by dorcasgiles | Feb 22, 2013 | Performances, Quick Thoughts
After being named as one of three finalists in the Voice Area competition I am pleased to announce that I am a winner of the 2013 WMU School of Music Concerto Competition. This competition is sponsored by the WMU University Symphony which means I will be singing at...
by dorcasgiles | Feb 22, 2013 | Blog, Quick Thoughts, Reviews
We had our first performance of Die Fledermaus, Act II: A Night at the Ball here at WMU last night. This morning we received an email from our Opera Director, Susan B. Anthony, with a review written by Joseph G. Reish, Dean of Libraries at WMU. I just had to share it...
by dorcasgiles | Dec 5, 2012 | Performances
Western Michigan University’s School of Music presents Die Fledermaus A Night at the Opera on February 21st and 22nd. Performances will be at the Dalton Student Recital Hall on Western Michigan’s Kalamazoo campus. Dorcas Giles will be a guest artist...
by dorcasgiles | Dec 5, 2012 | Performances
Opera Grand Rapids will be staging Don Giovanni, Mozart’s comedic masterpiece. Under the direction of Maestro Robert Lyall, Dorcas Giles makes her second performance of the season with Opera Grand Rapids as a member of the Opera Grand Rapids chorus. Performances...
by dorcasgiles | Dec 3, 2012 | Reviews
“BachFest Christmas Concert, a holiday tradition in Kalamazoo, plays to sold-out Stetson Chapel crowd” – Kalamazoo Gazette “There was a different look to the group of soloists employed in this year’s concert. They were generally younger...