Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Alyssa's solo

I managed to get video of Alyssa's solo on my phone.  The sound quality isn't the greatest but I am still a proud father.  I am so impressed with all that this young woman does every day.  She truly is a gift from the Lord.  Here is the link: http://youtu.be/kDtvyDc7zII
 
This competition was held at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa this last weekend.  Her judge said that her arrangement was too "poppy" and not classical enough.  Thus, she received a II instead of a I.  Still, for a freshman, I felt her perfomance was great.  Her dynamics were spot on - especially in the 2nd piece (Caro Mio Ben) and her enunciation was light years ahead of her classmates.

5 comments:

Nancy said...

That was really great! Way to go Alyssa!

Jess Clark said...

Holy cow. I had no idea! That is very impressive.

In other news, as I looked at the white board behind her, I was so very glad I was out of high school and that I've never had to use the quadratic formula in real life.

Lokodi said...

Wow, I'm with Jess. I never knew she had a tone like that. I love the sound of her voice. Very rich! Keep that girl singing. She's got a bright future ahead of her. I'm not sure where the judge got the "poppy" sound from. I didn't get that from that performance at all. Way to go Alyssa!

Lindsey

The Duke said...

When did she grow up? She has a very mature sound for a freshman and I was so impressed!!! Keep working on it, Alyssa. You have a great talent. Yeah!!! I love singers in this family and now we have just seen a new, young one.
Thank you so much for sharing, Jason. It was awesome.

Kaitlin Lanham said...

That was really impressive! She has such a great tone, especially at that age. What other kids that age have that maturity in their voice? I didn't get the "poppy" vibe either. The first thing that came into my head was how mature and classical it sounded. Way to go Alyssa! You have a great talent, keep it up. It pays off and really becomes a part of you.