Since we last met...

I don't know where to start. Since I last typed here, I have taught and sung at Ashokan, been let go from the Cathedral choir because there will now be only male altos (a.k.a. countertenors), taught and sung at Yale, seen Julie and Julia, read Tim Keller's The Prodigal God, lost my voice, prayed a lot, regained my voice, sung with Janis and Lauren in JaLaLa's debut performance, seen and loved It Might Get Loud, looked at my finances, did some math, and started looking for a cheaper apartment. Then I found an apartment, packed, moved, and unpacked. Then I had to recover from from all that, and though I am not quite rested, I am becoming cheery again. I was in Ithaca last weekend, singing for the elementary students at the Enfield School. They are lucky, and blessed, to have a wonderful, inspiring music teacher, Karla Notarianni. I wish every child in this country had a teacher like Karla, and to know why, read her blog.

On Saturday, October 24th, I will be teaching a workshop with Wendy Lane Bailey and Tex Arnold in Edison, NJ, and am singing in Annapolis with guitarist Tom Mitchell in early November. More details to come... but in the meantime, here are some steps toward a more musical life...