by dorcasgiles | Aug 5, 2013 | Blog
WMUK, Southwest Michigan’s NPR station, recently interviewed me about being a young opera singer. It was a real privilege to share my insights and I hope you will take a listen or read it. “WMUK: What it’s Like to be a Young Opera Singer”...
by dorcasgiles | Apr 20, 2013 | Blog, Performances, Quick Thoughts
Dear Friends and Family, You are receiving this letter because you have at one time or another expressed interest in hearing about activities in which I participate as I pursue a career in vocal performance. This year has been a truly exciting one as I have been able...
by dorcasgiles | Mar 7, 2013 | Blog
This is the blog post where I explain my name! Now maybe I’ll just be able to tell people to look it up here instead of having to explain it in person…This post was brought about as a result of a Geneablogger Prompt. Geneablogger gives prompts to write...
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 | Sep 27, 2012 | Blog
I’ve been attending every workshop that I can since I have arrived here at WMU. Last week I attended the first of a two part vocal health seminar. There was a lot of really great information that was given out. I wanted to share just one portion of that with...
by dorcasgiles | Sep 24, 2012 | Blog
So it’s only been, you know, three months since I last posted. NBD, right?! Wrong. I owe you all a LOT of information, especially several Family Fridays, but I’ll get to those later. Right now you get to hear about the Vocal Literature class I’m taking as part of my...