arrange • compose • conduct
Certain composers have such distinctiveness to their tool bag that you can recognize their style in one bar. Even if it’s not a composition but an arrangement. Even if it’s an arrangement of a composer as distinctive as Stephen Sondheim, and a song as recognizable as “Not While I’m Around.” […]
I wrote an entire series of instrumental parts for a Cabaret show today – ten in total – while still having time for lots of other things. It’s a project that would have taken me a week a decade ago. Speed picks up over time. Part of it is a […]
We’re on to Part Two of Dare To Lead. “Living Into Our Values” is about distilling our values and practicing them as leaders. This article will unpack the chapter, discuss its implications specifically for choral leaders, and then ask you the questions I’ve been asking myself as I read. “We Don’t […]
Welcome to Week 22 of The Definitive Version, a regular feature of my website. You can read more about the project here and read all past entries here. Song: “In A Sentimental Mood” (1935)Composer: Duke EllingtonLyricist: Manny KurtzForm: AABAStandard Key: F Major / D minor Duke Ellington (1899-1974) was one of the most […]
Sine Qua Non is one of my favorite Latin expressions – it literally means, “Without which, nothing.” You don’t see it so much anymore – the decline and fall of Latin language classes has seen to that – but it’s a nice one to have in your pocket. Maybe the […]
Sine Qua Non is one of my favorite Latin expressions – it literally means, “Without which, nothing.” You don’t see it so much anymore – the decline and fall of Latin language classes has seen to that – but it’s a nice one to have in your pocket. Maybe the […]
Sine Qua Non is one of my favorite Latin expressions – it literally means, “Without which, nothing.” You don’t see it so much anymore – the decline and fall of Latin language classes has seen to that – but it’s a nice one to have in your pocket. Maybe the […]
Sine Qua Non is one of my favorite Latin expressions – it literally means, “Without which, nothing.” You don’t see it so much anymore – the decline and fall of Latin language classes has seen to that – but it’s a nice one to have in your pocket. Maybe the […]
Sine Qua Non is one of my favorite Latin expressions – it literally means, “Without which, nothing.” You don’t see it so much anymore – the decline and fall of Latin language classes has seen to that – but it’s a nice one to have in your pocket. Maybe the […]
It’s the fifth and final section of Part One of Dare To Lead. “Curiosity and Grounded Confidence” is all about empowering leaders to keep striving toward the vulnerability skills that are so essential to daring leadership. This article will unpack the chapter, discuss its implications specifically for choral leaders, and then […]