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Posted on February 14, 2014October 22, 2019

Everyone Loves Sumi Jo

This is a reprint from Lamma Studios Director Joshua MacCluer from February 2014. In early February I made my debut as a soloist with the Hong Kong Philharmonic in a performance of Handel’s Let the Bright Seraphim partnered with the terrific soprano Sumi Jo. It was a very enjoyable musical experience for me and I learned …

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Posted on January 24, 2014October 22, 2019

Let the Sound Be Your Teacher

What follows is an article by Lamma Studios’ Director Joshua MacCluer from January 2014. Sound is the single most important quality of any singer or instrumentalist. It is the first thing people hear when a musician plays, and it is the most identifiable quality of any great musician. Opera aficionados know the huge animal tenor …

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Posted on December 24, 2013October 22, 2019

The Importance of Piano and Singing Practice

This article is a reprint from Joshua MacCluer’s blog from December 24, 2013. For Christmas I am happy to share this video of Schubert’s An Silvia. A very nice art song from the master of the genre, the original words were in English by Shakespeare. As a big fan of both Schubert and the Bard …

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