Living into Liminality: Five Tips for Traversing Transition
I’ve been thinking recently about the concept of liminality. How do we emotionally traverse liminal time? Transition can make us feel uneasy and the sense of being in transition day-in…
Georgia O’Keeffe is following me
I will admit I have a favorite visual artist, it’s Georgia O’Keeffe, hands down! AND she’s following me. Well, technically of course, the artist herself is not following me, but…
From the Front Porch to the Stage
Recently, I’ve taken up sitting on my front porch in the evening with a cup of tea and my big white puppy, Joska. She sits beside me on the steps…
What Does it Mean to Be Inclusive?
I was recently asked to respond to the following questions for an article in the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota's magazine, Star of the North. In your role as…
“Only Kindness” to be Premiered in Documentary Film
"Only Kindness" to be Premiered in Documentary Film What does it mean to be kind? How do we know what kindness really is? How has kindness shaped this past year, helping…
I’m Inspired
I'm Inspired! I'm not gonna lie — it's still rough out there in the world and in my office. I'm finding ways to keep busy doing all the things that…
Music is Magical: It holds our pain and sorrow, transforming it into radical love!
Music Can Help. In March, just before everything shut down, I was sitting in a church at a Cleveland Chamber Choir rehearsal and I wrote the following words: I’m writing between…
Walking Together
View Score & Purchase Walking Together weaves together prose and poetry on the topic of cultural experience with and original music by Catherine Dalton. The compositions underscore text by poets…
Bluets
Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a color... We are so pleased to announce we had a successful showing of "Bluets" on…
Composing is Hard…
I'm excited to announce that I’ve been composing a lot recently! That might sound a bit odd to you, I suppose. “Isn’t that your job, to compose?” you would ask…