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From the monthly archives: March 2012

On to our next concert: Bach, Schoenberg, and Vierne

by Bruce Tammen on March 26, 2012 · No Comments

Two weeks into our current preparation, I am struck, first, by the similarities between Bach and Schoenberg; and, second, by the dissimilarity between these two composers, and our third composer, Louis Vierne.

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Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals

by choraleweb on March 14, 2012 · No Comments

The only kind of goals worth having are those that take your breath away, and scare you a little bit: Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals.

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