Blog Categories
All posts are placed in one or a few categories, and sometimes also in sub-categories. The number after each category shows how many posts it contains.
Blog Archive - All Posts
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2009
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JANUARY
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01:
Happy New Year!
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2008
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DECEMBER
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31:
Mu Phi Epsilon, Triangle Article
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NOVEMBER
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01:
In Celebration of Living Composers: A Faculty Kaleidoscope
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OCTOBER
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19:
NACUSA Daniel Pearl Concert
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SEPTEMBER
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10:
Ross Carey on Carol's Beijing premiere
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FEBRUARY
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25:
Tess Remy-Schumacher plays Elegy
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JANUARY
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26:
A Choral Taste of LA
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12:
Reception for Judith Shapiro, President of Barnard College
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07:
Carol Encourages A Rising Opera & Recital Star, Laura Criddle, at The Ebell Club of LA
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2007
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DECEMBER
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02:
Biennale d'Arte Contemporanea di Firenze 2007
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01:
Florence world-premiere 'Fanfare for The New Renaissance'
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OCTOBER
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31:
Carol's poem published in anthology
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14:
Carol attends Jamaican Spirit Opening
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13:
Seventh Annual Festival of The Arts
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03:
La Belle Ebell is 80 years old!
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SEPTEMBER
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30:
ARTZworks Gallery Judaica Show, Ventura, California
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AUGUST
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25:
Carol Attends The Russ Garcia Arranging/Composing Workshop
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09:
IAWM Journal Article
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JULY
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28:
ARTZworks Gallery Opening, Ventura, California
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09:
Carol Worthey receives ACME Award
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01:
Carol's husband President again
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JUNE
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08:
Piatigorsky Seminar
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08:
Chinese Dizi Master
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03:
Zachary Society Competition
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MAY
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10:
Mu Phi Epsilon Chapter Grant
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APRIL
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30:
Artists for Human Rights Presentation
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22:
Royal Gallery Opening, Glendale, California
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MARCH
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09:
Celebrity Centre Graduation
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04:
6th Annual Women in New Music Festival 'inner voices' at Cal State Fullerton
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FEBRUARY
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14:
Carol Worthey welcomed as a new member of The Ebell of Los Angeles
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09:
Upcoming Projects
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08:
BMI Exec visits Carol
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06:
Wheeler School Alumnae Reception
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JANUARY
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27:
A Choral Taste of LA
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13:
Message from the Executive Director
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01:
IAS New Years Ball
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2006
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DECEMBER
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19:
Exciting News
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03:
NACUSA House Concert
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NOVEMBER
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17:
Johnson Art Collection Tea
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11:
Cappella Gloriana
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OCTOBER
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26:
Johnson Art Collection Opening
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12:
Mu Phi Epsilon Meeting
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08:
NACUSA Concert
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07:
AFABW Art Show
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SEPTEMBER
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29:
Message from the Executive Director
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10:
Afternoon Soirée
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JULY
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16:
Renaissance Speakers Awards
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JUNE
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25:
NACUSA Concert
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MAY
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10:
IAWM Congress
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MARCH
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26:
Mu Phi Epsilon Concert
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04:
Royal Gallery Opening
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JANUARY
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28:
A Choral Taste of LA
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2005
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DECEMBER
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10:
NACUSA Meeting
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OCTOBER
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28:
Debussy Trio Concert I
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AUGUST
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17:
Artist At Work
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12:
Piano Commission
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JANUARY
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22:
A Choral Taste of LA
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2004
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DECEMBER
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05:
NACUSA Meeting
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NOVEMBER
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22:
Terezin Triptych
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04:
New Fantasia Released
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OCTOBER
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10:
Harbison / Upshaw Workshop at Carnegie Hall
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MAY
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28:
Kirche Birkenau
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APRIL
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18:
Borders' Elegy Performance
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FEBRUARY
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25:
Barnard College Alumnae Article
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14:
ASI Pulp Fiction Adventures Theatre
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07:
Border's Books Classical Music Society
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03:
Bluegrass In Burbank
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JANUARY
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03:
ASI Pulp Fiction Adventures Theatre
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2003
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OCTOBER
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14:
LA Philharmonic Auxiliary
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SEPTEMBER
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20:
ASI Pulp Fiction Adventures Theatre
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JUNE
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26:
Theta-Sound Studio Voices Golden Session
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10:
University of Redlands Elegy Recording
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APRIL
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27:
Youth for Human Rights Elegy Concert
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18:
St Martin-in-the-Fields Elegy Premier
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MARCH
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09:
Elegy Preview Camarillo
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2002
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NOVEMBER
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30:
ASI Pulp Fiction Adventures Theatre
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JUNE
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21:
Catalina Carol
2008-01-07: Carol Encourages A Rising Opera & Recital Star, Laura Criddle, at The Ebell Club of LA
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Lauren Michelle Criddle is not only a feast for the eyes, she is a banquet for the ears. Performing on January 8th at the Ebell Club of Los Angeles immediately after a scrumptious lunch of fresh salmon was served, Lauren delighted and thrilled the audience. (Carol admits to having had some mysterious moisture emerge from her eyes a few times during the performance.) A delicate pastry followed Lauren Michelle's recital, but the consensus in the audience was that we had already been treated to dessert!
Ms. Criddle has a radiant and effortless coloratura/lyric soprano voice that can fill the hall but can soar sweetly and softly in stunning diminuendos. She tempted us with a well-chosen selection, beginning with intimate art songs that were portraits of women's lives, then feasting us on dramatic full-throated opera arias and bringing it all home with tender spirituals deliciously arranged with jazz and blues touches. It is obvious that Lauren knows what each word means that she so beautifully enunciates in whatever language. She expresses the dramatic mood and emotionality of the "scene" by totally occupying each character--she owns their soul within her skin and that persona can thus pour from her throat. Lauren's delightful introductions before each number educated her listeners about the person portrayed, the situation or setting, with an occasional telling anecdotes about the composer. She has great rapport and warmth with her listeners and (when appropriate) a playful sense of humor that put the audience at ease!
Carol Worthey has not yet decided which was more stunning, her voice, her acting ability or... her low-backed gown! She is young and has a long brilliant career ahead of her. Lauren Michelle Criddle is being groomed by several European opera companies, including the famous La Scala in Milan. Collaborative projects between Diva Lauren and Diva Carol? Rumors are circulating backstage but wait 'til the curtain rises....
