Seriously???

Just 6 months ago I was dropping 60-hour workweeks like they were hot; working as a high school chorus teacher in Florida. Now I am the assistant artistic director of VocalEssence and the producer of American Public Media's 24/7 choral stream & blog. Wait, what in the hell happened? Are you crazy....you're seriously giving me a blog?

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I've always been a choral nerd, but to be producing and blogging for one of the few 24/7 choral streams in the country definitely wasn't on my radar. Can somebody wake me up from this dream? (No, please don't!) Some may think that I'm crazy for moving to the North Country (probably a solid assessment), but when it comes to choral music, this place is the land of Milk & Honey.

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Moses (F. Melius Christiansen) led the singers out of the wilderness and some of

Minnesota's

the region's Joshuas (Westin Noble, Philip Brunelle & Dale Warland) have kept on fightin' the battle.

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This is such a grand opportunity to share my love for choral music with thousands of people from this culturally rich state and region. I am hoping that we develop a strong bond and that you become avid listeners of our 24/7 choral stream. So....I guess it's time for that awkward moment during the first date, when we attempt to get to know one another.

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Well, who am I? I am THAT guy. People that know me, realize that I am THAT guy who always looks to push it a step further. What does that mean for this choral stream and blog? I recommend that you fasten your safety belts and prepare for one hell of a ride; North Country just got a new injection of Southern swagger.