Category: Notes from Arden

Do you speak with Vocal Fry? Speaking like a Valley Girl was bad enough, but now Vocal Fry has become an issue. Listen to this great clip of Faith Salie on CBS talking about Vocal Fry

This is a really heartwarming video of a man who understands how powerful singing can be: Jared the Singing Nurse. What a wonderful way to touch people!

Delaney and Jackson having fun at the MST auditions on Saturday. Best of luck to all who auditioned- let us know here at SVS if you are cast so we may post your News!

Matthew O’Bryne will perform the role of Fagin on May 10, 16, and 18. The 10th and 16th are evenings and the 18th is closing and is a matinee. For tickets click HERE Oliver! is a well-loved musical first performed in 1960.

Congratulations to the following SVS students who will be attending Marin School of the Arts in Fall 2014: Musical Theatre: Nicolas Low Julian O’Byrne Chloe Winnett Elaine Zhou Vocal: Lily Raabe Josephine Steinhauer Visual Arts: Karen Hoffman

Footloose opens Friday at the Throckmorton Theatre. SVS students Delaney Flannagan will play Ariel Moore, and Preston Kerwin-Battaglia has been cast as Ren McCormick. Tickets

Discover the Metropolitan Opera’s thrilling Live in HD series of movie-theater broadcasts on Saturdays at San Rafael Regency 6/280 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael. Borodin’s Prince Igor is on March 1 at 9 AM PST, and an encore presentation on Wednesday, March 5 at 6:30 PM Massenet’s Werther is on March 15 at at 8:55… Continue reading Students!

An assignment from Arden to All Sugarman Vocal Studio Students: Watch this youtube interview with the esteemed Marilyn Horne. It should be watched, listened to and heeded….a true-telling by a real “mensch” and lifelong, committed musician and world class mezzo soprano. Marilyn Horne

from Arden: Anyone who is thinking about attending a summer program should read this and then finalize their plans and audition repertoire soon. It will be summer before we know it! Tips from ArtsBrige

January 3, 2014 Dear Singers: Happy New Year! I hope you had a restful holiday and are ready to start the New Year with vigor and enthusiasm. I am looking forward to hearing you sing, the prospect of your continued growth, beginning new repertoire and polishing existing songs and arias. Please remember the Studio illness… Continue reading New Year Greetings from Arden