It happens every year. For forty-two years the Vocal Arts Ensemble has sung in the holidays on the first weekend […]
Archive for November 2018
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving brings some fond memories of large family gatherings. Some included all the in-laws and cousins. But there are also […]
WARM FUZZIES
Summer, here in the dry, high desert is a dusty, dirty sort of place. The temperatures rise into the high […]
“Villanelle For Our Time”
Originally posted on Ivor.Plumber/Poet:
“Villanelle For Our Time” Dear readers, if you are inclined, please read this magnificent piece, written…
Canta al Mar, Calella, Spain 2018
PROLOGUE: Many things have delayed this post. Bronchitis is a good start. For that I thank cold, windy, wet conditions […]
Spanish Inspiration
The organization that organized the Canta al Mar Music Festival and Competition in Calella, Spain, did some remarkable media coverage. […]
Talkin’ Turkey
I am minding my own business. I am driving to the gym. When I come around a corner and have […]
If This is Sunday, It Must be Spain…Ronda
Forty-three singers, our beloved director, and ten “entourage” started our journey to the Canta al Mar International Choral Festival and […]
Talkin' to Myself 