And When It Is Bad…..
What is it about opera in performance that, when it succeeds, scales the heights of human emotion, art and possibility; …
Category Archives: Musings
Thanks be to Spock
Leonard Nimoy passed away this week and I was gratified that he was given a front page obituary in the …
The Paradoxical Don
Is he a rapist or a seducer? A great lover of women or a sex addict? These questions hover around …
Polyphony and Grief
Singing polyphonic music without accompaniment – music of the Renaissance – is as pure and delightful an experience as can …
Authenticity and Fresh Air
How do you know the real thing when you encounter it? We are now, all of us, so steeped in …
Singing to the Exit Sign
Recently I had the opportunity to see, for the first time in my life, a string quartet playing in very …
All is Not Calm
On a damp Tuesday evening last week, I was caroling in a city park with members of my chorus. The …
Genius in the Rests
On the “technology” campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, there is a sculpture of Albert Einstein playing Frisbee. By …
The ME Party
Accepting the aphorism Ars longa, vita brevis, I veer this week from art into life (although to me they are …
Soul Whisperers
Abstract. Decorative. Illustrative. Evocative. Narrative. Story. Full-length. 19th Century. 20th Century. Modern. Traditional. There are a number of words that …
Poets' Sinews 