I have known for some time that the Twin Cities is a strong incubator of arts and culture. I was impressed by a documentary I watched last week entitled “Never Stop Singing” by TPT. Originally aired summer of 2009 it was recently rebroadcast on February 11th of this year. It celebrates the rich choral tradition of…
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10 Years of Choir
It was 2001 and I was a home schooled highschooler of sixteen at Normandale Community College, thanks to Minnesota’s PSEO opportunities. While I had been studying voice and piano for a little while, the choir at NCC was my first experience of choral singing. The sheer mass of sound shattered my perceptions of what was…
Read MoreDefining Success – The Entrepreneurial Musician
When informing people of my career path I am occasionally asked “Are you successful?” or, “Are you making a living?” I appreciate the sentiment behind both of these questions. People like to know what life is like for a professional musician and I am glad that a lot of folks care about how my family and I…
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Nathan Bird 