by Steven Blier | Mar 13, 2014 | Blier's Blog
March 13, 2014 VOCAL RISING STARS, SIXTH SEASON: Day 4 A day of highs and lows. In the morning we had some visitors—a small cadre of Caramoor donors and board members, and also the General Director of Caramoor, Jeff Haydon. He’s the fellow who took over Michael’s old...
by Steven Blier | Mar 12, 2014 | Blier's Blog
March 12, 2014 VOCAL RISING STARS, SIXTH SEASON: Day 3 The third day is the sweet spot. The pressure of the performance isn’t really upon us yet, the group numbers are on their feet (or, in one case, on its butt, since the cast is seated for it), the guest teacher...
by Steven Blier | Mar 11, 2014 | Blier's Blog
March 11, 2014 VOCAL RISING STARS, SIXTH SEASON: Day 2 The first day is always the honeymoon; and on the second day I can see what the week’s work is going to be about. These singers all have such fertile imaginations that they are sometimes bombarded with thoughts,...
by Steven Blier | Mar 10, 2014 | Blier's Blog
March 10, 2014 VOCAL RISING STARS, SIXTH SEASON: Day 1 Today was the first day of the 2014 Vocal Rising Stars program at Caramoor—the sixth season NYFOS and Caramoor have collaborated on this project. Every year has its own distinctive atmosphere, like the unique...
by Steven Blier | Jan 12, 2014 | Blier's Blog
January 12, 2014 On Friday our last family member arrived: guitar/ukelele/banjo-player Greg Utzig who’d done the show with Hal and me thirteen years ago. I love making music with Greg, but when he reports for work my flower-child days are over. You see, all week long...
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