When I reflect on my time facilitating group-singing with the Grafton OMAG v.1 and v.2 Choirs, I find myself grateful that these music-making experiences have become a life “passion point.” You know, those experiences that bring great joy, satisfaction, occasional heartbreak and frustration, and connection to others. I’ve learned so much about myself, my values,Continue reading “An Existential Crisis”
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Endings & Beginnings
It was the Spring of 2018. The OMAG members and I were told that there would be a “de-population” at the minimum-security, reintegration prison in which we rehearsed. What did that mean? The prison administration said that the reintegration center would be undergoing significant construction (primarily roofing), so they needed to place the residents inContinue reading “Endings & Beginnings”
A rose by any other name…
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” ~William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II Names and labels. Shakespeare’s Juliet spoke the words that opened this post to Romeo, who just happened to have the “wrong” last name. He’s a “Montague,” not a “Capulet.” Yet sheContinue reading “A rose by any other name…”
Where did this come from?
November 8, 2015 Did you ever wonder about life relationships and events that present themselves to you? Sometimes I find myself asking, “Where did this come from?” or “How did I get into this?” To be honest, an opportunity to begin a prison choir hit me on the head when I wasn’t looking. Starting anContinue reading “Where did this come from?”
Singing Behind Bars 