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ACDA performances and premieres!
I just returned from a fabulous ACDA Eastern Division conference in Rochester, where I saw some incredible performances (including the Rutgers Voorhees Choir and Glee Club), caught up with dear...
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Cancellations and choral music in the COVID-19 era
Less than one week ago I was writing about my exciting trip to Rochester for the ACDA Eastern Division conference, and about some very exciting upcoming concerts, including the West Village Chorale‘s...
View ArticleDay 68: How to move on
It’s been 68 days since I packed up my books, choir music, and laptop from my classroom and left the Rutgers Prep campus. It’s been 68 days since the last time I conducted a choir of any kind. It’s...
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Virtual premiere of “How can we sing”
The premiere recording of “How can we sing” Eight months ago this week, I began work in earnest on my first piece in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a setting of Psalm 137 called “How can we sing.”...
View Article“I wonder as I wander” sung by Voices of Ascension
“I wonder as I wander,” performed in 2019 by Voices of Ascension Last year, I had the privilege of conducting a family concert with the outstanding New York ensemble Voices of Ascension. On that...
View ArticleWhat is choral music like in 2020?
“Dona nobis pacem” by Mark A. Miller, performed by the West Village Chorale This is usually my favorite week of the year. The third week in December always begins with the West Village Chorale giving...
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“The Same Word”– short film launch!
The Same Word – First Impressions In August of 2016, I received an email from an acquaintance of a Yale friend, a German journalist named Dorothee Schwarz, who was reaching out to me to ask if I’d...
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The pandemic, one year in
One year ago today was the last time I made music with other humans in the same room, unmasked, and the last time I felt any sense of normalcy. I started the day with a growing sense of uneasiness and...
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2021: A return to in-person singing, and more
If 2020 for the choral music world was like jumping off a cliff, I would argue that 2021 has felt like free soloing back up the side of the same cliff. We definitely made some tremendous strides...
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Big announcement – appointment as Director of Choral Studies at Mount Holyoke...
I’m honored and delighted to announce that, beginning in the fall of 2023, I will be serving as the Director of Choral Studies at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts! I’m thrilled to...
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