Thank You!

A huge thank you to everyone who attended my recital on the 23rd. It was so wonderful to see familiar faces and faces that I hadn't seen in years, and it was especially wonderful to have my whole family there. :) Thank you for the privilege of sharing that music with you. I hope I can do it again in a few years! And if any of you happen to be in New York City...look me up!!
Love, Allison

Summer Recital

Here's the info on my summer recital. Riverside Church is a lovely space with a nice piano...should be a lovely evening!

Graduated!!!

I don't have my diploma in my hot little hand yet, but last week I finished my final term at PSU and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in Performance. Wahoo! Of course, I'm already swamped with the tasks of summer--moving, finding a job in Hood River, finding a job in New York, finding money for school, figuring out the cross-country move, and putting together a little benefit recital while I'm home (and I appreciate hearing any and all advice/information you may have on any of the above tasks).

I'll announce the recital when I have the details, but for now I'm working on a program that will probably include the Samuel Barber piece I did for my recital, "Knoxville: Summer of 1915", some art songs and arias. If I can get it, it will be at Riverside Church, since the piano is decent there, and will probably be on a weekday evening in late July.

Mannes

Now that things are official enough, I thought I would mention that I am planning to move to New York City in August in order to begin graduate studies at Mannes College. I had a wonderful voice lesson yesterday with Ruth Falcon, who has accepted me into her studio. Based on what we did and what I hear about her, I believe that she will really help me get my technique on solid ground. Yay! I'm getting excited...

Senior Recital

My senior recital will be held on May 31st at 7:30pm in Lincoln Recital Hall (LH75). I will be presenting Bellini's Sei Ariette, Berg's Sieben Frühe Lieder, Poulenc's Airs Chantés and Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915. Doug Schneider will accompany and I'm hoping it will be a great end to my tenure at PSU. I hope everyone can come!

La Boheme Performances

Dear Friends,

PSU's La Boheme opens in only a few short weeks. Rehearsals are going well with the inimitable Maestro Tito Capobianco and I have great faith that the final product will be very much worth experiencing.

My role, Mimi, is double-cast, so I will only be doing two of the five performances. The first is a matinee on Sunday, April 27th at 3:00pm. The second is on Friday, May 2nd at 7:30pm. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster.

Amor!!

Head Shot

Here are some of my new head shots taken by my talented friend, Michelle Ford.