As I write, the clock is slowing counting down the final moments of the 77th concert season for the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir. Unlike the regular calendars that you and I use every day, the ISC calendar calls August 1 “New Years Day,” allowing the concert season and fiscal year to be in sync. The last… Read More
Immediately on the heels of our successful run of DAPHNIS ET CHLOE in Indy, about 80 from Indy boarded overnight flights to Rome, where we joined over 100 other travelers for a week of sightseeing, rehearsing and performing. Our Festival Chorus numbered 110, and with family members and other non-singing travelers, our group was over… Read More
Perhaps this has been the most wide-ranging week of my career in music! As the headline indicates, one never knows what to expect in the life of a choral conductor. Let’s start with the biggie…the one I’m still struggling to believe (that is to say, every time my phone rings, I’m sure it’s someone from… Read More