This short summer sabbatical has been fruitful in many ways: energizing, relaxing, challenging and restorative. Highlights have been hearing my colleague Weicheng Zhao play brilliantly at the June National A.G.O. finals in Houston and a two-week trip to Costa Rica in July.
Language immersion experiences are intense. Sometimes it feels like hitting >
I am excited that I will be taking a short sabbatical this summer. Postponed from 2015 because of the sudden vacancy in the associate organist-position and the resulting national search last May-June, I will be on sabbatical and vacation this summer, Monday, June 6 through Monday, September 5.
With Weicheng Zhao competing >
The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play.
Sabbatical. I need one. Dealing with the complexities of all All Saints ā trying to hold it all together ā is very challenging work, all the while trying to be a musician.
And that is precisely the focus of my sabbatical: reclaiming my being a musician.
I need to learn some Bach fugues. Iām going to practice >
How does the conversation about sacrificial atonement theology in the Anglican Communion impact the selection of music for liturgies at All Saints? We are in this adventure together, and I believe we can worship in this creative tension, with understanding.
Oregon Bach Festival, Paris, South Africa
