Afew final words on Juries and Recitals

I recently had my spring jury for my french art song literature class and was present at the masters recitals here at SUNY Purchase. I realized on vial thing that is important that most poeple over look and I'd like to remind you all. I know it sound corny but if you are goign to sing at all...make sure you mean it and it is from the heart. Do not bother opening your mouth if you are not singing for yourself first and foremost. If you do not feel connected to your art, I suggest you find something else to devote your time to. The roots of artistry are int he ability to evoke emotion through the creation of soemhitng unique. If you are up for that challenge then I say Bravo to you! Congratulations to all the wonderful artists I saw this week!

Magic Flute Sucsess!

The SUNY Purchase Opera Dept. Production proved to be a great sucsess! Although our season is over until the fall please keep a look out for out upcomming fall productions! You can also Join us for the undergraduate German/Italian Opera scenes nights which are coming up Which will be at 7:30pm on Friday April 30th in Conservatory of Music Recital Hall. Here is the link to the Facebook invite

Recital Technique

A couple of weeks ago my classmates and I had the pleasure of giving out junior recitals at SUNY Purchase college. Due to inclement weather we were forced to cancel of original date for the recital and reschedule. As a result we were actually able to give the same recital twice. Once for the faculty and a very, very, small audience and then again for a much larger audience of family and friends. This gave us a very interesting opportunity to learn about ourselves as performers and what we are capable of. I learned some very valuable lessons. Performance is an art in and of itself. it requires its own technique which is different for everyone. I preparation is at the root of every good performance, but the biggest difference i noticed between the two performances was that as we all were more relaxed the second time around we were able to communicate more affectively with our audience. The level of artistry skyrocketed and the confidence levels were lifted. it was a great learning experience. Now that I know hat I am capable of putting out i can build upon the progress the experience allowed me to have.