Monthly Archives: February 2020

Feathers for Ray

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This is the story of the hatching of a little one-act opera called Birds of a Feather: a Magic Flute Sequel .... as well as the story of a talented student who is no longer with us who nevertheless served as its  central inspiration. First, let me say that the notion of fashioning some kind

All American Joy

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Yesterday was a very challenging day.  In the morning, I sang for the funeral of the father of a very good friend - and ten minutes after the end of the service, I learned that a dear friend from Holy Communion had died earlier that morning after a long, valiant fight with cancer (the second