Christmas Presents, 2020
I normally post each day’s article around 1700 the previous evening. But I have some final Christmas gifts for you, …
Category Archives: Music
Woke Beethoven: Hastening Civilization’s Demise
Ludwig van Beethoven is remembered in the public imagination as one of the greatest composers of all time, a wild-haired, …
Symphony Orchestras: The Diversity Of Poverty
As regular readers know, I’m a classically trained musician. My primary instrument is my voice. I’m among the few, the …
Music: Lessons From The Sixties
I believe it was Robin Williams–God rest his soul–who once quipped: “If you remember the sixties, you weren’t really there.” …
The Gillette Chamber Singers: Going Home
‘It is an honour that I dream not of.’ Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 3 In that …
How Can We Miss You If You Won’t Go Away?
Thirty years ago, gentle readers, I founded a professional–in quality, not pay–auditioned choir in Gillette, WY: The Gillette Chamber Singers. …
Mariah Carey: Performer?
By now, much of the civilized world, even if unaware of existential threats to the survival of the species, has …
Merry Christmas Darling
Greeting cards have all been sent The Christmas rush is through But I still have a wish to make A …
The Life And Times Of A Classical Singer
“Music was his life, it was not his livelihood, and it made him feel so happy, it made him feel …
The Morality of Classical Music
My friend Bookworm has often done me the honor of linking my writings, and I return the favor whenever possible, …
There Were Shepherds…UPDATED
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, …
I’m Baaaccck!
Regular readers may have noticed that my usual writing pace has slacked a bit over the last week. I’ve been …
Food For The Soul: Biebl’s Ave Maria
Every year the Ft. Worth Symphony Orchestra performs “Home For The Holidays,” its annual Christmas Concert series. As with most …
Music: Moses Hogan
Moses Hogan is one of my favorite American composers. A great pianist, composer and conductor, Hogan sadly died in 2003, …
