Day 333: Recital

Finally, I can catch up on these. Today I played for my first vocal recital at SU. Kevin Michael Jones, an incredibly talented tenor and graduate vocal pedagogy major took me on at the beginning of the school year and has let me go on a musical journey with him. All year long we worked on his recital which consisted of one theatrical song cycle called Songs from an Unmade Bed. It's basically one guy singing several contemporary musical theater (known here as CCM) that are tied together by a common theme. It's just a pastiche of the early song styles of the romantic era. Because of the title and the topics of the song it was not for children and was very relaxed. It was more like a performance slumber party. The cycle revolved around a gay man's unsuccessful love life because of his failed relationships that were based around sex or one night stands rather than romance. However, he makes it to the end and realizes he wants a romance and is ready for it. The recital was a definitely raw, emotional but I'm so glad I got to be a part of it and can't wait to play for a variety of recitals here at SU.