Posts Tagged ‘Manchester’
Student Spotlight – Alyssa Bernanzanni
On Saturday, July 8, I attended a delightful production of “Matilda, Junior” at Manchester, NH’s Palace Theatre This local summer music camp Palace Youth Theatre – PYT is a wonderful way for young singers to get a high level of experience and training in acting/singing onstage and stagecraft. My lovely student Alyssa Bernanzanni performed the…
Read MoreStudent Spotlight – Ken Quiricone – Bye Bye Birdie
The Palace Theatre in Manchester, NH, has presented some wonderful shows of late…last month, I saw “The Full Monty” and today (20 March 2022), “Bye Bye Birdie”…both of these shows are classics. In the early 2000s, I was an adjunct voice teacher at Plymouth State University, and privileged to work with many talented young singers.…
Read MoreCoping in the Time of Covid – How I’ve Kept My Voice Studio Open and Connected to My Students
March 13, 2020 is a date few of us will ever forget. Who could have predicted, at the beginning of the new year, the scope of the tragedy that has befallen our world? On March 12, 2020, I flew from Logan Airport to Atlanta to visit my sister Anita. I had purchased tickets for us…
Read MoreStudent Spotlight – February 8, 2020 Studio Class
What a glorious Studio/Performance Class on Saturday, Feb. 8! Eight of my talented students performed for each other with the fantastic collaborative pianist Charlie Blood at the piano. The singers were, left to right, Susanne Graham Tartarilla, Anne Orio, Shayna Carp, Rae Pizzi, Natalie Barnaby; first row Janet Janet Mailing Wittenberg, Victoria Coleand Jenny Rainville Masana. The second photo is…
Read MoreSpeaking of FOOD
Yes , I am a “foodie”. I think most performing artists are. One of my favorite local shops is Angela’s Pasta and Cheese Shop at 815 Chestnut Street in Manchester’s North End. A few weeks ago, I saw a notice about a “wine pairing” event at the end of April. So I asked my good friend…
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