Charles Keiser, 1955-2022 He was always my angel. His memorial page is here. You can still watch his funeral service on-demand from the church website, although I don't know how long that will be up. I'll follow with more (much more) detail later. I've got enough blog material for the rest of the year, maybe. …
Month: May 2022
Gibberings Grim and Ghastly
The Sorcerer is minor Gilbert & Sullivan. It was the first full-length 'Savoy opera', although they'd done a Christmas pantomime (Thespis) and they didn't really take off as powerhouses until their next show, HMS Pinafore. But there is much to like about Sorcerer, especially its tuneful score. My friend Gary Slavin is a very talented …
Hernias and Spiked Teapots
Some bitzies to get you caught up before I describe this bizarro 4-day weekend. Let's see: We've been rehearsing for next weekend's QUO concert. A few weeks ago, we had an organizational kerfuffle where our wonderful assistant conductor up and quit. She raised some valid concerns about how the orchestra deals with trans and non-binary …
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