Summertime

People, people, people. It has been WAY too long since I've written here. Life is very good. I have a manager. Yay. More on this soon! Springtime saw many cool projects. Various concerts with Ensemble Leonarda, including a rockin' event at Boston Early Music Festival. Also enjoyed performing Lori Laitman songs this spring with classical saxophonist Javier Oviedo. He is one talented bloke.

Also looking forward to an exciting recording project. More on this topic soon.

Mozart "Mass in C Minor" @ Hunter College

Ingredients for a fun night in the concert hall: TWO conductors who I admire [Paul Mueller & Matt Rupcich], great soloists [Susan Gonzalez, Chad Cygan, Peter Clark], a fine NYC orchestra and 120 very enthusiastic choristers singing with all their heart. I mean, COME ON! This is FUN!!!

Home for the Holidays

Westminster, MD [my home town!] and singing with the Carroll Singers. Back in the auditorium of my high school where I logged many hours as a chorister, soloist and participant in many musicals. It's a hoot. My middle school vice principal is in the group and he still has a lovely tenor voice. This group sings well together and they end every x-mas concert with "Hallelujah Chorus" just like we did back in school under the direction of the legendary Daddy Sell.

A prodigy, two divas and a fiddle on fire

Another party [musically speaking] in Ohio on October 31st. I have so much fun out there with the Newark Granville Symphony Orchestra, they've almost ruined me for any other orchestras I work with. These people play with such skill and heart. Music should always be this fun.

Mary Phillips and I had a GREAT night singing opera and musical theatre favorites. And 7-year-old Gavin George was a hoot. What a gifted young fellow. He and I decided at the end of the night that we should do a gig together sometime. I think it might have been the first time he'd contemplated the word "gig." Since he's already played Carnegie Hall, I'm thinking we could do it there again. : )

A great time was had by all and an audience of 650 people came out [in this economy!] to enjoy old and new compositions.

This is where music lives, people.

Knickerbocker Reunion--Tonight!

I am so excited about tonight's concert in Great Neck. I'll be sharing the stage with my palz from the former [but never really extinct] Knickerbocker Opera Ensemble. The program will have some of our old standards on it [i.e. Lakme duet, Some Other Time quartet, Fledermaus Watch Duet] but some new material is making the appearance. Some Donizetti and some new Mozart. And then I hope we eat at a diner aftewards because it is well known that a) Long Island has great diners and b) I'm always really hungry after I sing.

The upcoming season is also looking good. More on this as it develops!

Ensemble Leonarda

I had a good time singing Handel, Porpora and Pergolesi with Ensemble Leonarda. Here we are...

Beethoven 9th with NGSO

We had a great time out in Ohio with NGSO & Denison University Chorus performing "Beethoven 9" to a sold out house. Looking forward to getting out there again in October.