From: "DIANE M. CLARK (MUSIC DEPARTMENT)"
Subject: Celebrating 78
To: vocalist
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Fellow singers, how often we speak on this list about the plight of the
older singer, and how frequently singers over 35 are considered
has-beens and not worth paying attention to in the professional world.
I am happy to report that at least one person in the world is taking
action in this area, and she is giving the rest of us a chance to do the
same.

My dear friend and former voice teacher Vera Scammon, Professor
Emeritus of Indiana University, has just released a CD entitled
"Celebrating 78." Vera celebrated her 78th birthday in October, and
when I visited her Colorado home this past summer, she was excited
about preparing to cut this CD. She told me then that proceeds from
the sales would go to a fund to benefit singers over 33 years of age. I
told her how often this subject was discussed on VOCALIST and that
I felt sure many of us would want to help out in this project.

I just had the opportunity to listen to the CD yesterday, and I must say
that it is certainly an inspiration to any who might be asking, "Is it too
late?" or "Am I too old?" The CD opens with that killer piece, Handel's
"Care Selve," sung as beautifully as I have ever heard it. There are
several Mozart arias, the Rachmaninoff "Vocalise," "Indian Love Call,"
"Vienna, My City of Dreams," and others. I invite you to order a CD as
a treat for yourself. After you hear it, you may want to order additional
copies, as I am doing, as gifts for friends.

The CDs may be ordered directly from Vera Scammon at:

95 Blue Heron Drive
Greenwood Village, CO 80121

The cost including shipping is $18, and checks should be made payable to:

Augustana Arts S.O.S. Fund

This donation is tax-deductible. For more information, you may reach
Vera at:

VivaLaVera-at-aol.com

Here's your chance to put your money where your mouth is and give
some assistance to "mature" singers. So order and enjoy! :-)

|\ Dr. Diane M. Clark, Assoc. Prof./Chair of Music Dept., Rhodes College
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