Night At The Opera
Written by Cory Twibell, ctwibell@antonnews.com Friday, 01 March 2013 00:00
Hicksville native Kimberly Feltkamp recalls the start of her music career, playing a quarter-size cello at the age of 5. More recently, she’s a mezzo-soprano opera singer whose performance earned a favorable review from The New York Times.
In her first semester at Hofstra University, Feltkamp discovered her passion for opera at a performance of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Feltkamp’s budding interest in opera also took her to Salzburg, Austria in 2009, where she studied with soprano Edda Moser at the Mozarteum International Summer Academy.
Feltkamp eventually received a bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from Hofstra and currently studies with Edith Bers while pursuing her master’s of music in Dawn Upshaw’s vocal arts program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music – a program that was founded in 2006 and only admits eight students each year.
Feltkamp noted she “loves to study and premiere new music” and the aspiring singer also founded OperaRox, an online community dedicated to opera aficionados. She’s performed more than two-dozen interactive, live Internet shows that drew audiences from all over the world.
“These live shows serve to unify and educate the opera-loving public while promoting the art form,” Feltkamp said on her website.
In her spare time, Feltkamp enjoys writing fiction and poetry – another hobby she excels at, winning the 1000words Flash Fiction Contest in 2012 for her short story, “In Absentia.”
For more information, visit http://www.kimberlyfeltkamp.com.
News
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 00:00
With drinks flowing in a room filled with the laughter and praises of family, friends and art patrons, local artist and Hicksville native, Evan Campanella, proudly displayed his artwork at opening night of his own show at the BJ Spoke Gallery in Huntington.After being sponsored by a member of the gallery for a member’s choice showing, one of his works helped to turn the limelight on him. Now a member of the gallery himself, his paintings have taken over the entire front room of BJ Spoke for the next month.
Thursday, 20 June 2013 00:00
Hicksville alumni are hosting a special reunion to raise money for local Hicksville charities celebrating their past. The Hicksville Rock n’ Return Reunion will be a special event where anyone who went to school in Hicksville can both celebrate their shared past while leaving their legacy for the future.
“The goal of the reunion is to not only have an evening of fun and memories but to pay it forward to the wonderful town we were lucky to grow up in.”, says Ray Gamble, a member of the organizing committee. “After covering the costs of our reunion, we will contribute all excess proceeds to three organizations that are an integral part of Hicksville’s history and continue to protect, serve and preserve the spirit of Hicksville; the Hicksville Fire Department, the Boys and Girls Club and the Gregory Museum.”
Sports
Thursday, 20 June 2013 00:00
America’s pastime gets the local treatment as Town of Oyster Bay officials announced Massapequa’s John J. Burns Town Park will host a special baseball game between the U.S. Military All-Stars and the Long Island Force High School All-Star team on Tuesday, June 25 at 8 p.m.
The teams will play for the 2013 Supervisor’s Trophy and honor the sacrifices made by men and women in uniform to protect the country.
Thursday, 20 June 2013 00:00
The Girls U10 Wildcats soccer team prevailed on June 2 in the Eastern New York Upper 90 State Cup Tournament. The tournament commenced on Mother’s Day, with the Wildcats traveling to White Plains and culminated in an early morning finals played at Stringham Park, upstate, in LaGrange.
In the final game, the Wildcats held the lead through both halves and emerged victorious in the month long tournament. The Wildcats would like to thank their coaches for all of their hard work and dedication. Follow the Levittown Wildcats on Facebook.
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