LET THE FINALE SPOILERS AND COMMENTS BEGIN

May 23, 2007 by Masterclass Lady 13 Comments


Please post all spoilers here in this thread, along with your personal comments about American Idol Season 6 Finale. Also, if you want to stay current with what is going down tonight, check MJ’s Blog. I love that site.

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Rosanne (Giallonardo) Simunovic began her musical career in Timmins, Ontario. She studied piano with Anne Pizzale and later, at an advanced level, with Soeur Anita Vaugeois (Sister Cecile of Les Soeurs De L’Assomption in Timmins). Her vocal and accompaniment skills were nurtured by her aunt, the late Dorothea Mascioli. When Rosanne graduated from O’Gorman High School, she moved on to the University of Toronto where she continued her piano and vocal studies while attaining a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She was hired as a piano accompanist for several musical companies, most notably, the National Ballet Of Canada. She presently holds an A.R.C.T. Teacher’s Diploma in Voice from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Rosanne has studied choral conducting with numerous well known Canadian Conductors, including Wayne Riddell of Montreal, Quebec and the internationally renowned Dr. Elmer Iseler. She has been a founding member of numerous community-based arts organizations: the Timmins Arts Council, later known as Arts & Culture Timmins, the Timmins Symphony Orchestra, and, the Timmins Youth Singers…as well as the TYS Alumnus choir, the Timmins Concert Singers. In 1987, she was also selected to be the conductor of the Timmins Board Of Education Choir, comprised of talented students from Grades 5 to 8. In 1988, she was elected to the Board Of Directors of the Ontario Choral Federation (now known as Choirs Ontario), where she served as Chair of the Festivals Committee for six consecutive seasons. In 1996, in honour of the Ontario Choral Federation’s 25th Anniversary, Rosanne was selected as one of 25 recipients of the OCF’s Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contribution to the choral art. The ceremony was presided by Lieutenant Governor, Hal Jackman. In November 1997, Rosanne Simunovic was selected by the Rotary Club Of Timmins to receive the prestigious Paul Harris Award for her years of dedication to the artistic development of young musical talent in Timmins. In August of 2002, Rosanne Simunovic was selected by the Board Of Directors of Choirs Ontario to serve as Conductor of both the Provincial Junior and Teen Choir Camps, now renamed in honour of the Camp Benefactors, Don and Lillian Wright. In November 2002, Rosanne was the one of the recipients of the Commemorative Medal for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, honouring her work in the development of the arts in Timmins. Under Rosanne Simunovic’s direction, the Timmins Youth Singers and the Timmins Concert Singers have been featured in numerous choral festivals and performing opportunities outside of Timmins. In 1985, they were selected to partici
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13 Responses to “LET THE FINALE SPOILERS AND COMMENTS BEGIN”

  1. Liz May 23, 2007 at 6:44 pm

    I think Jordin will win….

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  2. Xena May 23, 2007 at 7:05 pm

    Looks like Jordin wins according to Zaba search.

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  3. Randi May 24, 2007 at 1:11 am

    Ok, I’m freaking out. Our cable went out and I missed about half an hour of the show tonight. Part of what I missed was Blake’s performance with Doug E. Fresh. I’m sooooo ridiculously frustrated right now.

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  4. elaine May 24, 2007 at 2:35 am

    For me, the highlight of the show tonight was Gladys Knight with Lakisha and Melinda! Wonderful!!! Melinda was great with the Wayans too. And, of course, I was also very happy to see Taylor too!!! The African children’s chorus was a real treat too.

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  5. Beth May 24, 2007 at 2:43 am

    My favorite parts of the finale were Melinda’s performance with Bebe and Cece Winans, Carrie’s I’ll Stand By You, and the medley with the top twelve and the past Idol winners.

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  6. Kari May 24, 2007 at 3:04 am

    My favorite part of the finale was the tribute to Motown music and the Beatles music. This Baby Boomer was danicng in her living room! I enjoy the performances by each of our former Idols. If one had to be missing, I am glad it was Fantasia (sorry).

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  7. masterclasslady May 24, 2007 at 3:06 am

    Hey everyone.

    I had an Idol party here tonight, so it’s late. I will post my last Masterclass article tomorrow. It was a superb show, wasn’t it?

    My favorite moment? Taylor all by himself, but, hey, I’m not biased or anything. Ha!

    I was hoping that the Top 12 would do a medley by themselves, but the show really was jam packed with lots of great performances.

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  8. Laura May 24, 2007 at 1:58 pm

    My favorite performance was Tony Bennett. At 80 he can still SING.

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  9. masterclasslady May 24, 2007 at 2:34 pm

    Laura – oh yes, Tony Bennett! How could I forget him? He is phenomenal.

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  10. Xena May 24, 2007 at 3:12 pm

    Highlights for me: Gladys, Tony, Taylor, Melinda/Winans, Blake dueling with Fresh, LaKisha and Melinda singing great and looking HAPPY; Carrie the work horse of AI and last but not least Smokey Robinson. Oh and a surprise to me – I really enjoyed Sanjaya.

    Lowlights: continued sound issues, Bette Midler 😯 , Kelly (the true rocker of AI) looking scary and shredding her wonderful voice, Clive *snore*, Gwen Stefani – IMO go back to No Doubt, Green Day – save Darfur! (but screw the rest of people suffering under despots).

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  11. Xena May 24, 2007 at 4:17 pm

    Randi,

    Look on Go Fish and You Tube for the songs you missed. They will likely be there.

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  12. Kari May 28, 2007 at 9:26 pm

    Melinda and Lakisha delivered with their performnace with Gladys. I loved the guys singing together but would have like to see a medley of ALL 12 singers instead of Gwen. Knowing that Jordin was going to win took out some of the excitement of the evening. I hope she takes some vocal lessons to help with her breathing and delivery.

    I mentioned that Bette made the mistake of seeing up to the audience because it interfered with her delivery and voice production. I know you have the explanation MCL, now someone asked me why? Can you help?

    Thanks,
    Kari

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  13. masterclasslady May 28, 2007 at 10:23 pm

    Kari – I am having trouble understanding what you want me to address re Bette’s performance. Did you mean “singing to the audience?”

    Thanks – MCL

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