Rachmaninoff
In 1873, Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) was born into a family clinging to the last vestiges of artistocracy in Russia—the cultured...
Keep your O
From very early on, the Christian Church created a rich liturgy of preparation for Christmas. This season of Advent was a time for...
Consider the basses
Consider the basses. They neither toil nor spin... As they rumble out their low frequencies, sad to say, these poor guys must also...
Rehearsal
Besides being excellent vocalists and musicians, choral singers have to be great team players. Everyone has to know his or her strengths...
Community
Our American culture is famously and proudly individualistic, partly a reaction to and flight from the oppressive class systems of the...
Let it shine
In The Merchant of Venice, Portia exclaims, seeing a light burning in her hall, “How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a...
Early Christmas present
As you may know, the composer for the 2017 Ketterling Carol is Daniel Kallman. As you may not know, the delivery date for his Christmas...
Remembering Weston
When I opened my mailbox yesterday, I found Weston Noble staring benignly up at me from the cover of Choral Journal magazine. Weston...
Sometimes things just fall into place
We were contacted this past summer by Matt Camrud, a former CAE Board member and highly accomplished pianist. His beloved mother,...
And who is my neighbor?
As we prepare this first concert, we will happily spend more than a little time polishing Benjamin Britten's CANTATA MISERICORDIUM, a...
