Remember when I wrote that I got sent a package of things to review? Well, in addition to that lifesaving lullaby CD/Book combo, I also received one other totally free item for my perusal: an advance copy of the Big Block Singsong DVD. If you are not familiar with Big Block Singsong, then you clearly […]
Category Archives: Music
Tiny Destroyer Disguised as a Bellywog
Yesterday I was with Edward in the supermarket, and he immediately walked over to the large display of apples and pears (4 or 5 bins worth), and knocked them all to the floor. Apples and pears flew everywhere. I guess he did not know that the bins were on wheels and not fully attached, so […]
Infamous Gigs: The Bar Mitzvah in the Elevator
Last week you will remember that I told you all about the time my a cappella group was hired to sing at a Billy Joel-themed wedding, and that it was, shall we say, an adventure. I don’t know how much we got out of it, artistically speaking anyway, but what we did get out of […]
Sleep Softly: Classical Lullabies
The other night, as my wife and I were trying to watch some television program that was not appropriate for children, we noticed my daughter sneaking down the stairs. She was upset because her lullaby CD was not working and she couldn’t sleep. There was a very good reason as to why her lullaby CD […]
Infamous Gigs: The Billy Joel Wedding
Today I am starting a new Throwback Thursday feature called “Infamous Gigs,” in which I will attempt to tell the stories from some of my more bizarre and memorable musical jobs. Today I will tell you the tale of: “The Billy Joel Wedding.” Back when I was directing an a cappella group called Passing Notes, […]
Local Tenor Reviews His Own Concert
When I lived in the D.C.-Baltimore metro area, one thing I could count on was a review. When the Washington National Opera performed, it was written about in the papers. When the local choruses sang major concerts, reviews appeared in print and online. Even as I have traveled to other parts of the country, major […]
Banned From the Kids’ Table
I was contacted recently by a site called Mothering in the Middle, wondering if I would be interested in being a regular contributor to their blog about “midlife” parenting. Their site deals specifically with older parents, or rather with people who became parents closer to middle age than middle school. When you get pregnant at 35 […]
Bear’s Favorite Songs
Hello. This is Bear. It is Tenor Monday hear on my blog, and I half decided to share my favorite songs with you. You should listen too them awl. They are the best songs. #1 – The Bear Went Over the Mountain B: Stompy the Bear 3) Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear Four […]
Uptown Funk – Easter Edition
It all started back in February, probably near Ash Wednesday sometime, when Lent and Easter were on my mind. I was driving in the car when Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk” came on the radio. Bruno Mars started singing “Uptown funk you up,” and yet all that was going through my head was “Christ is risen […]
Is Any Price Too Great To Pay?
Full disclosure: I have not seen the movie Whiplash. It’s on my list, but I haven’t seen it. What I have seen is the conversation that this movie has started about art, excellence, methods, and abuse. This is an important conversation to have, and it is one that I have been afraid to have for many years. […]