Benefit Recital!

I am hosting a benefit recital to help offset some of the costs of my summer music program in Salzburg this summer! It will be on May 29th, 2010 at 5 pm and will be at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hagerstown Maryland. It will be an hour long program with an intermission and will conclude with light refreshments. The program will include several arias, lieder, french chansons, english art songs, and even a few musical theatre pieces. It is sure to have something for everyone! There will be an area designated for donations, and any amount is very much appreciated. No gift is too small! And even if you can't help to financially support me at this time, I would still love for you to come and enjoy the recital. If you have any questions, feel free to email me, and I look forward to seeing you all there!!!

Address for Church:
Trinity Lutheran Church
15 Randolph Avenue
Hagerstown, MD 21740-4097

Friends of Music

What a day! Friday March 12, 2010, was truly an amazing and overwhelming day. It was an extreme honor to be in attendance at the Friends of Music luncheon. I was also completely humbled and grateful for their generosity to help me get to Salzburg this summer. That is a day that I will not soon forget! As I sat in the room I could feel everyone's support and excitement for me, which was an amazing feeling to have a group of people supporting your dreams and aspirations. I truly could not have done this with out you and I would like to take this time to thank each individual member of The Friends of Music for not only helping to support me, but for helping to support the arts in a time when many arts programs are suffering. These programs are so essential and it is thanks to people like you that they are surviving today! Thank you once again and I can't wait to tell you all about my experience!

What an opportunity!!!

Last year at this time, if you would have told me that I was going to be studying opera in Austria for the summer, I would have thought you were crazy! It has honestly been a whirlwind of excitement and anticipation since I found out that I was accepted to study with The University of Miami, Frost School of Music at Salzburg Program, which specializes in opera and lieder. This is truly going to be an opportunity that will help to guide be into the professional world of singing. I am going to learn so much, meet so many influential people, and experience things that I could never even imagine. Words often fail me when I think about just how amazing this summer is going to be, and I can't even believe sometimes that I get to experience it!!!

I'm going to use this blog to keep in contact with all of those that are supporting me financially, musically, or just keeping me in their thoughts and prayers. So stop by frequently to see all the exciting updates, and especially during my stay where I will keep a detailed, daily log of everything going on.

Thank you so much for your support, it truly means the world to me!!!!!