Brahms and Mendelssohn have created dynamic microcosms of the contemporary world within the pieces that we will perform. The pieces include drama, sweet sensitive moments paired with passionate melodies and harmonies. There are key and time signature changes, tricksy rhythms that you can’t afford to mess up! These pieces require extra practice and tedious attention […]
When I was a teenager, I dreamed of being an opera singer when I grew up… like most kids, right? I spent hours in the basement practicing the Queen of the Night’s Vengeance aria, and the Jewel Song from “Faust.” Oh, my poor family. The suffering they must have endured. Spoiler alert: I did not become […]
I really shouldn’t be here. I mean, really. As a young child I could carry a tune and even landed a part in Promised Valley Playhouse’s production of The Sound of Music. Unfortunately, I had significant trouble taking direction and was single-handedly responsible for the complete re-staging of my main scene. I wasn’t invited back. […]