Originally published in 2003 It is an interesting analogy that [my colleague] provides, comparing the changing of words in a musical composition with changing images on a piece of visual art. As one who has published music, I am acutely aware of how it feels not to want my compositions […]
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Originally published in 2003. This essay is in response to this statement by a colleague in the liturgical music community: “Music either has value or it doesn’t. I have spent my life in the belief that music is an art. It has value and should not be trivialized.” What is […]
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
Originally published in 2000. A couple years ago I shared with this list my journey of having been diagnosed with diabetes and the adjustments I was making. Over the months, I discovered that my blood-sugar levels were in the normal range and stopped treating myself, and when I moved to […]
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes