Singing Away

I ended up singing "O mio babbino caro", "Summertime", and "Quando men vo" at the fundraiser for Capitol City Opera. Then, I was "purchased" for $300. The couple that bought me is entitled to a dinner with me and Franco. A second couple offered to match the $300 and I agreed to spend an evening with them as well. I'm glad we could raise so much for the Opera Company.
I had a wonderful experience singing at the ASIS Convention at the Georgia World Congress Center even though it was at the crack of dawn this morning. That place is huge!
Michael agreed that "Glitter and Be Gay" sounds great so I will be singing that next Sunday at Rabun Gap as well as "The Cat Duet" with Karen Lupton. I love going up to the mountains to sing!

Upcoming in September

I am looking forward to many things this month. First, I'm being auctioned off at a fundraiser for Capitol City Opera. We'll see how much my "O mio babbino caro" is worth? The winner gets to take me to dinner. I hope they realize my husband is coming along and this is not by any means a date. Second, the Michael O'Neal Chamber Singers are returning to the Rabun Gap Music Festival for the second year in a row. I have performed on this music festival almost every year since its inception with one group or another, including one year when they hired me to form my own group. I hired four other singers and put together my "Finales" concert which the audience loved. This year, we're doing our "Laughter is the Best Medicine" concert. I'm trying to decide if I should sing "Simple Joys of Maidenhood" like I did at the concert with the big group in May or if I should try "Glitter and Be Gay". It used to be my best piece but that was before I had a baby 6 months ago. Hopefully, I'll be going up again next year either with The Reminiscents or Chalis. Lastly, The Reminiscents have a terrific gig in Columbus. I'm so excited about getting to really put on our show. We've worked so hard!

The Reminiscents Go To Europe

I was surprised this week to receive an e-mail from a gentleman in Belgium. He is a deejay who has a radio program which broadcasts throughout Europe. He plays music of the 60's and will be playing The Reminiscents' Demo CD on his program. Hopefully, we can find the same enthusiasm over our music here at home.