2013

A Man and His Music : Glendower Jones and Classical Vocal Reprints

With music stores closing left and right, one man and his legendary music collection struggle to stay afloat. Read about Glendower Jones and how he became known as the man who “is the answer.”

Nov 01 Ann Marie Wilcox-Daehn

Necessary Performance Equipment

“A lot of the students have gotten the message that the song is as much about the text as the music. But sometimes they interpret the text by itself, not

Oct 29 Carol Kirkpatrick

Knowing Your Value

At a workshop at Manhattan School of Music, two recent alumni spoke about the challenges and surprises they faced in transitioning from students to professionals. They each described how

Oct 23 Angela Myles Beeching

Tis' the Season! (for auditions)

“Every artist was first an amateur.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson I have been adjudicating many auditions like the Metropolitan Opera and San Francisco Auditions plus many others for

Oct 22 Carol Kirkpatrick

Waking Up in Italy

We want to hear from you! Welcome to a new series on the Auditions Plus Blog. We want to share your experiences with other singers, teachers, and performers. So if

Oct 22 Auditions Plus

Mental Preparation for Auditions

Perhaps singers should heed Abraham Lincoln’s famous quotation, “You can please some of the people some of the time . . . but you can never please all of the

Oct 18 CS

Fred Astaire’s Career & YOU

In a recent article on two new books about Fred Astaire (NY Review of Books, “They’re the Top“), Arlene Croce closes with this summary of his extraordinary career, writing that

Oct 09 Angela Myles Beeching

Relationships, Relationships, Relationships!

“A mediocre person tells. A good person explains. A superior person demonstrates. A great person inspires others to see for themselves.” Harvey Mackay Start off this new school or

Oct 03 Carol Kirkpatrick

What's Your Equation for Success?

Have you seen 20 Feet from Stardom? Directed by Morgan Neville, a fantastic documentary about some of this country’s top backup singers. I’ve seen it now twice in Boston and

Oct 02 Angela Myles Beeching

If at First You Don’t Succeed : The Art of Reauditioning

How many times should you “try, try again” when it comes to auditioning for the same company? Find out how those who hire feel about hearing singers more than once, including when reauditioning is not only acceptable but welcomed.

Oct 01 Kathy Kuczka

From The Editor : Winning The Lottery

I recently enjoyed listening to world-famous pianist Emanuel Ax on the NPR news quiz show “Wait . . . Wait Don’t Tell Me,” live from the Koussevitzky Music Shed at

Oct 01 Sara Thomas

Bulletin Board : News, Tidbits, Musings, and more

Boston Gets New Opera Company Gil Rose, the artistic director of the now defunct Opera Boston, is the general and artistic director of brand new Odyssey Opera, according to the

Oct 01 Maria Nockin