I posted some new pictures of Hansel and Gretel with “Opera to Go!” taken by Eric Melear.  Click here to see them.

the end, originally uploaded by Behold How Free.
Thanks to Eric Melear for pictures of the show!

Click here to view the whole set on Flickr
Click here to view the whole set on Flickr

Crater Lake - 14, originally uploaded by Behold How Free.
I’ve been posting pictures on Flickr of my summer adventures thus far, including Oregon Bach Festival and a visit to Crater Lake. Click here to see them!

Click on the picture above to see all pictures from the performance of Peter Rabbit: The Opera at Frost Elemantary School, Houston, Texas.

1. Today was the performance of Peter Rabbit, The Opera by students at Frost Elementary School.  Hannah and I were so proud of our students.  They learned a lot about opera and how to write music and perform it.
2. Working on music and getting ready for a performance with the Houston Bach Society on Sunday [...]

I have been having a really awesome time the past several weeks working with “Create An Opera” Camp at Frost Elementary School.  This is a special project of the Houston Grand Opera, and I am collaborating with Hannah Lu (also a colleague from “Opera to Go!”) to teach this class.
During our sessions with the children, [...]

close up, originally uploaded by Behold How Free.
I don’t even remember what so many of these awards are from!  I think the one in my hand was from a church music competition or something.

awards, originally uploaded by Behold How Free.
On the left, a Bible quizzing trophy.  On the right, a trophy for being the Bat Boy of my brother’s Little League baseball team.  Yes, I have a trophy for being a Bat Boy.

Trophies and medals, originally uploaded by Behold How Free.
Since Abby and I are living together now, it was time to go through a lot of my stuff and try to consolidate my life a bit. One of the hardest things to deal with is mementos - old pictures, awards, special gifts, etc. I [...]