In honor of my voice teacher and mentor, Julian Patrick, on what would have been his 93th birthday.   I had just finished my audition for graduate school at the University of Washington in the spring of 1994, when out of the darkness of the […]

I just realized that 25 (!) years ago this month, I started graduate school at the University of Washington in Seattle. I went to get my master’s degree in vocal performance right after college because what did I know at 21? Exactly nothing. Ok, not […]

A song of thanks to my teachers:   Thank you to Rhoda for introducing me to musical theater in the most wonderful way possible: instruction with love, respect and patience, professionalism with friendship and kindness, perfectionism with humor and understanding. For showing me what a […]