Yesterday, I visited Santa Barbara again, with Mona and Christina. We attended the Grace Bumbry masterclass. It was ok. My mom made sandwiches for us to eat when we got to Santa Barbara, ‘cuz earlier that day, I had to sing with the United Methodist Chancel Choir for a funeral, and had Mona pick me up at 12pm, which would make us not have enough time to eat at a restuarant.

After the masterclass, I had a lesson with Marilyn Horne. It was great as always, even better yesterday than the ones I had with her last year. She really help me focus my voice and release some tension on my face. Even Mona and Christina were impressed with the improvement. They said I really sounded better while working with her.

We left Santa Barbara at 7pm, and got home at 8:30pm. For the rest of the evening, I just watched TV, studied the “Aria of the Worm” on the video(s) that Mona gave me, and talked ot Steven on the phone.

Today (Sat, 6/26), I will be singing at a wedding, and tomorrow, after church, I will be singing for a concert at St. Linus in Norwalk.

Ciao for now!