CJ Williamson founded Classical Singer magazine. She served as Editor-in-Chief until her death in July, 2005. Read more about her incredible life and contributions to the singing community here.
Dear Editor: I’d love to see an article on deviated septum and the singer—i.e. does getting it fixed affect the timbre of the voice? Can you get it fixed without
Dear Editor: What perfect timing with your issue about singing the National Anthem! I found the article to be interesting and informative, as it is a popular topic these days.
We all know it is out there somewhere—the difficult, unspoken topic of mental, physical, and sexual abuse by voice teachers in the singing community. But how much of a problem
If you stuck a pin in a timeline demarcating the 78-year history of the Curtis Institute of Music, right about the point coinciding with the summer of 1976, you might
A message for college administrators, voice teachers…and singers
Before you start your scholarship search, read the warning below from the Federal Trade Commission about fee sites and remember that you can probably find your scholarships yourself if you are willing to do the legwork.
John Fisk—Young singer doing the New York auditions circuit John is at his summer program and does not have e-mail access. We’ll hear about his progress when he returns. Kristine
If you want to get to Carnegie Hall, you might take a look at MidAmerica Productions. MidAmerica has arguably brought more artists to Carnegie Hall than any other organization. To date, approximately 600 solo artists and 86,000 choristers have appeared with MidAmerica’s Productions. Classical Singer spoke with the founder of MidAmerica, Peter Tiboris.
You can be chosen to sing at Carnegie Hall. A group that performs at Carnegie (Weill Hall) regularly is The New York Festival of Song, Inc. (NYFOS). Take a look the website www.nyfos.org for some very innovative recital programming! It was founded in 1988 by its co-artistic directors, Michael Barrett and Steven Blier, and is dedicated to the re-invention of the recital format. CS interviewed Steven Blier via e-mail.
The first day I came to New York, I didn’t run to see Lincoln Center, I headed straight for Carnegie Hall. It was the thrill of my life to actually
Carnegie Hall was built with singers in mind, despite what some instrumentalists would like you to believe! Motivated by the fact that there were no major performing halls in New
Miss Roberta Peters gave a well-received recital at Alice Tully Hall on November 17, 2000—fifty years to the day, almost to the minute, of her Met debut. And that debut
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