Professor Carol

FAQs

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I used to wonder how people came up with FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions).  Now I know!  They really are frequently asked questions, especially at conferences! So, it’s with pleasure that we launch an FAQ section on our Professor Carol website. We hope this new content will … Read more

The Convention Whirl

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A few years ago, buried in term papers in my 2nd-floor office at the Meadows School of the Arts, I couldn’t have imagined spending Spring traveling cross-country for “convention season.”  And yet, here I am, doing just that. Without question, the greatest delight is the … Read more

California Bound

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Wednesday, pre-dawn, we’ll be heading out for the Bay Area Homeschooling Conference – CHEA.  It starts Friday evening at the Santa Clara Convention Center. We’re in booth 405, so do come by and visit.  Also, please join me for two talks on Saturday, May 1st: … Read more

On the Road Again

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Goodness, it’s been an exciting time.  With the end of the concert season and the beginning of the conference season, it’s hard to know which way is up. First, let me greet all of you who are new to the Circle of Scholars, especially the wonderful … Read more

The Musical World of William Bolcom

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American composer William Bolcom has made a lot of ears happy through decades of composing, recording, and performing.  A triple-Grammy winner and tireless advocate for American music, he’s helped to revive the American songbook, particularly in league with his wife, mezzo-soprano Joan Morris.  He was … Read more

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Off and Running

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Tomorrow it starts in earnest—the 2010 Conference season!  We’re off to St. Louis for SLHC, followed two weeks later by the mammoth Midwest Conference in Cincinnati, and then the Bay Area conference in California.  And that’s just March and April. Educational conferences have the greatest … Read more