Lisa Drew, Contralto

When two choral conductors come together…

Lisa — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:21:18 +0000

Last Saturday evening I was priviledged to attend a wonderful choral concert, something that I’m not given much opportunity to do. When you are a professional singer, you are usually booked...

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Benefits Of Vocal Training

Lisa — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:00:25 +0000

You must first take note of what a listener considers good singing from a worthy singer. A typical listener wants to hear perfect pitch, a round, steady voice, good diction, wide vocal range and...

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Voice Vibrato and its Relevance in Musical Context

Lisa — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:00:54 +0000

Vocal vibrato is a mastery of voice which has to be perfected well before using it while singing. Unfortunately there are several singers who try to produce this effect without mastering this special...

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Concert Report: Rose Ensemble revisits Francis of Assisi’s life and deeds in a splendid program at St. Stanislaus

Lisa — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:56:04 +0000

In an era accustomed to sensory overload, when stage productions are hard put to compete with the technological wizardry available to film makers, it's refreshing to spend a couple of hours in a...

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Il Poverello – the new CD from The Rose Ensemble

Lisa — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:44:45 +0000

A wonderful weekend of concerts celebrating the release of our new CD "Il Poverello: Medieval & Renaissance Music on the life of St. Francis of Assisi" Francis was born Giovanni Francesco...

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I have just submitted my entry for the MN State Fair

Lisa — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:04:00 +0000

After this moring’s rehearsal, I drove over to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds and turned in my submission for this year’s Fine Arts division. Now I get to wait for the decision of the...

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Piggy Cloned!

Lisa — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:37:16 +0000

You’ve seen the picture, perhaps you’ve even been photographed with him… yes, the loveable Piggy has cloned himself and is making himself available to the world. Now’s your...

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World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale

Lisa — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:46:46 +0000

Bobby McFerrin is a genius! Every time I see or hear him I'm blown away by something... usually it's his vocal prowess and the command of his vocal chords that he has fine tuned to make a wide...

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Summertime, and the livin’ is easy…

Lisa — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:08:57 +0000

Wow – what a beautiful summer we are experiencing here in Minneapolis. The temp has been hovering between 75-80 degrees fahrenheit, the flowers are in full bloom, from where I sit at home I...

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Back from Legnano, Italy

Lisa — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:51:11 +0000

I’m back home. It’s was kind of a bittersweet tour for me this time. I loved the Festival, seeing old friends and meeting new ones, singing with new Rosies and making some really...

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