor?
For a long time in my life, I was convinced that I’d make a living just on the quality of my singing voice. I grew up in a boychoir, but was never given one lesson on any instrument. I had a regular...
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