News!

Updates may have been infrequent since commencement, but there are big things on the horizon, including a move to Music City, USA (Nashville, that is). But first things first:

I am a semi-finalist for the American Prize in Choral Conducting in the Collegiate division! Click on this paragraph to see the announcement.

This is exciting for several reasons. There are only two students in the semifinals of the collegiate division (it is for conductors of collegiate choirs, not college student conductors), and I am the only masters student in here. The rest are actual established faculty at their schools. Even cooler is the fact that my colleague Brandon Elliott is there in the Community division with his group, Choral Arts Initiative. A 100% showing for CCM's MM class! There's also a DMA wind conducting student nominated in his area - go Bearcats!

Personal Website

Visit my new website!

Self-marketing achievement unlocked.

Critical Acclaim

For CCM's El Niño:

from The Cincinnati Enquirer

from ConcertoNet

So, in conclusion, two performances, one convention, one broken riser, three seating charts, 20 almglocken, one ice storm, eight cancelled rehearsals due to snow, and a disappointing set of synthesized sounds later, my producer duties at CCM have finished!

(this was my view for the concert)

Pirates of Penzance

CCM Chamber Singers with guest soloists.

Today's rehearsals

Left to right: conducting, producing, choirmastering. For I am the slave of duty.

Happy Valentine's Day

Gilbert and Sullivan kills trees

Too many words.

Piano Tuner Vengeance

Why the piano tuner hates us:

Proof that the piano tuner hates us (we have the hall and are need to put risers here):

All in one day

CCM Choirs:

El Niño

As we say in the south: it ain't easy.

Stage Map

Werner Recital Hall, CCM 

With risers

Mikrokosmos

Elective lessons. Therefore I'll play what I want.

Bright orange mallets.

Just two for 97.

Around 48.

That premiere from this past fall...

Agnus Dei from Requiem Post Modernus by CCM student Mackenzie LaMont:

Colleen Phelps conducting
live premiere: November 2013

Found in the Choir Herald

In the Q&A from January 1960, a music director would like to make sure he is not offending his organist by giving her the music in advance.

The thought of waiting never crossed my mind. "Surprise, Gladys! You're playing a full Messiah today!"

Still waiting for that third "shake."

Or for the words "Polaroid Picture."