Christina Rovics Vocal Studio Blog

Christina Rovics Vocal Studio Blog
Apr 26
2010

Vocal Trio Sings Duna on the Irish Concert in Custom Made Arrangement

Posted by Horovi in harmonizing

Duna by Josephine McGill has the quality of a little sea chantey folk song. Local composer/arranger Stephen Becroft turned it into a trio just for this concert. The main tenor solo line is carried by Tony Bruno with Meg Stoop and Christina Rovics supporting.  A few of the group photos of all the participants in the Songs of Ireland concert at St. James' Episcopal Church in Danbury Connecticut on April 11, 2010 were added on at the end of Duna.
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Apr 24
2010

Soprano Nancy Brant Sings an Irish Operatic Aria on Irish Song Concert

Posted by Horovi in soprano aria

Nancy Brant is singing I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls by the Irish operatic composer M.W.Balfe. Mrs. Brant is a nurse by profession and a dedicated vocalist who loves to study the classical, modern and operatic vocal repertoire. Stravinsky and Vivaldi are among her favorite composers. On weekends she works as a paid soloist in the choir of St. Mary's Church in Ridgefield CT.  Nancy was one of only two of our students who appeared on the concert Christina Rovics and Friends in November 2009 at the Danbury Music Centre along with some of the finest professional singers in the area.  This video is from our concert Songs of Ireland at St. James' Episcopal Church in Danbury on April 11, 2010.

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Apr 23
2010

Tenor Tony Bruno Sings Danny Boy on Irish Song Concert

Posted by Horovi in Irish song

Tony Bruno, a retired computer specialist who loves acting discovered that he had a most beautiful singing voice only six months ago.  Just about everyone on our Songs of Ireland program wanted to sing Danny Boy but we saved it just for him. Howard Rovics accompanies at the piano playing the arrangement of this old Irish air by Fred E. Weatherly.
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Apr 19
2010

Soprano Emily DeGirolamo sings two Irish Songs

Posted by Horovi in Irish songs

Emily DeGirolamo, age 13 can be seen here singing How are Things in Glocca Morra and The Kerry Dance. Christina asked her to learn the latter only a few days before the concert to replace someone who dropped out. It's a complex sort of tune, full of changes of mood with lots of words. She's quite a musician and she measured up to the task, glancing at the words occasionally just for security. Her ease of vocal production and naturally lovely sound is admirable for someone so young.

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Apr 17
2010

Maria LoStocco sings Suo-Gan in Gaelic

Posted by Horovi in loves to sing

Maria LoStocco, age 13 studies voice with Christina and piano with Howard. She appeared on every studio event this season -- Singing for Joy in December, Karaoke Songfest in February and she made two professionally engineered studio recordings at AngelThorneMusic.Maria's soprano voice at this point is very high and ethereal  particularly beautiful in this large and naturally resonant church setting.  This video was made at April 11, 2010 at a recital of the Christina Rovics Vocal Studio given at St. James' Episcopal Church in Danbury Connecticut. The concert, Songs of Ireland presented some 15 singers of all ages.  No amplification was used. The video and its microphone was at least 50 feet away from Maria.  No audio processing was used to enhance her sound.  The key that Maria sings in in Suo-Gan was arrived at by transposing upward to find her area of greatest comfort.  Maria exemplifies the singer with two voices. Listen to Maria's recordings in Our Recordings  to hear for yourself the two very different sides of her developing voice.
     As she continues her training Maria's pure soprano voice and her male voice will work together to produce an instrument of great flexibility.  One thing is certain. Right now, Maria loves to sing,  she has an adventurous spirit and musical aptitude that shows in this lovely performance.
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Apr 16
2010

Annie Smith sings The Love of My Life

Posted by Horovi in songs of Ireland

Annie Smith, a college bound senior from Brookfield Ct High School studied voice with Christina Rovics for several years. She has been in numerous theatrical and musical productions. The Love of My Life from Brigadoon by Lerner & Lowe added a comic touch to the Christina Rovics Vocal Studio concert, Songs of Ireland, given at St. James' Church in Danbury on April 11, 2010. Her pianist was Howard Rovics.

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