Ike Effect @ Montrose, originally uploaded by P3t3rT.
This is right down the street from my place in Houston. We don’t really know how serious Hurricane Ike going to be tonight, but Abby and I evacuated north with a few friends and are having a movie marathon. We’ll see how long we have [...]

First, the summer began with Houston Grand Opera’s “Opera to Go!” performances of Sleeping Beauty. Our three-and-a-half month run of shows ended mid-June.
Photo set of production photos
YouTube video

On June 8, I put together a service of music at my church, Ecclesia. It was great to be able to lead in worship there. [...]

The cast of Sleeping Beauty (Houston Grand Opera’s “Opera to Go!“) drove a little further than normal last Friday to perform for the Mayberry-like town of Livingston, Texas. We really enjoyed our visit to Livingston and were received great responses from children and teachers alike.

One unique opportunity was to perform for a small group [...]

Yesterday was the very first day of performances for Sleeping Beauty with Houston Grand Opera’s Opera to Go! program. The OTG company has been in rehearsals for Sleeping Beauty for a couple weeks and have been working very hard, but the show has presented its set of challenges for music and staging, so we [...]

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DSC03699, originally uploaded by Behold How Free.
My Italian Prince puppet for “Sleeping Beauty.” He’s kind of creepy, huh?

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dennis with his baby, originally uploaded by Behold How Free.
Houston Grand Opera “Opera to Go!” is in the thick of rehearsals now for our adaptation of “Sleeping Beauty.” [...]

Last night Opera Vista hosted its third event at Montrose’s Cafe Brasil. It was a cabaret night featuring the music of Kurt Weill.
We have been really excited about this event and felt like it would be a real treat for the audience. Unfortunately, Mother Nature wanted to make things a little difficult - [...]

“Amahl and the Nights Visitors”
Coming Soon!
December 15 and 16
More info here

It’s kind of funny to happen upon a video of yourself on YouTube! This is a promo video from the MasterWorks Festival, which I attended the summers of 2002 and 2004. My image (as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni) suddenly appears in this video at 0:56!