Blog entries from Horovi - November 2011

Fairfield County Singing Lessons Blog: Matt Wilcox-Blaze of Glory

Howard Rovics — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:22:39 +0100

Matt Wilcox sings Blaze of Glory by Jon Bon Jovi at Dinnertime Songfest at Nick’s Restaurant in Danbury, Ct., August 15, 2011. The song Blaze of Glory hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990. Jon Bon Jovi's first solo album entitled Blaze of Glory won the Golden Globe and received Academy Award and Grammy nominations. Matt is a powerful interpreter of this genre.

Fairfield County Voice Students in Summer Concert 2011: Lana Levine - Angel Eyes

Howard Rovics — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:03:05 +0100

Lana Levine, Bethel, CT. sings Little Girl Blue by Rodgers and Hart at the Summer Concert 2011 of the Christina Rovics Vocal Studio, July 31, 2011. The pianist is Howard Rovics. The concert took place at the Danbury Music Centre. The video was taken by Ray Flanigan of Bethel PhotoWorks.

Fairfield County Singing Lessons Blog: Willi Wonka at the Yorktown Stage

Howard Rovics — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:19:32 +0100

We went to see our ten year old student Evan star in Willi Wonka and the Chocolate Factory at Yorktown Stage on November 20, 2011. This 1971 musical was based on a 1964 novel by Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in which five children win an opportunity to tour this strange and exotic factory. Charlie is the last of the child...

Fairfield County Voice Training Blog: Hillhouse Opera Presents La Boheme

Howard Rovics — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:47:56 +0100

New Haven based Hillhouse Opera Company put together a very worthy production of Puccini's La Boheme under the baton of Perry Price on November 12, 2011. Why should one want to travel 40 miles to see another La Boheme? The answer in our case was because two of our friends, conductor Perry Price and baritone Michael Trnik (both of whom ...

Fairfield County Singing Lessons Blog: Lauren Fischetti recording Embraceable You

Howard Rovics — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:30:51 +0100

Lauren Fischetti, during her senior year at Mahopac High School devoted herself to learning the Seven Cabaret Arrangements on songs of Cole Porter and George Gershwin written by Howard Rovics. Originally arranged for Christina in the 1980’s and often performed by Howard and Christina on concert programs, Lauren was the first student to embrace this challenging project. The studio featured her in live performance on Summer Concert 2011 at the Danbury Music Centre with Howard at ...