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Choral Reef: music under the surface

English - Choral Music, Lutheran, Poetry
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Choral Reef · 1M ago

4'33" Cage does Cage

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Choral Reef · 1M ago

Bringing pencils to rehearsal...

...is not just for altos any more!
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Choral Reef · 1M ago

We are an Easter Peeple

...as depicted by my middle school group and assorted friends, for display at our church's Easter Breakfast tomorrow. Alleluia! :-DP.S. I'm the pink one with the brown mullet and the baton sticking out of the side of my head.
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Choral Reef · 1M ago

A conductor's mojo...

...described variously here. Worth reading!
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Choral Reef · 1M ago

Ever wonder what all that arm-waving is about?

If so, this post from the New York Times and Alan Gilbert might be illuminating.For me, the experience of conducting is simultaneously one of suspended animation, dance and deeply analytical, multi-layered thinking. At any given moment, I'm immersed in rhythm, pitch, motion, melody, harmony, textual
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Choral Reef · 1Y ago

Community as a condition of the heart

I was talking tonight with my church choir about community. We started with a reading from the writings of Henri Nouwen, in which he spoke of community as sometimes a good thing (eating together, supporting one another, sharing a laugh) and sometimes not (having to subscribe exactly to a particular
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Choral Reef · 1Y ago

Friday five: but how, then, shall we live?

Sally of the RevGals writes: This has been a good week for British Methodism, The Annual Conference has discussed and debated many things and not shied away from some difficult stuff. New Ministers have been Ordained and received into Full Connexion. Add to that the fact that two amazing ladies; Ali
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Choral Reef · 1Y ago

Hedgehogs in motion

I'm feeling philosophical today. Perhaps it was brought on by five full days of sitting more-or-less in one place, listening to nature, conspicuously NOT producing anything. I'm feeling de-cluttered in a way I haven't been for about nine months. It's delicious and clean and, well, simple.On the way
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Choral Reef · 1Y ago

Friday five: Remember me?

Hi, everyone–it's been a while, and I've missed you! But here I am, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, redesigned and looking forward to coming back to the Reef. RevGal Jan writes:As I opened up my computer this morning, I directly went to my blog and RevGals to see what the newest Friday Five would be! Not
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Choral Reef · 1Y ago

This too shall pass

Stand and face it. Don't hang on to it. Keep your heart involved. The world will keep on turning.Bit o' life wisdom from OK Go.
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