By Sister Stacie Lightner, D.Mus Read the PDF version here. Pandemic Context Like many musicians, my work has changed dramatically during the Covid-19 pandemic. I was scheduled to play a…
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Joanne Rodland The phone rings and I think, again, “Oh no! I don’t have time to talk to her even if she IS my dearest friend of some 56…
Alla Borzova I am very grateful to Gail Archer for the opportunity to introduce myself to my colleagues in MusForum. In 2011 Gail Archer advertised the intention to commission…
Carolyn Diamond Having been playing professionally from an organ/piano bench since my teenage years, and now after decades of a successful career in music ministry, I have chosen to…
Frances Nobert, D.M.A. Disbelief and Conversion: Women composers? Are there any of note? Such were my queries before my transformation in the early nineties. The adventure into the field…
Elisa Bickers December is here, and I can hardly believe it. Wasn’t it only yesterday that September came and slapped us all in the face with its sudden onslaught…
Marilyn Schempp I am currently serving as the dean of our local AGO chapter and so I thought I might share some insights on membership from my perspective both…
Rhonda Sider Edgington This October, I planned and performed in a series of concerts featuring music of Japan, with organ, marimba, voice, and Taiko drums. It was a very…
Lorraine S. Brugh I’ve often lamented that I never get to see and hear my professional colleagues because we are all working on Sunday mornings! In fact, some of…