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Related: About this forumReceiving an honorary Doctorate!
Last edited Mon Jun 12, 2023, 09:14 PM - Edit history (2)
Hi folks, I know it's not important in the scheme of all that is happening politically, but I am so jazzed I had to share.
I have been nominated and approved to receive an honorary Doctorate of Sacred Music. This is in recognition of my life work. I have sung in 68 coutries, soloed in 51 one of them. I have sungin choirs of 7 different denominational traditions. Directed choirs in the Roman Catholic, United Methodist and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America traditions. I have about a 1000 hours of workshops and have taught hymnody and liturgy. I have sung and soloed for 22 denominations. I have sung in 1,266 differents chrches.
Also sang for two secular choirs 1) I was the first Board Chair person for the Tacoma Refugee Choir and have sung with them for 6 years 2) started singing ith the "Threshold" Choir, a group that sings for those in Hospice who are near death.
As a child, being able to sing, was the only thing that kept me from getting kicked out of a Catholic School. I started singing at 4 years old in the cathedral in Frankfurt am Main and have continued ever since.
One of the things I wanted to point out is that much of the hymnody I sang in German, Latin and English had wonderful peace and justice texts and helped form my sense of justice and the need to be an advocate.
Thanks for letting me share!

Karadeniz
(24,631 posts)gopiscrap
(24,436 posts)claudette
(5,455 posts)What an honor. 👏
gopiscrap
(24,436 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(168,371 posts)gopiscrap
(24,436 posts)happybird
(5,375 posts)What a wonderful honor to receive!
gopiscrap
(24,436 posts)delisen
(7,125 posts)Thank you. It is so good to wonderful news like this.
I congratulate you and think about all the people whose lives were touched by these performances
gopiscrap
(24,436 posts)majdrfrtim
(340 posts)Glückwunsch! Ich freue mich so für dich!
gopiscrap
(24,436 posts)how did you know I raised in Germany?
Victor_c3
(3,557 posts)cathedral at Frankfurt am Main.
Anyways, congrats. Thats a hell of an honor.
I listen to a lot of different music, but Im always drawn to anything written by Bach and Im especially in love with his choral works. One of my absolute favorite pieces is the Aria from BWV 51. Im not an emotional person, but a good rendition of that piece almost always brings tears to my eyes.
I cant get over how awful people can be yet how some of us can create some of the most profound art and music.
Im an avid pianist and for the last 5-7 years almost all I play is Bach and transcriptions of Bach. I just cant get enough of his music!
Anyways, sorry for getting off topic. Im a combination envious, impressed, grateful to have people like you who are extremely talented and who keep music and arts going.
Again, congrats.
gopiscrap
(24,436 posts)I love Bach, Beethoven and Mozart. My earliest choral work was singing the sared works of those three musicians. I remember coming to the US listening to the radio and even then as a kid, I thought the music on there was crap. You're very kind and thank you for your affirmation.-Mike C
edhopper
(36,553 posts)indeed.
gopiscrap
(24,436 posts)edhopper
(36,553 posts)of you performing to share?
gopiscrap
(24,436 posts)there is one from December 2021 when I sang the first verse of Silent Night for the Tacoma Refugee Choir
LoisB
(11,431 posts)sinkingfeeling
(56,188 posts)gopiscrap
(24,436 posts)Biophilic
(5,998 posts)gopiscrap
(24,436 posts)RainCaster
(13,032 posts)Good for you. I needed to hear that today.
gopiscrap
(24,436 posts)Hope22
(4,102 posts)Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your gift around the world. 💗💗💗🙏
gopiscrap
(24,436 posts)Eko
(9,624 posts)
niyad
(126,311 posts)are sharing with us. I am in awe.