Feb 17, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Cast, chorus, conductor and director of KWSO La traviata, February 12, 2023 It’s always a great moment as a teacher and mentor to be able to celebrate the fruits of our collective labours. Such was the occasion last weekend, when our Laurier students took to the...Feb 3, 2023 | Singing and Self Blog
Words and meaning (sourced on Snappa, February 2023) Singers use words. Other than the fact that we use our entire body as our instrument (as opposed to playing an instrument that is external to us), powered by breath, the fact that we use language is what...Dec 2, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog
All in (my title) sourced on Snappa.com December 1, 2022 When I thought about what to write about this week, the theme of community continued to resonate in my teaching, learning and performing spaces. It’s the usual time of culminating projects, concerts and...Nov 25, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Opera Laurier (@operalaurier) This past weekend, the students in our opera courses had their culminating performances of select scenes from several operas. They worked intensely with me and my colleagues all term on this,...Nov 11, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog, The Disowned (Singing) Self
Moon Shot (sourced on Snappa, November 2022) This week was a full moon. A time of fruition, expanding, harvesting. The week was also incredibly intense with many projects coming close to being, for students and faculty alike. Because there was also a lunar eclipse on...