Interesting Things

USC and UGA Bands Remember 9/11

September 12, 2011

I debated for a long time whether or not I should post something about September 11, 2001. After all, like everyone else alive at the time, I remember specifically and vividly–and I can recall down to the minute–the events of that day. I smell the building. I see the people. I hear the sounds. In [...]

The Sing Off, Night 2

December 9, 2010

Choir nerd alert! I admit it: I thoroughly enjoyed watching NBC’s “The Sing-Off” last Christmas. Having lived all but the first 5 years of my life as a choral singer and later as a choral director at the high school, collegiate, and church levels, it’s the one reality show where I have a qualified opinion. [...]

North Point iBand

December 8, 2010

From North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia.

The Sing Off

December 7, 2010

“The Sing Off” returned last night. I’ve been looking forward to this show more than any other show since “24″ was put on hold for a year and a half during the screen writers’ strike. The sophomore season of “The Sing Off” looks like it will offer stronger groups than its predecessor. Each of them [...]

We Choose the Moon

July 16, 2009

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11, which carried Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin to the moon on the first manned mission to land on the lunar surface.