October 22, 2024, Music Notes

Hello, Thank you for your dedicated work at rehearsal last night – so fun! So challenging (I Am)! And always so joyful and fulfilling. This is the link for Sing 4 Joy, the service project undertaken by the youth chorus, Voices in the Laurel (our outreach focus)....

October 15, 2024, Music Notes

Hello Everyone, Beautiful work at rehearsal last night! We sang with a very high level of musicianship and are making wonderful progress on all of our music. Thank you for giving Sky Dances such attention so that we are ready for Jennifer Stasack’s visit at our...

October 8, 2024, Music Notes

Hello Everyone, Thanks for a wonderful rehearsal – great work, everyone! This is going to be a bit short because I need to get ready to head up to Boone to help clear out some flooded houses. Rehearsal Reflection: Here in My Heart mm. 103-152 – mm 115-116...

October 1, 2024, Music Notes

Hello Everyone, Special thanks to Kay for leading the alto sectional. I appreciate everyone’s work! It was wonderful to have Deb back – yay! I will attend the NC American Choral Directors Conference in Charlotte this weekend – I am looking forward to...

September 24, 2024, Music Notes

Hello Everyone, Rehearsal was so wonderful – thanks for the focused work from everyone. We got so much accomplished! I did realize on the drive home, however, that we reviewed everything except Some Glad Morning (I neglected to turn the page on my notepad; I was...

September 17, 2024, Music Notes

Hello Everyone, I enjoyed our rehearsal and am so pleased with the progress we made on our music. I really appreciate our early attention to dynamics, text expression, vowel shapes, articulating consonants, and phrasing – well beyond learning the notes and...