“The primary purpose and mission of the Windward Choral Society is to promote the joy, love, appreciation and value of multi-cultural choral music within the Windward O‘ahu community through a non-auditioned community-based chorus made up of mixed voices (SATB) from high school ages and up who are residents throughout the Island of O‘ahu.” You’d be […]
I’m not usually much for warm-fuzzy-new-age-feel-good stuff but sometimes you have to go (at least partway) there. I’ve been reading a choir director’s blog on “choral ethics” and had no idea what was out there. I’ve sung in some less-than-loving choirs but WHOA. Here’s a sample of what she’s written about and my take on […]
Ever since the old “Colbert Report” folded up the tent (no longer on the DVR) and Stephen moved to the “Late Show” (a regular on the DVR) the Blogmeisters rarely miss the show. I’m a big fan of satire and his interviews are not the same “tell me about your new movie” fluff. The other […]
Kona Choral Society member Karen Valentine posted the following on the Chorus Connection site following the KCS concert in honor of African-American History Month, “Guide My Feet: A Celebration of African-American Gospel and Spirituals.” Regardless of what in the world is spinning around you, a moment of reflection on the depth and power of music is […]
The human animal is in essence a pretty simple thing when you peel away all the leisure suits and sunglasses. It’s really just stimulus and reaction that you can break down into five basic pieces: Stimulus: thirsty Reaction: drink Stimulus: hungry Reaction: eat Stimulus: cold Reaction: seek shelter Stimulus: big animal looking at me knows […]
Last week I talked about the rhythm part of sight reading, this week it’s time to dive into the arcane world of notes. No, no, don’t run away…it’s not as scary as you think. As Maria Von Trapp presented it, “Let’s start at the very beginning” with the simple DO-RE-MI scale. (Back when I was […]
Back in the stone age of mankind when dinosaurs ruled the earth (right before the comet wiped them out) I was fortunate (lucky) enough to perform in the All-New England Choir for two years during high school. Crazy good fun, there was always a big-time guest conductor and I got to travel to new places […]
So here we go again, another spring season of choral music…and it’s going to be a whopper. A major work that’s 40 minutes long, an orchestra, holy jumpin’ tenors WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!! No we’re not, chill out. We’re setting up to perform our ninth spring concert (where did the time go?) and the core group […]
If you run into me around town in the next week or so your first reaction will probably be, “What ever possessed him to grow that truly hideous beard?”. The answer brings out two things worth sharing (no, it’s not musical; the only musical beards I know of are these). First, since we live in […]
Further on last week’s entry, here’s the story of the Christmas Miracle as it appeared in the local paper. A great read: http://www.miltonindependent.com/an-unlikely-outcome/ Moving on, unless you’ve been under a rock for the last few days you’ve probably seen Mariah Carey’s lip syncing disaster; here’s what happened: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mariah-carey-new-years-eve-lip-sync_us_58688b67e4b0de3a08f8cb4a Okay, I’ll admit it. I thought it […]