Master Chorus Eastside

One of the overriding themes in Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, and the leading theme in Master Chorus Eastside’s A “Choral” Christmas Carol...

I’ve taken an extended break from Master Chorus Eastside’s blog in order to replenish my creative juices.  Now that they are replenished I’...

I’ve been pondering the role of lyricists, the poets really, of the genre known as the great American songbook since my chorus has been pre...

As I’ve looked into Harold Arlen’s life in preparation for Master Chorus Eastside’s upcoming Great American Songbook concert, I’ve been ama...

Harold Arlen may be one of the best kept secrets of the American Songbook. He composed some masterful songs, on a par with George G...

“What good is melody? What good is music if it ain’t possessin’ something sweet?” So, what is that sweet thing? “It ain’t the mel...

Master Chorus Eastside has begun rehearsals for our upcoming March concert called The Great American Songbook, a catchall term that has be...