Dear Friends,
I'll be singing the Tenor Solo with the Putnam Chorale in their performance of Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle on Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 3 p.m.
This past May I sang the tenor solo in Orff's Carmina Burana. You can hear it on my facebook page. It is the track "Olim lacus colueram."
Hope to see you there!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
"Go out on a limb, that's where the fruit is."
For the last year, I kicked around ideas about my blog and my work as a singer. I tend to stew on these ideas for awhile and look into a bunch of options. Pretty soon, something interesting rises to the surface. In this case, I applied and was approved to start a KickStarter Grant.
When this grant is fully funded, it will fund a new feature on this blog, "The Song of the Month Club." I will post one art song every month for year starting in January 2012. I will also post an accompanying podcast that will translate the song if it is in a different language, talk about its history and musical importance and tell the story of my personal connection to the work.
I will be working with some very talented colleagues to produce these podcasts and recordings and, if you help support this grant, I have devised some cool "incentives." Hat tip to NPR for their euphemism.
Oh, and the quote is from Will Rogers (via Ann Baltz).
Thank you for your support and see you Tenor Eleven Miles Away.
When this grant is fully funded, it will fund a new feature on this blog, "The Song of the Month Club." I will post one art song every month for year starting in January 2012. I will also post an accompanying podcast that will translate the song if it is in a different language, talk about its history and musical importance and tell the story of my personal connection to the work.
I will be working with some very talented colleagues to produce these podcasts and recordings and, if you help support this grant, I have devised some cool "incentives." Hat tip to NPR for their euphemism.
Oh, and the quote is from Will Rogers (via Ann Baltz).
Thank you for your support and see you Tenor Eleven Miles Away.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Surprising and Delightful
Despite a brief evacuation for Hurricane Irene, I must say, things have been a little quiet around New York City. The opera world is in "hurry up and wait mode"-- auditions are around the corner and I'm waiting to hear back on a ton of old auditions.
In the meantime, imagine my surprise when my wife returned from a quick run out to Chinatown with a new (and now favorite) cheap treat, Kam Man's Stewed Wheat Gluten Kao-foo Five Spice. It tastes much much better than the name might make you think.
Why was this so special? I have been in quite a rut lately. I go to Prosperity for dumplings, Banh Mi Saigon for Vietnamese Sandwiches and Fay Da for pastries. I know, tough life. It took a new treat to realize that I've been getting a little predictable.
In the meantime, imagine my surprise when my wife returned from a quick run out to Chinatown with a new (and now favorite) cheap treat, Kam Man's Stewed Wheat Gluten Kao-foo Five Spice. It tastes much much better than the name might make you think.
Why was this so special? I have been in quite a rut lately. I go to Prosperity for dumplings, Banh Mi Saigon for Vietnamese Sandwiches and Fay Da for pastries. I know, tough life. It took a new treat to realize that I've been getting a little predictable.
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