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 [...]

In case you didn’t want to click through all 400 or so pictures of our wedding, here’s the highlights album. Click here.

I’ve posted a bunch of pictures from our wedding on Flickr!  You can see them here.

, originally uploaded by Noah Kalina.
I love the photos this guy posts. Amazing stuff!
(Fair warning: sometimes this photographer posts subtle nudity.  Just so you know before you click.)

Exciting news - I’m getting married!  The beautiful Abby came into my life earlier this year and we just got engaged last week.  We are getting married this January in Houston, Texas! 

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. [...]

Member of the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus and Orchestra are showing their support for presidential candidate Barack Obama with T-shirts that say “Baroque” Obama.