Michael Ching's blog, pondering music, opera, and where and how it fits in, particularly in the regions. Lots of helpful links down the righthand side.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, opera a cappella now available at Albany Records
BUOSO'S GHOST is now available through E. C. Schirmer. Here's the official announcement. My apologies--we left out McGill University's recent performance and Texas State's.
I'm happy that they are also publishing Tom Cipullo's AFTER LIFE, which recently won the National Opera Association's opera competition.
Kennesaw State University did a great production of SPEED DATING TONIGHT! this spring. They performed some of the new dates written this year, including this one, NOSEY PARENT.
It was wonderfully performed by no less than the Dean of the College of the Arts at Kennesaw State, Dr. Patty Poulter.
This piece can be performed by a male or female singer and their child can be a "my girl" or "my son." It is for an older singer--a voice faculty member, for example. They can drop in the show for their song and not even be in anything else, so their rehearsal commitment can be minimal.
Thanks to Kennesaw State's Eileen Moremen for doing such a great job with the opera, orchestra, and video!
