tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post515566556766326262..comments2022-12-23T02:21:31.320-05:00Comments on ONCE MORE WITH FEELING: Taking ChargeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00399266373570613570noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post-85373509522488030872009-09-13T12:06:54.500-04:002009-09-13T12:06:54.500-04:00How true. I spent yesterday afternoon with a colle...How true. I spent yesterday afternoon with a colleague selecting repertoire for an upcomming recital. Our list was too big, too small, after a lot of negotiations, my colleague reminded me of repertoire that I should be brave and offer repertoire that includes Bach and Handel on our recital.<br /><br />in my younger years, I sang a lot of Baroque Music with MY voice, not with the voice that a lot of people associate with Baroque music. I found the message from the religious text to be soothing and comforting when the music was full of ornaments and long melisma. My colleague reminded me of how much I loved that music and was quite good at it, yet, rarely offered it in recital.<br /><br />I agreed to schedule Bach in our joint recital and this morning, while making more Tomato Sauce, I practiced Herr Bach's Kantate and Aria and my voice was so grateful that I was giving it a venue to find line and grace.<br /><br />So, as young and older singers we must take charge of what OUR voice wants and listen to our musical soul.... like the lost tomatoes in my garden, our voice often knows what it needs ....we too often forget to listen.Kristine Dandavinohttp://www.kristinedandavinosoprano.comnoreply@blogger.com