AUBURN - “Good Enough,” a song performed by Cailin O'Donnell, kicked off vocal recitals at Cayuga Community College's Main Building Friday night, the last in a series of free concerts conducted by musical director Michael Cortese and choral director Amy Bellamy. O'Donnell played the piano as she vocalized.
Six of seven students from the Vocal Solo Performance class presented songs they prepared for a final performance, culminating weekly vocal lessons for singing fundamentals. Sandra Bushnell came down with a sore throat and couldn't perform.
In “Because of You,” by Kelly Clarkson, O'Donnell, dressed in shimmering silver and white, and Kathryn McCann, in a strapless black dress, took turns at melody and harmony, contrasting their vocal styles as well. Their friends Jonathan Lane and Julisa Stan were there in the audience to enjoy.
“I say potato, you say potahto, ” from “Let's Call the Whole Thing Off,” by George and Ira Gershwin, was sung by Marie Angus, who showed a comic flair in her stage presentation.
“I long to be a prima donna, donna, donna, I long to shine upon the stage,” Natasha Lathrop's colorful operatic voice began, and she ended in a high E at the end of “Art is Calling for Me,” from the Broadway comic opera “The Enchantress,”
by Harry B. Smith. She also showed she knew how to work an audience, which broke out in smiles.
Brianna O'Connell's parents, Dave and Colleen Leontovich, were there to see her perform “They Can't Take That Away from Me,” from the Gershwin musical “Shall We Dance?”
Martha Reutlinger showed a versatility in style with two numbers, the slightly jazzy “(They Long to Be) Close to You,” by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and “At Last,” where she added a bluesy note. Her friends, Allie Watters and Mike Exner made sure to record her performance for posterity on the video in their cell phone.
Reutlinger, 20, plans to go into casting for musical theater and has performed in high school and community shows with the Auburn Players. She will transfer either to Wagner College or Pace University in New York City when she graduates in May.
Lathrop's second performance, “Lost,” culminated the program. where she sang along with a CD karaoke style, showing another style in her repertoire.
She will graduate from CCC this semester to attend William Patterson University and major in music education, but she still plans to perform. In fact, she won third place in the Rochester Public Market “Colgate Country Showdown” in August doing “Anyway,” and “Why Haven't I Heard From You,” both country western numbers.
Bellamy said this performance was a chance for students to demonstrate what they have learned about performing and their application of that knowledge to a real life setting.
Students were accompanied by pianist Sally Bailey, College Choir accompianist, and by Bellamy.
The audience of about 30 people included family and friends.
In “Because of You,” by Kelly Clarkson, O'Donnell, dressed in shimmering silver and white, and Kathryn McCann, in a strapless black dress, took turns at melody and harmony, contrasting their vocal styles as well. Their friends Jonathan Lane and Julisa Stan were there in the audience to enjoy.
“I say potato, you say potahto, ” from “Let's Call the Whole Thing Off,” by George and Ira Gershwin, was sung by Marie Angus, who showed a comic flair in her stage presentation.
“I long to be a prima donna, donna, donna, I long to shine upon the stage,” Natasha Lathrop's colorful operatic voice began, and she ended in a high E at the end of “Art is Calling for Me,” from the Broadway comic opera “The Enchantress,”
by Harry B. Smith. She also showed she knew how to work an audience, which broke out in smiles.
Brianna O'Connell's parents, Dave and Colleen Leontovich, were there to see her perform “They Can't Take That Away from Me,” from the Gershwin musical “Shall We Dance?”
Martha Reutlinger showed a versatility in style with two numbers, the slightly jazzy “(They Long to Be) Close to You,” by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and “At Last,” where she added a bluesy note. Her friends, Allie Watters and Mike Exner made sure to record her performance for posterity on the video in their cell phone.
Reutlinger, 20, plans to go into casting for musical theater and has performed in high school and community shows with the Auburn Players. She will transfer either to Wagner College or Pace University in New York City when she graduates in May.
Lathrop's second performance, “Lost,” culminated the program. where she sang along with a CD karaoke style, showing another style in her repertoire.
She will graduate from CCC this semester to attend William Patterson University and major in music education, but she still plans to perform. In fact, she won third place in the Rochester Public Market “Colgate Country Showdown” in August doing “Anyway,” and “Why Haven't I Heard From You,” both country western numbers.
Bellamy said this performance was a chance for students to demonstrate what they have learned about performing and their application of that knowledge to a real life setting.
Students were accompanied by pianist Sally Bailey, College Choir accompianist, and by Bellamy.
The audience of about 30 people included family and friends.
