The Broadmoor

I spent the past few days at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, a grand hotel full of old-world charm and impeccable service.  I've never had so many people continually opening doors for me in my entire life!  I was in Colorado to present five sessions for the Colorado Music Educators Association on topics of conducting, rehearsal planning, repertoire, analysis, and the important of language and ideas in choral music -- "poetry is when words sing".  While there I enjoyed walks around the lake, looking up at the mountains, being with composer and conductor friends Paul Caldwell and Andrea Ramsey, and sampling some of the memorable food at the Broadmoor's many fine restaurants.