Firing someone is a terrible but necessary rite of passage for every manager. I have two overly dramatic metaphors that have helped me describe it. In the fifth book of the Harry Potter series, Harry learns that what he originally thought were magically self-propelled carriages are actually pulled by mystical creatures known as Thestrals -- winged… Continue reading Seeing Thestrals, and the Bridge Test
Day: June 29, 2018
The Lotti Eight-Part Crucifixus
Cross-posted from my other blog, Just Another Bass -- For this year's Tanglewood season, I am fortunate to be on the roster for the second residency, which includes our chorus's annual Prelude concert in Ozawa Hall. The set of a capella pieces we are singing are a fabulous assortment of sumptuous harmonies, consonant and dissonant, all dancing… Continue reading The Lotti Eight-Part Crucifixus
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