Two Composer Showcases, April 11th and 12th!

#1: APRIL 11th: I will be singing backup to Bill Zeffiro’s piece “The Road to Ruin,” along with Summer Broyhill, to Jennifer Wren’s lead vocals! But see the lineup of headline singers – MARNIE NIXON! Wow! THE NEW YORK SHEET MUSIC SOCIETY presents the 8th Annual New Songwriter Series, produced by Board member Sandi Durell. It will take place on […]

A Wonderful Birthday Week!

Had to throw in a post about the marvelous time(s) I had this week, partly due to my first Birthday in New York, and partly due to the visitation of Pete’s in-laws (or two out of the four). My Birthday was the 24th; Pete & I celebrated that Tuesday evening with a sushi feast (we hadn’t really had one since […]

BOOKED: “Ruddigore” at the Theater Ten Ten

April 24 – May 24, 2009RUDIGGORE, or THE WITCHES CURSE!by Gilbert & SullivanDirected by David Fuller I just booked my first “on stage and scripted” (and memorized, and acted, and…) production in New York! It’s on a modest stage, but with a hearty and solid theater company called Theater Ten Ten (www.theater1010.com/): “Founded in 1955, Theater Ten Ten, New York […]

SOUNDS OF THE SUBWAY SESSION #2:

February 22, 2009: Wall St 2/3 Train and the Funk Guitar March 05, 2009: Church Organ at 1010 Park Avenue Church 1-a gentleman was rehearsing at this amazing church organ while we were awaiting an audition slot. It was inspirational…for a new Dracula movie! Church Organ at 1010 Park Avenue Church 2 Sierra

“Strange Fruit” a Fantastic Experience this Past Weekend!

This weekend was the end of a week-long rehearsal process for “Strange Fruit,” culminating in two staged readings and creating what can only be described as an amazing experience for myself. I always dabbled in opera – did the aria “vienni t’affretta” from Verdi’s “Macbetto” in “Master Class,” and did Edith in “The Pirates of Penzance.” This time, I was […]

SOUNDS OF THE SUBWAY SESSION #1:

as a fan of fellow artistes and a fan in general of sounds and sound design, I’m going to begin a little collective project – that is, as I hear interesting sounds in the subway (musicians, the train, someone talking, me rehearsing something under my breath, the odd insane person yelling at the wall, etc), I will turn on the […]