Blier’s Blog: March 6, 2013

Caramoor Vocal Rising Stars, fifth season, day three: hard work and patience We had a great afternoon session and managed to delve deep into every single song in the program. It felt a little weird not having a native speaker in the room for the Scando stuff (the bulk...

Blier’s Blog: March 5, 2013

Vocal Rising Stars at Caramoor, fifth season, day two: buckling down  Today was our second (and last) with John Lidal, and we went through the whole show with all hands on deck. Of the five languages on the program, English and German are familiar and non-threatening;...

Blier’s Blog: March 4, 2013 / NYFOS@Caramoor

Vocal Rising Stars at Caramoor, fifth season, day one: RELIEF I work very hard in advance of our annual week-long residency at Caramoor to get everything just right. I need a sweet-tempered, housebroken quartet who also happen to be great singers; a worthy program;...