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Where to start… +++ Had the chorus show. It turned out a hell of a lot better than I expected — apparently a lot of guys had been cramming lyrics ‘n’ tunes all day both Friday and Saturday — and the audience was very responsive. The snowstorm kept a lot of people home on Saturday [...]

OK. Here goes. This coming weekend is the Gateway Men’s Chorus holiday show, which we’re doing with an interim director who’s rather good but who is probably feeling a bit overwhelmed by some of the poor habits that were tolerated by prior directors. (for example, I don’t know half the material and the show opens [...]

Meeegan checks in with some words of wisdom for singers, delivered by Robert Shaw. (Meeegan: enjoy the Requiem!) Lagniappe: on the plane of aspiration I love the idea of a contagious diminuendo…

Today’s job interview went smashingly well. The interviewer mentioned several areas of expertise that they were looking for, and — well, I had notable experience in all of those areas. (“Why yes, I *am* familiar with MediaWiki syntax!”) It certainly didn’t hurt that I am used to dealing with fiercely independent fiefdoms or that I [...]

Yup, it’s another in a long series of quick updates. First, the title. For a long time now, I’ve been interested in learning how to play rugby, but have put it off for some silly reason. This past week has had a couple Universal Nudges<tm>, though: a story in the Post-Dispatch about a local club, [...]