Meanwhile, may you all have a very safe and inspiring summer. Even our very bodies are materially different than they were a year ago. It would seem that death is the only alternative to change. In the spring, we see this process of renewal through change all around us. Trees that have been stagnant masses throughout the winter explode into new life with sap, leaves, and fruit.
Dormant seeds destroy themselves to allow the new plant within to come forth.
Physical change is not merely a reality, but a necessity for life to exist and continue. The same must be said for intellectual, social, spiritual, and artistic change. We can hold onto what we were, becoming deadwood that withers away and dies, or we can be renewed through fruitful growth. To do this as choral musicians, we need to be watered and fed with quality music and texts. We need to be cultivated by invigorating professional and personal relationships.