Singers in the Hands of an Angry Mob

Daniel Elder is a talented composer of choral music. Until the spring of 2020, he was respected within that tiny niche of the music world. His original compositions had steady sales and were well-regarded by those who performed them. Then, as you recall, the world turned upside down. Covid was the big news of the…

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I Reserve the Right to Be Wrong

I recently heard about a phenomenon in the university settings in which students — not the teachers mind you, but students — are afraid to voice any opinion at all while in the classroom environment. Now it has been the case for some time that faculty are afraid of saying “the wrong thing” for fear…

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