Music Category
Magical Opera at Vanderbilt!
Nov. 13, 2010—Last night was opening night for the Blair School of Music’s performance of Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor in Ingram Hall. Good portions of both the voice department and orchestra were involved with making the show the truly spectacular experience that it was; not to mention the brilliance of conductor Robin Fountain and director...
I am SO Jealous. Not really…But Actually I Really Am!!
Nov. 11, 2010—So Vanderbilt has this program called “Commodore Cruises,” where students have the opportunity to enter their names into a drawing to win admission to LEGIT events around Nashville. These Cruises happen quite often, so there are many events that students can take part in. Examples of the kinds of outings we are lucky enough to...
Melodores News/ Recent performances
Nov. 11, 2010—So I know we promised that the CD would be released on Tuesday, but a couple of copyright hangups have forced us to push the date back until we have cleared everything up. Not to worry – the Melodores debut album “Rain Check” WILL be coming out soon though!! In order to promote our name...
Homecoming and Quake 2010
Oct. 26, 2010—Quake/ Homecoming 2010 Friday was the big Homecoming weekend Kick-off – Quake 2010. If you haven’t heard of Quake at Vanderbilt, it’s a HUGE concert at our Memorial Gym including some of the BIGGEST stars out there. While the concert is attended by predominantly Vanderbilt students (at a CRAZY discounted rate as well), it is...
Another Special Guest Performance at Blair: Tenor – Drake Dantzler
Oct. 22, 2010—As a Blair student, I am required to attend faculty and guest concerts when professional musicians come and give recitals. This past week, Blair graduate Drake Dantzler came and gave a recital, masterclass and voice lessons to any interested students. Not only has he performed on some of the biggest stages in classical music, but...
The Melodores…Go on Tour!
Oct. 20, 2010—This past weekend the Vanderbilt Melodores acapella group traveled to my hometown (Apex, NC) for a tour of the Raleigh/Durham area. After a long but eventful 10 hour drive to North Carolina on Thursday, we settled in at my house and practiced a bit after dinner. During the day on Friday we performed at my...
Life After Vanderbilt…
Sep. 25, 2010—On Thursday the Blair School of Music held a 1-hour career seminar where Vanderbilt’s career center visited to encourage us to start thinking about planning out a career path so we can make our time spent working in college a deliberate choice that is expedient toward our life goals. READ BELOW to find out more...
First Week of Classes…Update
Aug. 30, 2010—Quick update.. because I’m studying right now :) What a packed week. Classes started Wednesday but unfortunately my mind still has not adjusted. It’s still in summer mode. HA. Welcome back ready or not. In all seriousness, it’s good to be back in the swing of things. The new first-year and transfer students are really...
Summer in the Nashville City
Aug. 19, 2010—I spent about half my summer in Nashville – and it may have been one of the best decisions ever. Right after finals I went home for my younger brother’s high school graduation and then did some summer traveling. By the end of June, I repacked my things and headed back down south.
A Nashville Summer…
Jul. 21, 2010—At the end of the semester one of the older girls in my sorority who was graduating sent out an e-mail to all of the younger girls, giving us a list of things that we should make sure to do before we graduate. Among the urgings of not sweating the small stuff and making sure...