The idea of a Sunday morning liturgy with no words spoken was an outgrowth of an idea that a parishioner had when Szymon Grab was first hired and gave a mini-recital for a group of major donors. The parishioner suggested to Ed Bacon that we could do with a lot less speaking at our services >
No exaggeration. This was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
The LA Philharmonic had scheduled all of the Mahler Symphonies to be performed during the 2011-2012 season. Symphony No. 8 requires a chorus of 800 and an orchestra of 200. It was the job of LA Master Chorale Director Grant Gershon to assemble and prepare those 800 >
Elizabeth Lenti accepted the position of Associate Organist at the Cathedral in Cleveland and a teaching position at the Cleveland Institute of Music, beginning in the fall of 2011. I had learned a few things about running a search, through the processing of hiring Elizabeth in 2004-2005.
We advertised the Associate Organist-Choirmaster position that summer >
After 26 years as director of the childrenâs/youth choir program at All Saints, Stephanie Mowery accepted the position of director of the Syracuse Childrenâs Chorus. So in spring 2011, we began the process of hiring the next musician for this important position at All Saints.
I had never led a search for such a position, >
As I slowly began the movement back into freelance work, this collaboration with Kyle Champion became an important milestone.
The Beethoven and Martinu sonatas are virtuoso works for both the cellist and the pianist, and I worked very hard bringing back my piano technique. Working with Kyle is always a joy at All Saints, whether >
