The always-insightful Steve Siegel has a great preview up on the Morning Call’s site.  Thanks to Ellis Finger for hosting me on WDIY on Tuesday morning.  It’s always a pleasure to discuss The Choir’s work with our friends at WDIY.  Tonight, The Choir has our first rehearsal with the two pianists, Tom Goeman and Eric… Continue Reading »

Wow.  Greg commended to us Dashon Burton’s excellent singing at rehearsal last night, but his beautiful, passionate performance of Cantata No. 82 far exceeded already-high expectations.  This afternoon’s concert was a beautiful fusion of intellectual rigor and consumate expressivity.  We had nearly-full attendance, and there’s definitely a sense that spring has sprung around Central Moravian.… Continue Reading »

“The world today is sick to its thin blood for lack of elemental things, for fire before the hands, for water welling from the earth, for air, for the dear earth itself underfoot.” -Henry Beston, The Outermost House I encountered this quote this fall, when a blogger I frequently read wrote about his decision to stay… Continue Reading »

Apologies for the long absence from the blog – it’s been a busy couple of months, not the least of which for members of the Bach Choir.  I’m going to offer a few wrap-ups, a couple of invitations, and a special request. Apologies in advance for what is sure to be a long post.  There’s… Continue Reading »

Bach’s delicate gem of a cantata, No. 8, “Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben?” begins with almost-whimsical oboes ascending over pizzicato strings.  In the third bar, a lone flute begins to play a series of repeated sixteenth notes:  ti-ca-ti-ca-ti-ca-ti-ca-ti-ca-ti-ca-ti, and then, as the oboes continue their dialogue, the flute disappears back into the texture.  The… Continue Reading »