By Jennie Watters Katie Grayson and her friend scrambled over the fence at the St. Louis Municipal Opera Amphitheater to find the janitor. Earlier they had been practicing an aria from an RCA record at Katie’s home. Although the only person present at the theater in Forest Park at this time of the day was…

By Chris Pinnella Collaboration is key when you are creating something whether it be a new song, arrangement, album, or concert. However, at times we as artists can get into a certain headspace that can feel extremely isolating. From my own experiences as a singer, songwriter to being on the road and acting as a…

By Chantelle Constable Emili Rackemann is a virtuoso pianist with seven albums and over 140 compositions to her name. Her ancestors Professor Frederic Rackemann and brother Ludwig of Germany consorted with Felix Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann during the mid-nineteenth century. As a child in the Australian outback, by day she patrolled the land and checked…

By Natasha Barbieri Jokingly referred to as the ‘bad boy of Australian musical theatre’ while promoting the musical ‘Twisted’ Josh Piterman is, in fact, a charming tenor whose career has balanced the worlds of classical crossover and Broadway. His lyrical voice combines the best of both worlds. In his younger years, Josh’s greatest passion was…

By Natasha Barbieri “I was born in Moscow into a family rich in musical history. A family who throughout the generations were prolific musicians and inventors,” Olga Thomas tells us. The composer is known to the public primarily for her ‘musical gifts’ to the royal family that have been heard topping the classical charts. She shares…

5 Questions with flautist Christopher Leigh By Natasha Barbieri At what age did you begin playing the flute? I started playing the flute when I was about 12 years old. I was going into junior high & had to pick an elective. It was either drama, speech or band. I was painfully shy, so the…