When to say “no thanks”
Mic table backstage at Pops concert.
It is Monday, isn’t it? I had a great weekend, but ended up NOT doing an audition this weekend because my voice was fried from a long run of rehearsals culminating in a fulfilling if not exhausting concert that would fatigue my voice a bit and, timing was 2 days before an audition and I just couldn’t get the voice back in time. Years ago, this would have been a huge upsetting thing for me. Cancel an audition? What, am I crazy? What is crazier is going to one and then hacking your way through it when you really should be resting. First impressions are so important people! If your voice is down for the count, cancel. Really, it is the best thing. Many a career, I’m sure has been, and can be, run off the rails from singing one concert or long role on a soar throat. Head colds are one thing, but soar throat, hoarseness? Is it worth it?
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Hi! I’m currently a singer with the Voices of the Pops, the featured vocal ensemble for Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, with performances at the Kimmel Center, and the Philadelphia Singers, the featured choral ensemble for the Philadelphia Orchestra, with performances at the Kimmel Center, Carnegie Hall, and the Saratoga Music Festival. Past engagements included the soprano fairy soloist, Midsummer Night’s Dream, with the Philadelphia Kantorei in their performance with the Pennsylvannia Ballet, the title role in Suor Angelica with the Denver Opera Company, and several performances, too many to number, with Opera Colorado, and the Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia.
I was recently in the Philadelphia Singers’ Singer Spotlight where I answered some fun questions that you can read about here.
For my full resume, visit LinkedIn site at the following Link: http://www.linkedin.com/in/amyarmstrong . You can also find me on Facebook , follow me on Twitter and listen to my Blip.
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