Sunshine City Opera seeks a soprano

St. Petersburg, FL's newest opera company seeks a soprano. Auditions June 4! Here's the details.

Sunshine City Opera seeks an experienced soprano who loves performing new music for voice. Scheduled auditions will be held on Saturday June 4 at USF in Tampa. Stipend available.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
2 contrasting arias: at least 1 in English and at least 1 composed after 1913.
Current resume & headshot
Auditionees will be presented with a brief rhythmic sight-reading example.

To schedule an audition, please email operainsunshinecity@gmail.com

For more information: https://sites.google.com/site/sunshinecityopera

Tampa Bay Flute Choir Concert upcoming on May 22 at 3pm

The Tampa Bay Flute Choir will be performing my arrangement of Armed Forces Salute in about a month.

Their concert takes place at the Allendale United Methodist Church of St. Petersburg on Sunday May 22, 2016 at 3pm. Reception with tasty food to follow the concert. From what I understand, admission is free too!

Here's the full concert program:

The Mayflower Suite, by Catherine McMichael
Cross the Wide Missouri, by Kelly Via
The Appalachian Suite, by Kelly Via
Civil War Suite, arranged by Nancy W. Wood
Armed Forces Salute, arranged by Erin Huelskamp
America The Beautiful, arranged by Kelly Via

Juventas 10 Years Celebration Video

Check it out. I made a video with a slide show celebrating Juventas and their success in making it as a professional ensemble for 10 years! Comment if you like it. Thanks!

New Arrangement of Armed Forces Salute for Tampa Bay Flute Choir

Last week, I finished a new arrangement for flute choir. Armed Forces Salute, originally for concert band, is now available for flute ensemble as well as a version for flute ensemble plus percussion.

The Tampa Bay Flute Choir requested the arrangement, and they will perform it in their upcoming concert on May 22, 2016. More soon on the details of the concert.

Here is the first page of the original score:

And here is a one-page sample of the arrangement I made:

I hope to see you at the concert!