I still study voice. And I feel free.

I began studying again about five years ago when I began the MMS. Essentially, I wanted my technique to be as good as my singers. I wanted to be in shape, vocally, for anything I would want to program. My chops would be good and I would be able to teach anything–Mozart to Bach, Monteverdi to Brahms.

What I didn’t count on was how it would make me feel: alive.

I’ll be singing in my teacher’s recital in a few weeks. What am I singing? Some Cole Porter. I sing almost anything but have found the musicals of the 1940s and 1950s show my legit voice off to it’s best advantage. And they’re crowd pleasers. Knowing my audience of parents of the younger students and spouses of the older, I want to perform. I sing Handel and Bernstein on my own time.

I am putting together a recital which will raise money for autism research later this year. The repertoire is eclectic and covers a few genres but the music fits my voice like a glove. And I’m having a blast!