I believe Denyce Graves went to Oberlin. Whether she studied with him, I'm not sure. I was at a workshop of his this summer and he spoke about her voice as if he were really familiar with it. He did say she is doing some "weird things" at the moment.
-----Original Message----- From: Mezzoid@a... [mailto:] Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 4:35 PM To: vocalist-temporary@egroups.com Subject: Re: [vocalist-temporary] off-topic: Richard Miller Video Tapes
In a message dated 08/31/2000 4:26:41 PM Central Daylight Time, ibracamonte@y... writes:
<< [As an aside, has anyone participated in her summer program in Israel? I'm very interested in hearing what it's like.]>>
A friend of mine just came back from it and said it was awesome (I'm talking of Joan Dornemann, since I didn't quote the whole post). I'm looking into auditioning for it next year!
<<Has anyone from the list read Miller's new book on soprano training? What sorts of sopranos does he himself produce -- has anyone heard any of his students, and might describe their typical "sound," if there is one? >>
I have it, haven't read it in depth yet, but used a couple of exercises for agility and sostenuto this morning and they were VERY effective. I know a tenor alum of his very well, and his voice is beautiful with a real ring and wonderful breath control.
Christine Thomas, Mezzo Soprano Wauwatosa, WI
"Humility is the acceptance of the possibility that someone else can teach you something else you do not know already, especially about yourself. Conversely, pride and arrogance close the door of the mind." -- Arthur Deikman, The Observing Self
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