Sigurður Sævarsson: An Icelandic Voice
2017-04-15
An interview by Cara Tasher, choral conductor and teacher
Part Uusberg: Renaissance Man of Rapla
2017-01-15
Cara Tasher, conductor and teacher
Despite his very busy calendar and rigorous composing regimen, Pärt Uusberg and I corresponded via email together, just a few weeks shy of his thirtieth birthday on December 16th. In 2014…Read More →
Interview with Jake Runestad: When the Text Always Comes First!
2016-07-07
By Cara Tasher, conductor and teacher
His music in one word: Relevant. Jake Runestad, composer and conductor, is one of the leading voices in choral music. He has already received thousands of performances around the world and he is…Read More →
A Brief Conversation with John Rutter
2013-07-15
By Cara Tasher, choral conductor and teacher
Cara Tasher: Yours is a household name in choral music, especially for American church musicians, and it is rare for a choral musician to be intervi…Read More →
Great Choral Music in a Small Country: a Conversation with the Lithuanian Composer Vytautas Miskinis
2013-04-15
By Cara Tasher, choral conductor and teacher
Cara Tasher: What was it like growing up in Lithuania?
Vytautas Miškinis: As I child, I lived in the beautiful village of …Read More →
Working on a Puzzle: A Conversation with John Duggan
2013-01-15
Cara Tasher
choral conductor and teacher
I first heard John Duggan’s music at ACDA 2011, when the Denver-based ensemble Kantorei gave a stunning performance of Futility – a setting of the poem by…Read More →
A Conversation with John August Pamintuan
2012-04-15
Choral Medicine from Basque Country: Javier Busto
2011-07-15
By Cara Tasher, Choral Conductor and Teacher
Javier Busto, accomplished medical doctor, composer and conductor shared some ideas with me this May and to ensure our readership receives the most information, I have shorte…Read More →
Risk-taking in Programming
2010-01-15
Ways to Explore New Music
Dr. Cara Tasher
Director of Choral Activities
How many conductors ar…Read More →