I ran across this quote in a book about painter Jackson Pollock I was reading this morning:
“One day, curious about his wife’s opinion of a picture, he did not ask whether she thought it was a good painting or a bad one.  He simply asked, ‘Is this a painting?’”
My voice teacher Kathy Kaun used to [...]

I was SO happy to discover this newly-posted TED talk today from Scottish conductor Charles Hazlewood.  So many wonderful ideas, beautiful ways of describing the music-making process, and the power that music has in our lives.  A couple thoughts that come to mind for me:
*Having been to South Africa, I can relate so much to [...]

I can’t figure out whether I think this is funny, disturbing, or just excessively “green.”  Whatever it is, it is certainly entertaining.

December from 328 Stories on Vimeo.

Wow, this little girl is amazing!  So expressive and committed!

The story of Jonah from Corinth Baptist Church on Vimeo.

I’m back in Eugene for the 2010 Oregon Bach Festival.  First concert up is the powerful Verdi Requiem. We’ll perform it in Eugene on Friday and then Portland on Sunday.
In the next 3 weeks, we’ll also be doing performances of Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Bach’s B Minor Mass, the Brahms Liebeslieder, and also other concerts with pieces [...]

A video was posted online of my performances with Hope Stone Dance from last year. It was such an honor to perform with this totally engaging and unique company of artists. In this video, I am singing in the pit with Ana Trevino-Godfrey. We are, essentially, providing support to the incomparable violinist [...]

Two really great videos with awesome, insightful content.  And just to keep your attention, they have been animated!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3oIiH7BLmg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc&

I am honored to be singing in performances with the Hope Stone, Inc. this weekend (October 23 and 24, 8pm, Cullen Theater at the Wortham Center).  Hope Stone is a totally unique and vibrant dance company.  This show promises to be beautiful and exciting.  The company is also giving back a great deal to the [...]

Here’s a short video clip from a performance of “How Nanita Learned To Make Flan.”  The video is posted on Facebook.