The Choral Contrarians
Eric Barnum and Richard Robbins
A couple of friendly conductors bantering about complex issues affecting the choral world.
Episodes
Ye Olde Fireside ChatDecember 28, 2023
Wandering the Choral BackroomsDecember 14, 2023
The Future of Music?December 04, 2023
Destined to Drown in the Digital SeaNovember 13, 2023
The Wallpaper of SpacetimeOctober 26, 2023
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseOctober 19, 2023
Perfection(ism)February 09, 2022
A Moderately Meritorious ReturnDecember 16, 2021
Highback Chairs and Hefty TomesMay 26, 2021
Similes Like or As MetaphorsApril 03, 2021
Unattainably Attainable TranscendenceMarch 28, 2021
Chain Links and the Cult of ProgressFebruary 13, 2021
The Nihilism of Accomplishment. Feat. Dr. Jeremiah CawleyDecember 15, 2020
Composing: An Ocean of Song. Feat. Michael McGlynnDecember 09, 2020
The Guy in the Gorilla SuitNovember 28, 2020
Sacred Cow Tipping: BlendNovember 21, 2020
Anúna and Sean-nós. Feat. Michael McGlynnNovember 18, 2020
Questions, QuestionsNovember 04, 2020
TrudgingOctober 22, 2020
Imposter SyndromeSeptember 23, 2020
We are (most certainly) Dwarves.July 24, 2020
Dunning-Kruger EffectJuly 08, 2020
The Present Past of T.S. EliotJune 24, 2020
Contrarian Short: Arvo Pärt. Feat. Timothy TharaldsonMay 23, 2020
Collective Memory DecayMay 11, 2020