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I wanted to mention another singer, Melissa Kolczynski, who sings with the Voices group and also sings awesome cabaret (I recently saw her perform at a fundraiser for another Voices friend Tom Baust) and was terrific so I wanted to mention her performance here (and quickly!) because it’s this weekend!
Melissa is singing a concert in a series of many other cabaret concerts as part of a Series of Cabarets (Full House), which takes place over 4 nights (6 performances) at the Red Room at Society Hill Playhouse from June 25-28. Advance Ticket Sales can be made by calling (215) 923-0210 or purchasing online at www.quinceproductions.com.
This is a very cool idea. – along the lines of what the Fringe does for local playwrites. Totally Brill. If you love Cabaret, this will be your chance to see several concerts in a short period of time. Sounds Fun! But since I’m bias on this one, I’ll urge you to FIRST get tickets for Melissa’s concert….and then the rest! She is performing this Saturday (see info below) and it sounds saucy! Click the Quince Productions link above to get full details of all concerts in the Series.
Saturday, June 27, 7:30PM – Melissa Kolczynski presents “Pants on Fire,” songs about “liars, lust, and flaming pants.” Melissa and friends sing songs from the 1920′s to today, about betrayal, deception, passion and fire. “She’s tone perfect,” says the Inquirer, which also comments “<Melissa> sings with feeling, spirit, style, and humor.”
Featured Friend Feed – Jeanette Berry
The group I sing with, Voices of the Pops is a collection of very talented singers who sing a variety of different genres of music when not singing with the Pops. I hope to feature each of them here on my blog. Jeanette Berry is one of them and I just had to tell you about her because she is way cool and generous as a person and OMG, talented! Get your butt over to her myspace page and listen to her tracks…..I’ll wait.
The track, “Walking Alone” cued up as I hit the site and oh how I heart it. Sultry and soulful – really good stuff.
She recently sang a set at Philadelphia’s Chris’s Jazz Cafe (which is a favorite jazz hub of mine!) and I’m sure she has engagements in New York where she resides. I have to digress here for a moment to say that I have a special admiration for people who can compose their own music, which she does.
Upcoming gigs include:
July 10th Independent Woman Show in Brooklyn NY at Club Europa
July 16th @ Camp Bisco with Tuphace (a hip hop/pop/rock/electro band she sings with)
…..and several Summer weddings – I hear you on that one!
Bio
Amy Armstrong has recently played Sarah in Guys and Dolls, Margaret in The Light in the Piazza, and Julie in Carousel. She also played the role of the Therapist in a Five Day Film Festival short film entry, The Sidewinder. She regularly sings 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 name, with Opera Colorado, and the Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia.
She has been a contributing writer for Operagasm, and is a regular columnist for Stage Magazine. She has been spotlighted with the Philadelphia Singers in an article that you can read here.
For a full resume, visit her LinkedIn page visit her member page at the Theatre Alliance of Philadelphia website. You can also find her on Facebook , follow her Twitter, see photo posts on Tumblr, or contact her at operamouth@aol.com
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