When I teach young artists, when I choose repertoire, when I design a course, my centering mantra is always “preservation by way of innovation.”
Read MoreThere have been plenty of times when I was told never to perform, never sing opera, you are this instead of that. It took a long time to simply trust my instrument, to really know it.
Read MoreAs a teacher of today’s young artists in a public high school, I see my most important role as helping the learners in my classroom find their own voice, both literally and figuratively.
Read MoreI’ve always lived in that space between choral music and vocal performance/pedagogy, equally buoyed by my enthusiasm for making sounds in a group and my fascination with how great singers do what they do.
Read MoreOne of the interesting opportunities that has come my way in retirement from Boston University (2016) is invitations to join other faculties to teach for colleagues who would like to have a sabbatical leave from their home institution. When such an invitation came to replace an esteemed colleague for a semester at a small liberal arts college, I was eager to help and accepted.
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