Category: Concerts
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Ithaca Journal: Triphammer Arts’ ‘HMS Pinafore’ sets sail
HMS Pinafore Sets Sail! Ithaca Journal article about August 2016’s production of HMS Pinafore at the CRS Barn Studio.
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Jory to the world!
Last night I attended the NYS Baroque concert featuring Harpsichord player Jory Vinikour performing Bach’s Goldberg Variations. A wonderful concert – what a talent, also charming, and the audience was quite spellbound for the 90 minutes straight that he played from memory. I was late- I had a good excuse though, an audition for Opera Ithaca (check…
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12 Italian ladies and a nun
I was asked to sing Schubert’s “Ave Maria” at a funeral this weekend, a Catholic service for an Italian family. I’m here to talk about the members of the choir loft. In any church, any denomination, you will find a unique handful of people. But the older Italian ladies who sing in church are very special. Their…
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Never trust a woman who tells one her real age
“One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that, would tell one anything.” – Oscar Wilde I will not reveal my age, but let’s just say it’s not 2007 anymore, and it was time to keep things up to date! Who really wants to be…
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What to expect when you’re singing (and expecting)…
Warning: Don’t be a soprano if you want to procreate. The most annoying pregnancy symptom of all: plugged ears. No, not the friendly kind where you can yawn a few times, and pop them, or plug your nose and blow…. I’m talking 10 hours later they are still plugged…Darth Vader has been breathing into your…
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New Parenting Technique
Don’t go into the woods, don’t play imaginary games, don’t collect strawberries, don’t talk to strangers, don’t eat candy, don’t stay out past dusk, don’t dance, don’t sing, just clean the house and stay PUT. German fairy tales were written to scare children into being good. I’d say that fits in perfectly with Ithaca’s…
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This aint no ordinary clubhouse, folks
Phelps Mansion in Binghamton – Who knew?? A stunning Victorian home, the last of its kind on Court St. A business owner and at one point Mayor, Sherman Phelps had it built in 1870, and it had lots of state of the art things for the time, like gas fireplaces, and shutters that slide into…
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Yes, I’m singing at a graveyard tomorrow….
Alright it’s not actually at a graveyard, but it is for the Greensprings Natural Burial Ground’s 5th Anniversary, so I’ll assume there are graves somewhat nearby. I will be joined by Jeff Tripoli (drums), John Wysocki (keyboard) and Arlo Feirman (bass), performing a set of my original songs, including a spankin’ brand new one! Ti-Ti…
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raindrops on roses, and boys with high voices!
I’m in NYC this week, and went tonight to see an Evensong at Saint Thomas Church, which was absolutely what I had hoped it would be. It is a male choir, and there are boys about as high as my boots (so…kind of high) singing gorgeous phrases, and the blend was perfection. I know there…