Singerpreneur Podcast

In this editorial episode, Lauri talks about starting this very podcast more than a year before she was really ready, and shares at least six valuable lessons in timing and creativity that were gleaned from that experience.

Lauri talks with Andrew ("Andy") Brown, President and CEO of Pacific Chorale, who was one of several organizations who won a Grammy® award this year for Choral Performance, and became the first performing arts organization in SoCal's Orange County to receive that honor. We talk about what that means for a choir, what comes next, and what being an excellent singer on his own does for an arts administrator for a large organization.

Soprano Harriet Fraser and composer Shawn Kirchner have launched a COVID-inspired album of folk song arrangements that are not only beautiful and comforting, they also cut to the heart of what we need in these complicated times. Lauri talks with both about how this album came into being.

Dr. Julian Van Eyken is an experienced choral bass and a composer, but makes his living as scientist and astronomer, working with NASA on the Exoplanet Archive at Caltech. He talks with Lauri about what it takes to straddle that big fence, and how one part of his life affects the other (and vice versa) as he grows into the professional music world.

Lauri speaks with mezzo-soprano Diana Tash about her upcoming appearance as sculptor Camille Claudel in "A Jake Heggie Triptych" with Festival Opera, and about the process of converting art song to stage work.

The first of our Quick Bites episodes, this little lessons attempt to impart something useful in about two minutes.

Being a "classical vocal pro" is a wild ride, a decades-long slog, and hopefully... a deeply rewarding life. Let's talk about the icky business stuff, the fun, creative sides, and all the things you need to keep going in this unique niche in the arts.

Soprano, presenter and educator Ariel Pisturino joins us for our very first podcast interview. Learn more about old and new ways to educate a singer, living the Singerpreneur life, and perspectives on the biz.