Cheryl, Jennie, Sonya, Kathy, and I sang Bei Mir Bist du Shoen at the intermission of the Ensemble Monterey concert on April Fools Day! We had such a good time singing those close harmonies. What a treat!
Monday, April 24, 2006
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Teacher and Poet
Susan Gorsky is an English teacher at Cabrillo College and other colleges in the area. A singer in Cantiamo, she talked with Mr. Marcus about his poetry and the other poems in the commissioned work.
It was a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the poems that we have been living with for these months.
It was a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the poems that we have been living with for these months.
Musician and Poet
Cantiamo Cabrillo and Ensemble Monterey have commissioned a piece of choral music from Imant Raminsh, a Canadian composer. The piece, entitled "the Peace of Wild Things," is a setting of poems by e.e. cummings, Wendel Berry, and Morton Marcus. Mr. Marcus came to rehearsal last week to talk about the poetry of the work. He appeared to be very pleased with the settings of his poems, which he heard for the first time at the rehearsal.
Here he is with Cheryl Anderson, the conductor of Cantiamo.
Here he is with Cheryl Anderson, the conductor of Cantiamo.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Snow (Hail?)
On March 11, 2006, Santa Cruz CA experienced very unusual weather. It rained and hailed all night, leaving enough frozen water on the ground to look like hail the next morning. It may not look like much to you, but it was pretty amazing to us!
Bach Around the Clock
On Marcvh 25 2006, the Cabrillo College Choral Program presented 12 continuous hours of music by Johann Sebastian Bach! It just doesn't get any better than this. Here Kent and Joanne channel the master himself.
The day included performances of Bach minuets with mandoline, flute sonatas, organ works, piano works, and finished with the performance of the glorious B Minor Mass as the grand finale.
I think he would have been pleased.
The day included performances of Bach minuets with mandoline, flute sonatas, organ works, piano works, and finished with the performance of the glorious B Minor Mass as the grand finale.
I think he would have been pleased.
Harvey in his hat
Dr. Harvey Marshall died last week. Harvey was a musician, whose greatest gift was working with singers. He taught many of us over the years, and he will be greatly missed. Not forgotten, but missed.
More pictures of Harvey are on Flickr, under HarveyMarshall.
More pictures of Harvey are on Flickr, under HarveyMarshall.
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