The Michael O’Neal Singers, which just completed its 25th Anniversary Season, is about to celebrate the tenth summer of The Michael O’Neal Summer Singers. Begun as a way to provide singers who [...]
The Messiah sing-along has become a very popular event in many American communities, and especially during the Christmas Season there will be hundreds of these celebrations across our nation. [...]
Perhaps my favorite work of non-musical art is David by Michelangelo. It has been my good fortune to view this magnificent 17 foot sculpture on three separate occasions in the Accademia Gallery [...]
In the spirit of New Year’s Resolutions, I offer these ten for choir members to consider. Feel free to add your own to the list. A Choir Member’s New Year’s Resolutions I will listen to my [...]
One of the great joys of my musical life is that I had the opportunity to sing for many years under the baton of Robert Shaw. In my own conducting career, I have been influenced in many ways by [...]
An unexpected death recently took a valued member of MOS. John Moss had sung in our Bass II section since 2005, and his warm personality, gentle spirit and fine voice will be sorely missed by [...]
I recently wrote a blog about singing with an aging voice, and I suggested several things older singers could do to keep their singing voices at a level where they could continue to participate [...]
A question that pops up now and then (especially around audition time) is how to cope with a “mature” or, shall we just say it, an “aging” voice. It’s a challenging [...]
To blend or not to blend, that is the question. With apologies to Shakespeare, there really shouldn’t even be a question here. Most of us involved in choruses, either as singers or [...]
I recently asked my readers to suggest some topics they would like to see discussed in this choral blog. I’ve received many great ideas and will be including as many as I can in the next [...]