Times are hard out there for everyone from manufacturers to teachers to assembly line workers to the computer industry. But those in the fine arts are usually the hardest hit. Erda gives some advice on how you can get the gigs you need to survive.
Below are some suggestions readers had for commonly requested wedding repertoire. Other ideas can be found in repertoire books such as Modern Bride Wedding Songbook, Carl Fisher Music ($17.95) or by perusing other singer websites.
If you're going to sing weddings, at some point, you'll sing a Catholic service. Here are some tips and information from Caterina Erba, a soprano who is the Sunday Mass Cantor for a Catholic church in the Bronx, New York. She also sings plenty of weddings for the members of her own parish, and for other churches.
Last fall, Classical Singer conducted a survey to find out how you feel about singing at weddings. Most of you are happy to pick up the extra work, while one or two feel their art is cheapened by the very idea! For those who are interested, read on for tips that will help you sing more weddings, charge a fair fee, and increase your repertoire
We love to sing. We love to perform. To be able to sustain our love in a big way, we realize that we need to establish a name for ourselves, a career. So how do we make our career happen?
Despite having soared in the upper reaches of some of the great operatic Valhallas of the world, Eugenie Grunewald is a diva who speaks in down-to-earth terms. Classical Singer caught up with Grunewald in Madrid’s Teatro Real, where she sang the role of Morgan le Fay in what she called a “dream gig,” the world premiere of the long-lost opera Merlin. Isaac Albéniz, known mostly for his piano compositions, composed the work in 1898.
