Oct 29, 2021

Randy continues his series on “Distancing Our Student Choirs.” Robert and Cindy Sterling read today’s episode, providing a recap of earlier series episodes and providing four distinct advantages for having our students properly distanced when they sing in the choral setting. At YouthCUE, we have seen students grow...

Oct 26, 2021

Today, Randy interviews Dr. Aaron Tyler, Professor of International Affairs at St. Mary’s University of Texas. Aaron’s global work, consulting, and writing in the arena of peace and justice are both fascinating and instructive. In today’s conversation, Aaron and Randy discuss the importance of cross-cultural...

Oct 22, 2021

Randy continues his series on “Distancing Our Student Choirs.” Today, we look at the advantages to the choral sound when young singers are spaced appropriately and have room to breathe, listen, produce their own sound, and blend. Three decades of festivals at YouthCUE have provided the laboratory for finding better...

Oct 19, 2021

YouthCUE alumnus and now senior pastor Stuart Lamkin provides memories from his youth choir experience and lessons learned in student choirs for his ministry today. Stuart’s memory of music provides a virtual anthology of text, melodies, and harmonies as he recounts his time singing as a teenager. Listen, and be...

Oct 15, 2021

In today’s episode, Randy begins a series on “Distancing Our Student Choirs.” As social distancing has become a hot topic of discussion and protocol these days, it might come as a surprise to some that providing a little more distance for our singers might be a good thing to continue well beyond pandemic times.