Category Archives: Music

Managing A Cantor III: Location, Location

Posted on 15 July 2019 by

  One cantor long ago told me she would never do the psalm from the ambo. As she crossed the center line of the church she didn’t want to be emphasizing the lower part of her trunk as she bowed … Continue reading →

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Managing A Cantor II: Arm Gestures

Posted on 14 July 2019 by

One of the modest sins I’ve noticed over the years from various psalmists is a gesture taking place when they are finished singing the psalm verse. Not when the people are supposed to enter the music. It’s a small thing. … Continue reading →

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Managing A Cantor

Posted on 2 July 2019 by

I found this thread on the CMAA site which included excellent advice from Liam. Opening the discussion: I have a cantor I need to dismiss from cantoring. Her voice blends fine in a choir, and she is involved with an … Continue reading →

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Musical Moment #4: Brandenburg Marathon

Posted on 11 June 2019 by

Another great concert moment. My first job out of college was in telemarketing, and one of my workmates became a good friend. We shared many interests, including music. In the early 80s I was discovering Baroque music. When the Eastman … Continue reading →

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Musical Moment #3: Tusk

Posted on 10 June 2019 by

Another college moment, which was really more than one moment: Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk. I saw the band live twice, once before the album was released and once shortly after. The former show was my first all-day stadium rock event. They … Continue reading →

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Musical Moment #2: Trees

Posted on 2 June 2019 by

In college, my friend Marianne talked about a concert we were going to attend that included recorded birdsong in one of the symphonic pieces. And so I was introduced to The Pines of Rome. Blogged before: my third live listen … Continue reading →

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Musical Moment #1: “Great and Noble”

Posted on 1 June 2019 by

Every now and then a fb friend does one of those ten-post challenges. Songs, albums, life events in one picture, given with no words. Or minimal commentary. As I think back to musical moments in my life, I’ve pondered less … Continue reading →

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