As if you needed another reason to sing for joy, recent research has confirmed that singing improves positive Feelings and social connections, reducing stress and making people Feel more relaxed and happy. Perhaps this is why singers often ap...

I can tell a good movie by how uplifted I Feel afterward. With really good movies, the Feeling of upliftment and expansion can last for hours, or even days. Lincoln was such a movie for me. I saw it at the Grove Theater in Los Angeles. I was str...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   To maintain a healthy, growing choir, you need new recruits, but often you Feel like you’ve exhausted all your usual sources.   photo ...

The best young singers Northwest Indiana has to offer. Performs exclusively in the summer months. Auditions and interviews typically held in May.

  This has been a long time coming. For the past several years I’ve mused about forming an interfaith vocal ensemble, but it never seemed to be the right time.   Now it is.   Feel free to join me. We already have rehearsal spac...

[This post was previously published on our blog, "Backstage at Encore Tours"]   (Photo courtesy of planetpov.com)   So you’ve traveled internationally and are now looking for something a little closer to Home, or maybe you want to work...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Have you ever been swept along by the enthusiasm of a singing session only to Feel drained at the end or with a sore throat and aching legs?   ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many of us are wary of attending singing workshops or choirs when we Feel that people will be a lot more experienced than us. This is particularly t...