High-Flying Tales of Audition Adventure: Finding Reassurance in Odd Places

“The path of a musician can be lonely and disheartening at times.  But take courage and keep moving forward.  The payoff is worth it as you posess the talent and gift to inspire and bless others. … Alexandra Gilliam shares some thoughts of her first step toward a career and upcoming auditions.”

Published by Auditions+ for Classical Singer Magazine on April 7th, 2014

Aspiring Opera Singers: Operapreneurship

“…Building a working knowledge of at least three language and parsing their dictional nuances – and delving within ourselves in order to convincingly bring characters to life onstage – is not enough.  Although we spend countless hours developing the chops necessary to flawlessly interpret music across multiple time periods, we need a corollary skill set in order to take our dreams from the practice room to the concert hall..”

Published by MajoringInMusic.com in August 2016.

Singers and Sickness: A (Satirical) Study

“What do classical vocalists have in common with unicorns, gnomes, and elves?  Correct: They are mythical beasts.”

Ever notice how singers somehow manage to stay healthy during the winter while the rest of the world “…slogs through a rotating cast of afflictions from allergies to viruses to the common cold”?  Read this article to learn how the “opera clan” manages to stay healthy.

Published by The Penguin in November 2014

High-Flying Tales of Audition Adventure: Finding Reassurance in Odd Places

“The path of a musician can be lonely and disheartening at times.  But take courage and keep moving forward.  The payoff is worth it as you posess the talent and gift to inspire and bless others. … Alexandra Gilliam shares some thoughts of her first step toward a career and upcoming auditions.”

Published by Auditions+ for Classical Singer Magazine on April 7th, 2014

Aspiring Opera Singers: Operapreneurship

“…Building a working knowledge of at least three language and parsing their dictional nuances – and delving within ourselves in order to convincingly bring characters to life onstage – is not enough.  Although we spend countless hours developing the chops necessary to flawlessly interpret music across multiple time periods, we need a corollary skill set in order to take our dreams from the practice room to the concert hall..”

Published by MajoringInMusic.com in August 2016.

Singers and Sickness: A (Satirical) Study

“What do classical vocalists have in common with unicorns, gnomes, and elves?  Correct: They are mythical beasts.”

Ever notice how singers somehow manage to stay healthy during the winter while the rest of the world “…slogs through a rotating cast of afflictions from allergies to viruses to the common cold”?  Read this article to learn how the “opera clan” manages to stay healthy.

Published by The Penguin in November 2014