By: Rosanne Simunovic Because I am traveling tomorrow, I am giving the readers an abbreviated Masterclass article this week. What you see will be my real time comments after viewing tonight`s show. However, I have one word to describe tonight`s performances -brilliant! For me, all the performances were considerably strong and the individual performers improved […]
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Yvan Pedneault To Rock Timmins With The Timmins Concert Singers
March 31, 2009 
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Yvan Pedneault, who currently plays Galileo in Toronto Ontario Canada’s Production of “We Will Rock You“, will perform with the Timmins Concert Singers in Timmins this Friday, April 3rd in Sylvia Gravel Auditorium.van Pedneault He has catapulted to stardom through his outstanding work in the Queen-based musical and it is an absolute honour that he is […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 8 Top 9 Performance Show: Top Digital Music From ITunes
March 30, 2009 38 Comments
Tuesday’s Top 9 show will highlight an array of top downloaded songs from ITunes. I strongly suspect that the hugely lauded IPhone will permeate all the ads in between segments of this televised performance show. I mean – come on! Or is the theme of this show enough of a sales boost for Apple? Either […]
Continue readingAmerican Idol Season 6 Top 4 Finalist, Lakisha Jones, Releases Her New Album
March 30, 2009 5 Comments
Lakisha Jones’ new CD, “So Glad I’m Me” is set to drop on May 19th, 2009, coinciding nicely with the conclusion of American Idol Season 8. Can we expect to see Queen Lakisha at the finale of American Idol? Time will tell all too well but it would seem to be a plausible assumption. I, […]
Continue readingAmerican Idol Season 8 Top 10 Vocal Masterclass Article: The Motown Era
March 27, 2009 49 Comments
By: Rosanne Simunovic This week American Idol paid tribute to the fantastic music from the Motown Era. Legendary artist, Smokey Robinson fulfilled his role as guest mentor to perfection by working and weaving his Motown magic on the remaining 10 Finalists . I would also like to mention how absolutely exciting it was to see and hear Stevie […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 8 Top 10 Results Show: The Motown Era
March 26, 2009 23 Comments
I am running late today – really late in fact! In a nutshell, I was not on the same page as the Judges last evening. How about you? Did you find them abnormally harsh? I swear the Judges were formulating their comments gathered from the rehearsal process because nothing else makes sense. Performing on the […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 8 Top 10 Performance Show: The Motown Era
March 25, 2009 41 Comments
Wednesday’s Top 10 show will focus on music from the Motown Era. There should be something everyone, don’t you think? Well, we shall see soon enough. I am still so upset about Alexis Grace’s elimination last week. She would have been a wonderful addition to this Top 10 and was actually one of the singers […]
Continue readingA Masterclass Review Of Classic Theatre’s Production Of The Sound Of Music In Cobalt Ontario
March 24, 2009 14 Comments
Big things do indeed come in small packages! Recently, my husband and I had the pleasure of attending the fabulous live production of Cobalt Classic Theatre’s Production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s, The Sound Of Music. We became aware of this production through our eldest daughter, Karen Larocque, who lives with her husband and 3-year old […]
Continue readingTop 11 American Idol Season 8 Vocal Masterclass Article: The Grand Ole Opry
March 19, 2009 59 Comments
By: Rosanne Simunovic This week’s theme show focused on the music catalogue from the Grand Ole Opry. Generally, given my classical and musical theatre background, I hold little interest in this particular theme night; however, I do respect that there is an enormous audience for this music and that spells ratings! Performance-wise, this was a splendid showcase […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 8 Top 11 Results Show: The Grand Ole Opry
March 18, 2009 33 Comments
Why is the day moving some fast? Am I getting slower as I get older? Probably! Well, that was a great show last night, wasn’t it? All the singers performed exceptionally well, some better than others, grant it, but still they all came out fighting in new and different ways! The funniest moment of the […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 8 Top 11 Performance Show: The Grand Ole Opry
March 16, 2009 70 Comments
Tomorrow’s Top 11 show will focus on music from the Grand Ole Opry. And, in preparation for the performances, I found a comprehensive list of available Grand Ole Opry songs over at Idolforums.Com. I don’t know how accurate this list is, but let’s have some fun and try to figure out who will sing what […]
Continue readingTop 13 American Idol Season 8 Vocal Masterclass Article: The Music Of Michael Jackson
March 12, 2009 32 Comments
By: Rosanne Simunovic Well, this was quite a night! American Idol listeners were treated to fantastic performances highlighting the musical repertoire of Michael Jackson and, for the most part, all of the Top 13 finalists delivered admirably well. Welcome, everyone, to another Vocal Masterclass season of American Idol! I have to say that this year’s […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 8 Top 13 Results Show: The Music Of Michael Jackson
March 11, 2009 15 Comments
What a day! I am running late, but the good news is that my Vocal Masterclass Top 13 article is almost done. It should be online tomorrow. So, what’s the big surprise/twist tonight? Ooooo – I am shaking in my boots. Those producers and judges never stop, do they? And, it will be very […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 8 Top 13 Show: The Music Of Michael Jackson
March 10, 2009 29 Comments
Tonight’s Top 13 show is a first for Idol. For seven straight years, the American Idol Final Group consisted of a Top 12, one of whom was eliminated each week. So it will be interesting to see how Idol re-organizes its format to accommodate the extra singer. Will they eliminate two singers at one point […]
Continue readingRyan Seacrest Tweets Problem With Idol Phone Number: 1-866-IDOLS-13
March 10, 2009 Comments Off on Ryan Seacrest Tweets Problem With Idol Phone Number: 1-866-IDOLS-13
This story has been circulating the Message Boards over the past few days. Apparently, when you dial in your votes for the newly appointed 13th singer after this evening’s show, you are connected to a non-G rated phone service – if you catch my drift and I am sure you do. Well, Ryan Seacrest just […]
Continue readingKatharine McPhee’s Outstanding Performance With Chris Botti
March 9, 2009 10 Comments
I have watched and re-watched this video countless times and I thank one of my readers – “luv” – for providing me with this wonderful performance by Katharine McPhee. Below, you will find a glorious performance of Katharine in concert with the incredibly talented Chris Botti. Performing the classic I’ve Got You Under My Skin”, […]
Continue readingRyan Seacrest Takes His Nana Out To Madeo
March 9, 2009 Comments Off on Ryan Seacrest Takes His Nana Out To Madeo
I was on my Twitter page and received a great tweet -link from Team Seacrest. I loved watching this video of Ryan and his Nana. Nice to see that he is a grounded celebrity who obviously loves and supports his family members. Enjoy the video clip and, of course, you are always free to comment! […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 8 WildCard Show
March 5, 2009 36 Comments
Tonight, we have an opportunity to hear the eight fortunate WildCard contestants once again. Overall, this is a superb group of singers and it seems quite sad that only three will advance to the Top 12 at the end of the show. Once the singers have completed their performances, their fate is in the hands […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 8: Group Three Results Show
March 4, 2009 14 Comments
This is a traveling day for me, so I may or may not be home in time to see the Group 3 Results Show. This time traveling factor is less problematic for me, given the fact that the talented Jason Castro will not be performing on the Results Show as planned. Since I was really […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 8 Semi-Finalists: Group Three
March 2, 2009 11 Comments
On the evening of Tuesday, March 3rd, we will be treated to performances from each of the immensely talented singers in Group 3 of the semi-final rounds of American Idol Season 8. Collectively, this will be our strongest group of singers and, off the top of my head, I can envision six of these singers who […]
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