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Category Archives: Music

Christmas Presents, 2020

December 25, 2020

I normally post each day’s article around 1700 the previous evening.  But I have some final Christmas gifts for you, …

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Woke Beethoven: Hastening Civilization’s Demise

September 18, 2020

Ludwig van Beethoven is remembered in the public imagination as one of the greatest composers of all time, a wild-haired, …

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Symphony Orchestras: The Diversity Of Poverty

July 24, 2020

As regular readers know, I’m a classically trained musician.  My primary instrument is my voice.  I’m among the few, the …

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Music: Lessons From The Sixties

March 3, 2018

I believe it was Robin Williams–God rest his soul–who once quipped: “If you remember the sixties, you weren’t really there.” …

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The Gillette Chamber Singers: Going Home

June 7, 2017

‘It is an honour that I dream not of.’ Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 3 In that …

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How Can We Miss You If You Won’t Go Away?

May 29, 2017

Thirty years ago, gentle readers, I founded a professional–in quality, not pay–auditioned choir in Gillette, WY: The Gillette Chamber Singers. …

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Mariah Carey: Performer?

January 5, 2017

By now, much of the civilized world, even if unaware of existential threats to the survival of the species, has …

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Merry Christmas Darling

December 21, 2016

Greeting cards have all been sent The Christmas rush is through But I still have a wish to make A …

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The Life And Times Of A Classical Singer

December 1, 2015

“Music was his life, it was not his livelihood, and it made him feel so happy, it made him feel …

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The Morality of Classical Music

April 7, 2015

My friend Bookworm has often done me the honor of linking my writings, and I return the favor whenever possible, …

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There Were Shepherds…UPDATED

December 23, 2013

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, …

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I’m Baaaccck!

May 20, 2013

Regular readers may have noticed that my usual writing pace has slacked a bit over the last week.  I’ve been …

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Food For The Soul: Biebl’s Ave Maria

November 25, 2012

Every year the Ft. Worth Symphony Orchestra performs “Home For The Holidays,” its annual Christmas Concert series.  As with most …

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Music: Moses Hogan

May 25, 2012

Moses Hogan is one of my favorite American composers.  A great pianist, composer and conductor, Hogan sadly died in 2003, …

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