Performance Class locations 8/31

Hi folks,

Performance Class locations for 8/31 are:

KHW: 209 (poetry day! Remember to have one memorized poem ready to recite for class)

Dr. Cho: HRH

Dr. Jaworski: 221

Opera Birmingham chorus auditions

Hi folks,

Here is an upcoming audition of interest:

Auditions for Opera Birmingham's chorus (as well as other opportunities) will be held on September 8 & 9, 2018.  Members of the Opera Birmingham chorus perform in our productions throughout the year, and have the opportunity to participate in our Opera Shots pop-up concerts and other small performances during the season.

Audition Details

September 8 – 10am-1pm

September 9 – 2pm-4pm

Location:  Hill Opera Center, 3601 6th Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35222

Schedule an audition time using the following link: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0849AAA92FA4F49-opera1

Singers interested in auditioning should bring two classical pieces (opera, oratorio or song literature) to the audition, plus a performance resume and headshot (if you have one).  A pianist will be provided for these auditions.

Please send an email to info@operabirmingham.org if you have any questions about our auditions, or to be added to our chorus audition list, and we will send a notification when future auditions are scheduled.

Keith A. Wolfe

General Director

Thought for the week

”It is Nature who makes our artists for us, though it may be Art who taught them their right mode of expression.”

~ Oscar Wilde

You are all artists, dear students. Happy first week of class!

Lesson times

Folks,

Following are your lesson times, courtesy of Dr. Evans, who managed the lesson grid for all four of us. Be sure to show him the love for this mammoth task. CS refers to Dr. Chris Steele; RB refers to Mr. Richard Byrd. Their contact info is in an email I will send you shortly. Send them your music ASAP. If you send it to them the same day as your lesson, that is not acceptable.

Tuesday 3:25 Nick Mathes CS at 3:45 4:25 Grace Becher CS at 4:45 Wednesday 10am Ashlyn Poe CS at 10:15 10:30 Lauren Tinsley ZW at 10:45 11:10 Briana Auhing CS at 11:30 3:30 Zarien Morris CS at 3:45 Thursday 9:30 Farryn Owens RB at 9:45 11:00 Lilly Bateh RB at 11:15
3:30 Eric Campbell CS at 3:45 4:15 Michael Giddens CS at 4:45 Friday 10am Stephanie CS at 10:15 10:30 Austin Hilbert CS at 10:45 11am Eugena Babb CS at 11:15

Giddy with happiness

DARLINGS, my beloved students,

You all sent me your schedules on time! It's a first, and I'm not kidding: I'm pretty sure there has never been a semester in my 11 years at UAB that everyone met the deadline, without exception. THANK YOU for being so responsible, as this makes everyone's job so much easier. Let's keep up the professional behavior: you see how pleased I am. It makes your future employers happy, too!

Lesson times will be posted shortly. Keep your eyes on this blog.

Love y'all madly. Already.

Repertoire assignments: fall 2018

Hi folks,

Following are repertoire assignments. To those who submitted requests, thank you for being proactive! To those who didn't, no harm at all, but know that I always welcome requests. Whether or not they are honored is beside the point! Knowing what sparks your interest helps me choose material that will hopefully be enjoyable for you.

Thanks to those who have sent schedules so promptly. There are a few of you who have not yet submitted your availability. Remember that Monday is the deadline. Start the semester off right!

Plan on having one piece learned enough to work in your first lesson, even if it's just the notes. Be sure to translate everything you sing BEFORE even beginning to learn the music. If your piece is from a larger work (opera, musical, or even oratorio), know who you are, why and to whom you're singing it, and how the piece fits into the overall arc of the show. If you have taken both semesters of diction, go ahead and give foreign languages a stab, unless you're truly terrified and would rather wait. I'd love to see you give it a try if you are equipped to do so!

Once your pianist is assigned--I'll be able to relay that information once I have everyone's schedules--send both him and me a PDF of your music at least several days in advance, as we now both work from iPads. If you need help doing that, let me know.

Lilly
With him

Ashlyn
Le Colibri (Chausson)

Zarien
Evermore from Beauty and the Beast

Lauren
one of your Italian songs from the summer

Eugena
Shenandoah, arr. Liebergen (I have this arrangement if you need it)

Michael
Both Schumann you requested: we should be able to finish "Im wunderschönen..." and start the other.

Farryn
I attempt from Love's sickness to fly (Purcell)

Nick
Total eclipse from Samson (Handel)

Stephanie
Bring your music from your UAB audition (choose whatever feels most challenging for you)

Grace
Heart, we will forget him from Emily Dickenson Songs (Copland)

Eric
Warm as the autumn light from The Ballad of Baby Doe

Austin
Strike the viol (Purcell)

Briana
Der Nussbaum (Schumann)