| I just had a conversation with my son's voice teacher, who called to ask about son's Indiana audition. I have to say that my s's voice teacher is not a fan of most conservatory voice programs, not even those associated with universities--he's critical of singers from most well-known places, and had some interesting comments about the Met finals, which he attended (of the finalists, he especially liked the young woman from British Columbia; and, by the way, he is impressed with the tenor singing Peter Grimes at the Met and pointed out that this young man did not make the Met finals...). Then he said something else interesting: A friend of his who runs a summer music festival told him that during recent auditions for singers, he was impressed time after time with singers from Wheaton College (the one in Illinois). So while this is hearsay, I'd say give it a look-see! |