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Canadian mezzo-soprano
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2023-12-31 21:10:00
I just unsubscribed from the Mailing list of an organization that I've been donating to for several years, and earlier this fall, I exchanged email with a representative of an organization I've been donating to for decades. In both cases, it was because of the volume of email I'd received in a short period asking for a donation (in both cases, an additional donation).In the first case, I'd received nine emails in December. That was after donating in July and having my employer match the amount of the donation. In the second, I had donated at or above my recent level and I'd gotten a partial match from my employer, but I'd received six different physical and email requests for an additional donation during November and early December.I don't know who develops strategies for soliciting donors or what data they have backing up their strategies. I do know that no organization […]
2023-10-18 06:59:00
Tips for musicians setting up a music festival: Shiry Rashkovsky, founder of Up Close and Musical, reflects on festival creation
Shiry Rashkovsky & violinist Fenella Humphreys at Up Close and Musical in 2022Viola-player Shiry Rashkovsky's Up Close and Musical festival returned to the Fidelio Café this month, opening with mezzo-soprano Lucy Schaufer, pianist Ben Dawson and Trio Klein in a storm-themed programme of music by living, and mainly women, composers [see my review] and ends tonight, 18 October 2023, with soprano & composer Héloïse Werner, multi-instrumentalist Shri Sriram and cellist Max Baillie in Best of October House Records with music by Love Ssega, Jasmin Kent Rodgman, Jonathan Cole, and Max Baillie [further details]. Shiry founded Up Close and Musical in 2020 to help demystify the world of classical music, combining intimate performances, artist-curated programmes, and artist interviews, along with food and drink [read my 2021 interview with Shiry].In this article, Shiry reflects on the whole process of festival creation.I founded Up Close and Musical at Fidelio Café because I wanted to give audiences a chance not only […]
2023-06-12 02:00:13
Taking the lead from Seymour Bernstein, who sent out a mega-Mailing to his List-Serve members about pianist, Orli Shaham, I dashed off to an embedded link of superlative Mozart playing. The reading was permeated by an ever present singing tone, nuanced articulations, and a broad breadth of emotional expression. ( As you scroll down to…
2023-02-15 06:08:00
Opera Theater Rutgers. Puccini's La Boheme. February 11, 2023.
Elizabeth Ross Johnson Theater, New Brunswick PAC. Orchestra Left (Seat G5, $12.50).Story. See prior posts.Conductor - Steven White; Rodolfo - Siyuan Yin, Mimi - Manli Deng, Marcello - Chris Fistonich, Musetta - Yeawon Jun, Schaunard - Carl Muhler, Colline - Ziliang Hao.Having attended a couple of events at NBPAC, I am on their Mailing list. This event looked quite interesting, and at $10 a ticket (for seniors, with a $5 per order processing fee), what can go wrong?Indeed it was a most enjoyable concert. I expected enthusiasm, and perhaps stage fright, but didn't expect how well the opera was performed.Perhaps it was the intimacy of a small theater (seating less than 400 people), the voices sounded great. At first many singers' voices came across as harsh - particularly that of Mimi - but they grew on the audience.The orchestra (Rutgers Symphony) also was up to the task. I couldn't see […]
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