Back to Business

First, at my voice lesson yesterday my teacher and I finalized that what I should do for my 2014 concert is excerpts from Carmen.

He thought I should do:

Habanera
Sequidilla (as a duet)
Song and dance duet
Card Scene
Death Scene

This will require a tenor, and then I can let someone else do something else for the second half of the program.  Maybe the Spanish woman would like to do something.  After September 11 I will get in touch with her about using the performance space.

My teacher feels that I sing this material well (if I am still not comfortable with the B in the "Seguidilla" - although it is sounding better than it ever has - I can transpose that page down a half step).

And the work I did on Werther is not wasted.  I sing the "Letter Scene" very well, and it is something I can use for another time.

For September 11 I hope I can sing one or two of the Jake Heggie songs.  The Spanish woman knows a flautist who might be able to play the accompaniment.

And I have a definite date to sing the Bach "Laudamus te" for a church solo with the violinist.

So I feel back in the swing of things.

I'm also hoping that my involvement with the writing class prods me to finish the "Cinderella" play and do something with it.