Conductor Eduardo Garcia-Novelli is really making things happen with the Carthage Choir . . . and it is really exciting to see and especially to hear the fruits of his labor from my perch on the piano bench. He is very different from Weston Noble in some respects, and in other ways the two are
Funny how a photograph that we intend to be perfectly normal can turn out to be mighty strange-looking. This is a picture of the wonderful vegetable soup that I eat almost every single day for lunch . . . and it comes in the kind of tall styrofoam cup from which one might drink a
Yesterday was the first studio class of the new school year. Studio happens basically every other Tuesday at 12:15 - and it’s an opportunity for every teacher to meet with their students as a group. For each voice teacher, it’s a chance to get together with their students and have them sing for one another
Confession Time: This morning, on my way to the radio station, I swung through an ATM and took out $100 in cash- not because I needed the money for anything in particular, but simply because it gave me a tiny sense of comfort in the wake of yesterday’s meltdown on Wall Street. With the Dow
Tonight, Doug, Kate and I met to hear the last few auditions for “Beauty and the Beast” (they are STILL coming out of the woodwork) and then to sit down and try to figure out who we can need, who we can use, and who we simply can’t find a place for in our cast.
The only downside to Jackson Barrow’s fun-filled 18th birthday was that it managed to grab my attention away from someone else with a birthday on the very same day. And I’m afraid it wasn’t someone inconsequential, like my next door neighbor’s former dentist. I’m talking about my own father, who turned 76 yesterday. Unfortunately, I
Tonight was a big night in the life of our young friend Jackson Barrow - his 18th birthday. It seems like yesterday that Jackpot (that’s his nickname - don’t call him Jack!) was the cutest 1 year old in town, over whom every female between the age of 4 and 104 was swooning. And 17
Last night was opening rehearsal for another season of the Senior Choir at Holy Communion- and once again I was reminded of how incredibly fortunate I am to stand in front of a group like this. They are both good singers and good people - and to paraphrase I Corinthians 13, this group is about
My sister Randi is recuperating from back surgery - doing pretty well, I’m relieved to say- and apparently part of what she’s doing to pass the time is watch YouTube. . . which is such an amazing destination on the world wide web- and especially amazing because it has something for everyone. For me, YouTube
We’re exactly one week into a new school year, which means: Lots of Reunions: I love welcoming back students who I haven’t seen since last spring. It’s one of the best things about the job, because for every Bryan Chung/ Anderson and Behrens that has the nerve to graduate (as those three guys did last
