I’ve traveled a lot in my life. And I’ve seen hundreds of choir directors. Some good, some… well… you get it. 

If you ask me what I look for in a good choir director, my answer might surprise you. 

You might think it’s the way they hold...

I'll be honest with you...

The hardest thing I find about conducting is using my left hand...

Because if you follow Vladimir Gorbik, you know that he is categorically opposed to moving both hands in the same way.

Why? That's a matter for a separate post.

Suffice it to...

Sometimes I wish that working in church required going through some kind of conflict-resolution training.

Or - even better - hostage negotiation, because...

Have you ever felt like you're trapped in a conversation-gone-bad and you have no way out?

The other person might be saying...

by Vladimir Gorbik

I've mentioned before that I have people from all walks of life in my choirs.

I have professional musicians and singers... But I also have singers who have never sung before.

What unites all of them is their  willingness to learn.

That's why I work even with...

by Vladimir Gorbik

Today I'm going to tell you how easy it is to become totally absurd. And that happens when you don't work on your singing, and when you do not work on your humility.

A long time ago I was working with one particular choir. We sounded good but, of course, we always...

by Alena Plavsic

Some time ago I seriously embarrassed myself at a friend's wedding. All because I thought I had all the information I needed.

Here's what happened.

It was a beautiful spring day, the tiny Orthodox mission church was full of flowers, and everyone was excitedly...