Professor Carol
Here in Winston-Salem one finds many traffic circles. Traffic circles were not so prevalent back in Dallas nor in other places I have lived, so they remain a novelty to me, notwithstanding two years of living here. I like them, even as I wonder why … Read more
The annual Circe Conference, one of the great Classical Education events of any year, will be moving online for 2020. This means persons across the nation and world can take advantage of this rewarding event by “attending” without the costs of travel and hotels. The … Read more
If the title of this post sounds like a comment on the tragic tearing-apart of our nation, it isn’t, although you are free to draw connections as you wish. Instead, this essay concerns a single complaint: namely the fact that too many of today’s creative … Read more
It’s been quite a week. How could so much be going on if I am not even out of my own back yard? Well, by Zoom, it can! The week’s schedule has included a talk on the Rhine and its role in cultural history for … Read more
Our granddaughter decided to run away yesterday afternoon. Her plot was transparent (she’s just finishing kindergarten), and it would have been laughable if one were inclined to chuckle at children’s emotions, . . . but I am not. In her backpack were three items: a … Read more
We are happy to announce something new for our members of the Circle of Scholars: the first meeting of our Music Club. Let’s have our first meeting online Sunday, June 14, at 4 p.m. EDT. Details and registration information are in the member area of … Read more
Over the past weeks, my essays have focused on our new songbook (Hurrah and Hallelujah), the sessions we did for streaming performances from the Metropolitan Opera, and opera boot camp. I was happy to write those, and equally happy at the enthusiastic comments and emails … Read more
Take the challenge! Find out what really goes on in this cutting-edge entertainment. Our lively introduction will give you the background and basic tools for entering the magical world of opera, from Mozart to Les Miz. We’ll sweep through opera’s 420-year history, look at the ingredients that make up every opera, and have fun. … Read more
Have you ever found old songbooks in your attic or at the bottom of a closet? Hank and I have plenty of them, including quite a few from his father, a pastor and great lover of music. Others came from used book stores or from … Read more
This week, a monumental, and monumentally important English opera called Peter Grimes will be featured Thursday, May 14, in the offerings coming to us during this period of live-streamed works from the Met. I want to encourage you to take advantage of this marvelous (and … Read more
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