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What does connection mean as we shelter in place?
What does connection mean as we shelter in place? Week five of sheltering in place and, after an initial surge of productivity, I sometimes feel
Why do I feel like I need to hide my interest in social justice when I compose and market music?
Why do I feel like I need to hide my interest in social justice when I compose and market music? This is a real thing
World Premiere by Cantus of “Silver Deity of Secret Night”
Before I was a composer, I studied physics and computer science. So when I get a chance to combine music, math, and science, I’m all
Reach Out A Hand Campaign
Reach Out A Hand Campaign I have a daily practice, as I’m sure many of you have. It defines and gives purpose to my days.
Summer Still on Earth
Solstice was a few days ago and we are now fully in the season of autumn! I can taste it in the air and see it in the colors of the trees. The neighborhood is
Guest Post by Converging Consciousness Collaborator Dana Boyle
I asked Botanical Painter and Fierce Environmental Activist, Dana Boyle, to talk about our current collaboration: "When Catherine Dalton reached out with an invitation to participate as an illustrator in this innovative collaboration, I thought
Ummm… ok… sure…
As an artist, I feel like I’m always collaborating with my muse. That voice that gives me compositional and lyrics ideas I never would have come up with myself! She’s always there when I need
Demolishing and Building Anew: Making Meaning out of Chaos
What is the relationship between demolishing and building new? Or, here’s a related question: How does Catherine deal with change? The answer to the second question is, Not so well, which is why I’m blogging. Blogging
Music and Poetry as a Way Forward
I’ve been hearing from folks recently that they feel a bit helpless. We go about our lives each day, as we must, because to shut down completely doesn’t help. As always, the news of the
Finding Kindness
In the following blog, I will be talking about the war in Ukraine. Feel free to make a decision that feels right to you about continuing to read. March 2-4, 2022 Possibly like you, I
How Kate Bush Saved Me!
One thing I love about hanging out with people, especially people of varying ages, is that I get inspired! Because where do composers get ideas? Anywhere and everywhere they can! I’m always listening and looking.
Telling the Whole Story: Bold and Radical Lyrics
Why do we know more about Alice Paul’s contemporary, Ghandi, than about Alice Paul? The Alice Paul who put women’s suffrage on the front page of newspapers, making it impossible for President Wilson and federal
They did what? Missing Stories of Powerful Women from the American Suffragist Movement
It’s kind of odd to think about now, but when I was growing up, I really did not question the role models that were put in front of me. Even so, as a young girl,
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