Image by falco from Pixabay; do you recognize what story is being portrayed in this sculpture and how it relates to the concept of mercy?The choir to which I belong, the Cherry Creek Chorale… Read More

Image by Avery Fan from PixabayI’m not really going to cover the millennia of this word’s usage; there are whole books on the subject. Instead, I’ll concentrate on the word… Read More

“The Ritual Dance of the Shakers,” Shaker Historical Society, public domain, image accessed via Wikimedia Commons“I Will Be a Child of Peace” by Elaine Hagenberg offe… Read More

Introduction to the work and its composer Dan Forrest Image accessed via ixabay.My first experience with a Forrest composition/arrangement came in 2014 when my choir, the Cherry Creek Choral… Read More

This seems like a pretty simple question, doesn’t it? But let me tell you, it isn’t! I’ve done lots of trolling the internet looking for answers and come across some pret… Read More

A Commissioning Conundrum Image by Stefan Keller from PixabayWell, that title is a bit misleading. I actually have quite a bit of information about how this whole process works. One big sour… Read More

First question:  Why is the pictured lamp stand more authentic and correct as a part of the Hanukkah celebration than the usual candelabra? Answer:  Because the whole story of Ha… Read More

Image by Anastasia Gepp from PixabayThis post may come across as rather self-indulgent, but I thought it might be helpful for followers of this blog to read about my long and frustrating exp… Read More

Image by ponderconnect from PixabayGood question! Do you mean the place, the actual isle or island? Or do you mean the song? Or perhaps the poem? As you can see, it’s complicated. Let… Read More

Image by Gerd Altmann from PixabayI have to say that I hadn’t realized what a fruitful source of lyrics for choral music Walt Whitman has been until I started writing this article. My… Read More