
Follow Me
March 13, 2014
Somewhere in our development as classical singers we are encouraged to entertain an idea about the journey we are embarking on. An idea which influences our minds to be aware that the process may lead to roads not taken, destinations unimagined. The years following graduation often feel like a somewhat dense grey fog of anticipation. Fame is so illusive and it can be seemingly alluring. Truth requires us to accept that our journey may not lead us to grace the grand opera stages of the world, and yet, it might.
This duality has been a defining factor, an important reminder in my process; to accept the journey as valid and necessary in order to keep perspective. Perspective has a voice which comes from within me. It is present, and it is important.
The voice often sounds as a fickle lover. Inflating and deflating the ego. I have accepted its necessity, but over time, determined the direction of its impact. I decided the voice sounds as a reminder that the process of becoming a better singe...