The Franklin Lakes Journal- Review of Riccardo's big concert

Foresi on Fire

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The little town blues experienced by Riccardo in Monte San Martino, Italy are fading away, but the young singer who performed at the recent fundraiser for the Iron Matt Foundation is aware of the irony. Complaining in good humor that his hometown was boring and offered nothing but the beautiful sea, the mountains, and great food, he went on to transport the audience on a musical journey. His voice is a powerful force of nature, and it seems to reflect the surroundings of his hometown as the repertoire of songs exhibited an amazing vocal range of peaks and valleys, rising and sinking, showing like the sea a combination of strength and gentleness.

As mentioned in a previous article, Riccardo’s voice displays the skill and control of the classically trained, but the performance on Friday evening proved that his skills go far beyond the technical and he can deliver his music to the soul. Explaining how he came to be involved with the Iron Matt Foundation, Ricardo spoke of his belief that the connections we make in life hold hidden meanings, and he hopes his music adds to this wonder by communicating a shared love. He went on to prove his theory with song after song that merged the physical and the spiritual. Even some of the selections that were performed in Italian, the language barrier melted down and listeners could close their eyes and be transported to the shores of Italy or just feel the closeness of loved ones.

It was an exciting opportunity that all will remember in years to come when they utter that long sought after phrase, “I remember him when he was just starting out.” His amazing vocal range, and his movie star looks, provide avenues for success in both classical and pop genres. One can easily foresee his uplifting, soaring songs tinged with romance, heartache, and redemption being exploited for a Disney musical. But it’s safe to say that the same elements that give birth to those skills will also allow him to keep the down to earth qualities that help make that connection with the audience real. Riccardo and his manager, Emilio Capuano of Top40 Entertainment, are planning his first music video and are filming it back in Italy. They both believe that his inspiration comes from the people and place where he grew up, and it is important that his first video reflect these roots.

Portions of the performance in Franklin Lakes were filmed by Chris Kincade of CKinkProductions, so local residents might get an opportunity to see the artist perform. In the spirit of connectedness that Ricardo spoke about prior to his performance, The Journal learned through an earlier interview with Chris that he also has strong ties to the Iron Matt Foundation.

His mom, Kirsten Kincade, has organized many past fundraisers for the Iron Matt Foundation. Matt Larson struggled with cancer, but his spirit was, and is, an inspiration for many, including Kirsten who has dedicated her Ironman competitions to Matt. She recently won her age group, women 40-44, at the Couer d’ Alene to win a spot at the Hawaii world championship. Overall, she placed 194 out of the entire 2060 participants who managed to finish; respectfully leaving in the dust a long list of younger competitors from both sexes in the race which involves 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of biking, and 26.2 miles of running. She will compete in October for Ironmatt again at the Hawaii event.

The fundraiser featuring Riccardo Foresi had a lot of helping hands, but special recognition goes to Terri Casaleggio who received an extra pleasant, but unexpected thank you from Riccardo for all her efforts. The work of Terri and the other volunteers, along with the generosity of the Indian Trails Club, provided a fun evening for a worthy cause. The Matthew Larson Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation was created by the family and friends of 7 year old Matthew James Larson, who lost a 5 year battle with brain and spinal tumors in April 2007. The Foundation hopes to ease the burdens on the children and families who are battling this horrible disease, while also funding medical and scientific research to find a cure.

The Franklin Lakes Journal- Review of Riccardo's big concert

Foresi on Fire

By | Category: Local Events, Municipal News

The little town blues experienced by Riccardo in Monte San Martino, Italy are fading away, but the young singer who performed at the recent fundraiser for the Iron Matt Foundation is aware of the irony. Complaining in good humor that his hometown was boring and offered nothing but the beautiful sea, the mountains, and great food, he went on to transport the audience on a musical journey. His voice is a powerful force of nature, and it seems to reflect the surroundings of his hometown as the repertoire of songs exhibited an amazing vocal range of peaks and valleys, rising and sinking, showing like the sea a combination of strength and gentleness.

As mentioned in a previous article, Riccardo’s voice displays the skill and control of the classically trained, but the performance on Friday evening proved that his skills go far beyond the technical and he can deliver his music to the soul. Explaining how he came to be involved with the Iron Matt Foundation, Ricardo spoke of his belief that the connections we make in life hold hidden meanings, and he hopes his music adds to this wonder by communicating a shared love. He went on to prove his theory with song after song that merged the physical and the spiritual. Even some of the selections that were performed in Italian, the language barrier melted down and listeners could close their eyes and be transported to the shores of Italy or just feel the closeness of loved ones.

It was an exciting opportunity that all will remember in years to come when they utter that long sought after phrase, “I remember him when he was just starting out.” His amazing vocal range, and his movie star looks, provide avenues for success in both classical and pop genres. One can easily foresee his uplifting, soaring songs tinged with romance, heartache, and redemption being exploited for a Disney musical. But it’s safe to say that the same elements that give birth to those skills will also allow him to keep the down to earth qualities that help make that connection with the audience real. Riccardo and his manager, Emilio Capuano of Top40 Entertainment, are planning his first music video and are filming it back in Italy. They both believe that his inspiration comes from the people and place where he grew up, and it is important that his first video reflect these roots.

Portions of the performance in Franklin Lakes were filmed by Chris Kincade of CKinkProductions, so local residents might get an opportunity to see the artist perform. In the spirit of connectedness that Ricardo spoke about prior to his performance, The Journal learned through an earlier interview with Chris that he also has strong ties to the Iron Matt Foundation.

His mom, Kirsten Kincade, has organized many past fundraisers for the Iron Matt Foundation. Matt Larson struggled with cancer, but his spirit was, and is, an inspiration for many, including Kirsten who has dedicated her Ironman competitions to Matt. She recently won her age group, women 40-44, at the Couer d’ Alene to win a spot at the Hawaii world championship. Overall, she placed 194 out of the entire 2060 participants who managed to finish; respectfully leaving in the dust a long list of younger competitors from both sexes in the race which involves 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of biking, and 26.2 miles of running. She will compete in October for Ironmatt again at the Hawaii event.

The fundraiser featuring Riccardo Foresi had a lot of helping hands, but special recognition goes to Terri Casaleggio who received an extra pleasant, but unexpected thank you from Riccardo for all her efforts. The work of Terri and the other volunteers, along with the generosity of the Indian Trails Club, provided a fun evening for a worthy cause. The Matthew Larson Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation was created by the family and friends of 7 year old Matthew James Larson, who lost a 5 year battle with brain and spinal tumors in April 2007. The Foundation hopes to ease the burdens on the children and families who are battling this horrible disease, while also funding medical and scientific research to find a cure.

Riccardo's review of a big Fundrairer, sharing with you

Foresi on Fire

By | Category: Local Events, Municipal News

The little town blues experienced by Riccardo in Monte San Martino, Italy are fading away, but the young singer who performed at the recent fundraiser for the Iron Matt Foundation is aware of the irony. Complaining in good humor that his hometown was boring and offered nothing but the beautiful sea, the mountains, and great food, he went on to transport the audience on a musical journey. His voice is a powerful force of nature, and it seems to reflect the surroundings of his hometown as the repertoire of songs exhibited an amazing vocal range of peaks and valleys, rising and sinking, showing like the sea a combination of strength and gentleness.

As mentioned in a previous article, Riccardo’s voice displays the skill and control of the classically trained, but the performance on Friday evening proved that his skills go far beyond the technical and he can deliver his music to the soul. Explaining how he came to be involved with the Iron Matt Foundation, Ricardo spoke of his belief that the connections we make in life hold hidden meanings, and he hopes his music adds to this wonder by communicating a shared love. He went on to prove his theory with song after song that merged the physical and the spiritual. Even some of the selections that were performed in Italian, the language barrier melted down and listeners could close their eyes and be transported to the shores of Italy or just feel the closeness of loved ones.

It was an exciting opportunity that all will remember in years to come when they utter that long sought after phrase, “I remember him when he was just starting out.” His amazing vocal range, and his movie star looks, provide avenues for success in both classical and pop genres. One can easily foresee his uplifting, soaring songs tinged with romance, heartache, and redemption being exploited for a Disney musical. But it’s safe to say that the same elements that give birth to those skills will also allow him to keep the down to earth qualities that help make that connection with the audience real. Riccardo and his manager, Emilio Capuano of Top40 Entertainment, are planning his first music video and are filming it back in Italy. They both believe that his inspiration comes from the people and place where he grew up, and it is important that his first video reflect these roots.

Portions of the performance in Franklin Lakes were filmed by Chris Kincade of CKinkProductions, so local residents might get an opportunity to see the artist perform. In the spirit of connectedness that Ricardo spoke about prior to his performance, The Journal learned through an earlier interview with Chris that he also has strong ties to the Iron Matt Foundation.

His mom, Kirsten Kincade, has organized many past fundraisers for the Iron Matt Foundation. Matt Larson struggled with cancer, but his spirit was, and is, an inspiration for many, including Kirsten who has dedicated her Ironman competitions to Matt. She recently won her age group, women 40-44, at the Couer d’ Alene to win a spot at the Hawaii world championship. Overall, she placed 194 out of the entire 2060 participants who managed to finish; respectfully leaving in the dust a long list of younger competitors from both sexes in the race which involves 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of biking, and 26.2 miles of running. She will compete in October for Ironmatt again at the Hawaii event.

The fundraiser featuring Riccardo Foresi had a lot of helping hands, but special recognition goes to Terri Casaleggio who received an extra pleasant, but unexpected thank you from Riccardo for all her efforts. The work of Terri and the other volunteers, along with the generosity of the Indian Trails Club, provided a fun evening for a worthy cause. The Matthew Larson Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation was created by the family and friends of 7 year old Matthew James Larson, who lost a 5 year battle with brain and spinal tumors in April 2007. The Foundation hopes to ease the burdens on the children and families who are battling this horrible disease, while also funding medical and scientific research to find a cure.

The Answers for Stephen- and more

Hello Stephen, and thank you so much for your letter.
I am placing it on my blog, which for week I have neglected due to a very long European and South American trip, but this is certainly a letter which should be placed on the blog and perhaps into my new book " Whatever Happened to great Singng" which is in its last edit. I will be moving to South America shortly and am wondering if we cannot arrange a vocal workshop in El Paso in your Academy before I go...an idea...

What you experience I have of course heard endless times and the results of the work, when it is done right and applied correctly are fantastic. Your soprano: be careful, very careful ...she is very young to move into the dramatic repertoire vocally...the voice will increase and grow, that is to be expected, the muscles behind the eyeballs and the space will grow, that too is to be expected, vibrations and overtones, harmonics increase dramatically , all correct...the dizziness should be just a few days if you keep the position...but if you constantly are pulling on those muscles then that feeling of faintness will last quite a time simply because the brain is being oxygenated to the max and there is constant movement.
The feeling is natural...but you should absolutely move with great caution...the muscles behind the eyeballs and the joints expand at incredible rate when worked this way, but in order for the vocal cords to adjust to the power you must go slow, very slow...or you will have a wobble in no time.

The physical adjustment of the instrument to the power of the space and the air is major..everything has to move slowly in order to make the necessary mental, physical and emotional adjustments - please!!!...keep her very very light and lyric..do not overpower...keep repertoire away from the dramatic, even though for the singer it seems more exciting at the moment..caution is the absolute responsibility of the teacher and guiding your student into a healthy instrument that lasts a lifetime is an awesome responsibility...

This my NCR Doctor...the site works, go into Neuro Cranial Reconstruction. No one except Dr. Arrandt knows about the work that I do with the voice and the NCR connection. I have worked with him exclusively and he has done the work with many many of my students. He is extraordinary and it is he who came to me to recognize the connection ..that began 1999 when the first book came out and we have been working even since. I go to him every eight weeks or so, for myself. He is grea t. In my new book I will publish his correspondence with the International Voice Foundation . He tried for them to let me speak at their forum, but they will not...so that's that...

Hope this serves you. I am here when you need me. Be well and take good care of yourself. By the way, I teach no matter where I am in the world over skype. A student has to have three physical hours with me so we establish our language and then we continue over skype with the most extraordinary results. Just for your information.
Be well.. and all the best

Miriam

Dr. Lewis J. Arrandt, DC
Dr. Arrandt's Website
10651 N. Kendall Dr. Suite 222Miami, FL 33176
Phone: (305) 279-0850

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--- On Tue, 8/5/08, Stephen Jackson <scyo2@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Stephen Jackson <scyo2@yahoo.com>Subject: Praise, NCR, and Teaching (two questions and some comments!)To: musicvisions@aol.comDate: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 2:26 AM
Dear Ms. Arman,

First, I must say that I cannot help but think that divine providence brought me to your information! I have been many things in this life, and music has pulled me back over and over again relentlessly until I gave over my will to use the gifts we are given at creation. I am 33 years old, and a baritone (as well as a composer): I was a mediocre (at best) singer for quite a long time. Because I have always felt an intense connection to the text and emotional content of the music I perform, I've been given many performance opportunities that I wouldn't have ever gotten based on the abilities of my voice alone. I did absolutely everything wrong for a number of years, and finally had the fortune to have a few small pieces start to click into place in 2000 and 2001.. I don't want to bore you with a long history as I know that you are very busy and must have time to recharge your own energy and vitality, but your works have touched my life in so many important ways.

I was asked to start teaching voice in 2003 by a small commercial studio that was familiar with my performance resume and temperament. I have been blessed with great patience and a strong belief that ANYONE who loves music and is willing to put their heart, soul, mind and time into the pursuit will come out the other side with a healthy and facile instrument. I had had at least 7 different voice teachers who ranged from complete lunatics to mediocre pianists with little to no knowledge of the vocal mechanism. Struggling through my own difficulties with the voice gave me insight into what many of my students felt (and feel) as they battle the many issues facing singers today. I have read voraciously and sought out as much information on practical and powerful vocal methods as I could with some good success over the years, but NOTHING prepared me for encountering your book! (then a bit later the First Lesson CD)

So many of the pieces clicked FIRMLY into place and the overall picture of what so many people had tried unsuccessfully to lead me to becomes more and more clear as I apply your ideas and technical skills to myself and my students. I am preparing several opera scenes for a production in a few months that I was dreading until recently, and was recently cast as Olin Blitch in Susanna for spring of 2009. I feel as though you've given me back my own voice instead of the constructed and manipulated sound that I had been encouraged to create for so many years. I cannot thank you enough for the beautiful work you have done and continue to do for the world.

The questions I have are as follows -

The ncr.net website is no longer functional, but I found several other resources about NCR on-line. However, none of them speak specifically about the voice. I am very interested in knowing more about what happens in NCR, and what results your students have achieved. There are no NCR specialists near me, and my current budget will not support visiting those closest to me for some time, but I would still like to know more. (I was diagnosed with stage 4 burkitt's lymphoma last April and would surely have been dead had it not been for another divine intervention in my life.. but that is certainly not the topic now!!)

My 2nd question involves something "odd" happening to one of my young sopranos the deeper we go into your technique. She is 18, with what had been seemingly moving toward a light lyric or even soubrette sound.. within the last several months however, the color, size, and intensity of the voice have grown almost exponentially to the point that I seriously thing she may be on the way to becoming a young full dramatic soprano!! When she places everything behind the eyes and creates space the way you specify, she gets dizzy, dry eyed, and even slightly faint as the level of resonance increases. The sound is glorious and free without force or strain, but she is concerned about the physical sensations she is experiencing. I recommended that she accept the new sensations as a "check list" that she is placing the voice correctly, but I wanted your advice here. I truly believe that she is doing everything "right" so far, and want to encourage her continued progress, but she is frightened by how foreign some of these feelings are.

Respectfully yours,
Stephen Jackson
Desert Moon Academy of the Arts
El Paso, Texas
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