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Edits and albums at altitude
Hi fans and friends! Writing this on a plane to Dallas-Ft.Worth International Airport, a hub we’ll see probably a dozen times in the next three-five months. This time around it’s for a concert in Waco, Texas. We’ve had a lovely visit to the beautiful State of New Mexico with concerts and workshops in Portales atRead more..
Notatar for “Notatar for eit rekviem”
Greetings for Larvik, Norway! A little post-mortem (literally) about our premiere tonight of “Notatar for eit Rekviem” (Notes for a Requiem). In short, it’s a stage adaptation of Odd Klippenvåg ’s novel about Don Carlo Gesualdo, the innovative composer and Prince of Venosa most famous for murdering his wife and her lover. While his noble statusRead more..
Norwegian would, traffic permitting
GUEST BLOGGER: ERIKA RAUER (Craig’s wife) The week before leaving New York for Norway, I did an exact count of how many diapers Grace uses on a weekly basis. The number was 49: 7 a day. So, for 11 days, I packed 95 (just to be safe) plus an extra few in the diaper bag.Read more..
Do you want to hear what I hear?
On Thursday, we embarked on our three week “Christmas” tour. (Technically, our tour was supposed to begin on Wednesday, but high winds conspired against us and our flight was canceled.) At three weeks, our tour will be the LONGEST tour NYP has ever attempted. So, it’s anyone’s guess if we’ll be on speaking terms whenRead more..
Natural, direct and sure
On Friday night, NYP returned to Saint John’s Episcopal Cathedral in Denver, CO. Not only did it give us a chance to present material from Tudor City, we got to put a lot of new music on its feet: 3 selections by Clemens non Papa (1515-1555) and the madrigalic tour de force “La guerre” byRead more..
Singing in the rain
This week New York Polyphony gave its first performance in the great north: Minnesota! For me, it was my first time to the state. We performed at St. Olaf College, and, no, for all our friends, Rose Nylund was nowhere to be found. St. Olaf College is actually in Northfield, south of the Twin Cities. Read more..
The state of things in Denmark
Thisted, in the Thy region, pronounced “TEA-stul” and “Tü” (clearly…), there are lots of silent consonants here, nine official vowels, and extra letters at the end of the alphabet: æ, å, ø and Ӝ. (I lied about the last one). Our first full day began with a workshop with the church choir of men andRead more..