#TBT: Commencements

Photos from various commencement ceremonies over the years . . . .

#TBT: Chamber Choir

I had reason this week to revisit a recording from Ball State University Chamber Choir’s 2004 tour of several Midwestern states. Our closer was Koepke’s arrangement of “Wade in the water.” The arrangement is pretty stunning, and the singing on this is mighty fine. Twenty years later, I’m happy to revisit this recording. And here’s

#TBT: Ten years ago

How has this been ten years now?

#TBT: 1995

Why did I have a Coke can beside me? I do not like Coke, much preferring Diet Pepsi which I’ve now been drinking for thirty+ years! Anyhow, I thought of this promo shot the other day, and though to share it again. My teaching at Blue River Community College (then Longview CC, Blue Springs Campus)

TBT: The Arts

Facebook reminds me that seven years ago today I was at the Missouri State Capitol building, advocating for Missouri Arts Council funding.

#TBT: Teatro Colón

In 1994, as I was visiting my parents in Buenos Aires, I sang at the Teatro Colón, the famous South American opera house. I sang on the steps, but I still sang. Thirty years ago today! I’ve never had the guts to add this to my resumé.

#TBT: Luck

I am reposting today something I wrote several years ago, because I do think this writing bears re-reading quite often!

#TBT: Coe fen

I had breakfast with my mentor John Schaefer this weekend in Kansas City. We were chatting about my trip to England six months ago, and I told him about attending Stephen Layton’s final Evensong at Trinity College, Cambridge. And I teared up talking about COE FEN. Here’s the webcast from that Evensong:

#TBT: Niagara Falls

Five years ago this month, I took Nephew Luke to Niagara Falls and Toronto. From my blog the day we went into the horseshoe: Luke took video with his GoPro. I retrieved some of that video from him a year ago, and finally share it here now.

#TBT: Pre-school

I’m thinking back to my pre-schooling days. When I was tyke, socialization was achieved in church nursery and in playing with neighborhood kids. And perhaps a church social after Sunday evening services. And with cousins at family events. I don’t recall that my sister Karen or I went to pre-school at all. Of course we