Every summer, I spend one week entirely devoted to piano performance at pianoSonoma, a chamber music festival that brings together serious amateur musicians like myself with world-class professional musicians for a week of collaboration and performance in the beautiful Green Music Center, at Sonoma State University. The festival is led by founders and co-artistic directors, Jessica and Michael Shinn. I …
Happiness and Balance: How Leaders Use the SPIRE Model for Life Balance
Does life balance give rise to greater happiness? How can the science of happiness help to achieve happiness AND balance? These are the questions that I explored with the alumni of OPERA America’s Leadership Intensive Program at the recent Leadership Intensive Alumni Forum in Los Angeles, California. These non-profit arts leaders have been through an incredibly demanding period starting with the …