Not THAT much, so only give this a listen if you love mermaids or are obsessed with Ariel from The Little Mermaid, and want to explore the actual world of real life mermaiding.  Yes, it's really a THING. Of course, there are always - at most - six degrees of separation between any two people or topics.  In literature and music, mermaids have always been a popular subject.  In the Romantic period, composer Clara Shumman set German poet Heinrich Heine's  "Die Lorelei," to music as an art song.  It's been wonderfully arranged as an SSA piece by Brandon Williams, available ..read more

#003. Spend time with Dr. Robert Sataloff, who will give his thoughts on the pandemic where he sits - right at the juncture of medicine and singing. That's right, he's a medical doctor and a choir director! He is a renowned otolaryngologist, and founder of the Thomas Jefferson University Choir, whose 50th Anniversary concert was cancelled due to the pandemic. Needless to say, Dr. Sataloff feels our pain. Wanna travel with Steve Fisher and Commonwealth Youthchoirs to South Africa in 2021 - ALL EXPENSES PAID?  Sign up for the Corona Choir email list at coronachoir.org. Because SOMEBODY is g ..read more

#006. Choir folks around the world have been challenged by not being able to make music in the same room. For South African choral folks, there is an added layer of emotional strain. That's because choral music is not an activity in South Africa. It's not a profession. It is a way of life for all South Africans. Host Steve Fisher talks to his good friend and fellow choir director, Thabang Mokoena, to see how he and his Lesedi Choir members are coping. Wanna travel with Steve Fisher and Commonwealth Youthchoirs to sing with Thabang and Lesedi in South Africa in 2021 - ALL EXPENSES PAID? Sign up ..read more

#001. Get ready for the September 7th launch of Corona Choir... what you NEED to know! In the inaugural week we'll be spending time with ACDA Western Division Past President Kim Ritzer, otolaryngologist and Choir Director Dr. Robert Sataloff, Junior High Choir Director Mindy Walker, Choir Kid and rising freshman, Sam, and Steve's good friend and fellow Choir Director Thabang Mokoena. If you join the Corona Choir email list, you will be automatically entered into a drawing to win an all-expense-paid trip with Steve and Commonwealth Youthchoirs in 2021 to the one place in the world that should b ..read more

#023. The Corona Choir roller coaster continues. With President and Mrs. Trump and many in the White House inner circle having tested positive, everyone is reminded again that this ongoing pandemic is real. The Skagit Valley Chorale (SVC) community needs no reminders. In March this adult choir based in Mt. Vernon, Washington lost two choir members to Covid-19. Be sure to listen to this Friday's episode, as it will be a poignant one for all of us choral folks when Steve has a conversation with SVC choral director Dr. Adam Burdick.  It's the first time Adam has spoken publicly about his and ..read more

#034.    If you need ideas on how to make your Zoom Choir rehearsals more successful, Victoria Hopkins and Christine Mulgrew have some! They are the founders of "Total Choir Resources," a training and information platform that helps choir leaders all over the world to build and run successful community choirs.  They well know that many choirs, especially community choirs, are still unable to meet. With corona cases rising across the world, it may be months before we can resume in-person rehearsals. Over the months since March,  they've learned a lot about what works and wha ..read more

#50. If you're a choral nerd, get ready to nerd OUT. You're about to hang out withThe Crossing's two-time Grammy Award winner Donald Nally.  One of the remarkable things about Donald is that his immense talent does not stop him from being vulnerable.  In fact, I'm sure his openness and humility, along with his singular goal of choral honesty, are the reasons why he enjoys such success.  So give a listen and discover what professional endeavor Donald avoids because he says he's a disaster at it. What it was like to meet Mick Jagger and perform with the Rolling Stones. WhyThe Cros ..read more

Be sure to listen to Part 1 before listening to this! Artwork for Part 2 by Steven Bradshaw with Nyahzul C. Blanco. Visit www.stevenbradshawart.com / www.nyahzulart.com ..read more

Not THAT much, so only give this a listen if you love mermaids or are obsessed with Ariel from The Little Mermaid, and want to explore the actual world of real life mermaiding.  Yes, it's really a THING. Of course, there are always - at most - six degrees of separation between any two people or topics.  In literature and music, mermaids have always been a popular subject.  In the Romantic period, composer Clara Shumman set German poet Heinrich Heine's  "Die Lorelei," to music as an art song.  It's been wonderfully arranged as an SSA piece by Brandon Williams, available ..read more

CORONA CHOIR is baaaaaaaack with both "Greatest Choir Director" and "Let the Choir Kid Talk". If you want great ideas on how to maintain and grow choral relationships, for what this episode's main guest thinks of as "the long run" - with not just your choir members but with the other choirs in which they sing - then this really fun episode is for you.  Steve Fisher has an engaging conversation with Frank Van Atta, Choir Director of Upper Choir ensembles at Germantown Friends School, along with three of Frank's students who also are long time members of the community-based Commonwealth You ..read more