Shocked and Amazed!

wow!!!

 i have to say i wasnt expecting this much support so fast! i am 27% of my way to the online fundraising goal!

can you say amazing!!!!

 

 i am so thankful to have all of these donations coming in and i am so excited to start sending stuff out to people. i am in the process of making the cd so far i have ten songs that i have recorded over the years.  2 from my sophmore year, 3 from junior year, then 5 from senior year.  it was pretty cool to listen last night and see how much i have changed.  im in the process of making a booklet that goes witht he cd, it will talk about each of the songs.  another cool thing i was thinking about adding is a song i wrote recently as a bit of a bonus track.  i just need to get it recorded :) so those of you who have cds coming i hope you like it. your one of the few people who have ever heard my own music :)

 

Another update in my fundraising life is that i offically have a date for my Fundraising Recital at Union Church!!! i talked to Kent Gilbert the pastor on friday morning and they are graciously going to host the recital Sunday May 19, 2013 at 3pm :) needless to say i am so very excited!!  If you would like to RSVP the link above takes you to facebook event page! Id love as many people there as possible even if you cant contribute please just come out and hear me sing. the more the merrier!

 

i got an email from someone on friday asking some questions about my trip so i wanna add them on here and give the answers.  That way if someone else was wondering the same thing they would know as well!  the person asked:

 

"Hey Alex...can you give a little more info about the trip, please? I see that you leave June 22, for 3 weeks.... who is sponsoring the trip? How'd you get opportunity to be involved in this trip? How much does the trip cost/ are you trying to raise total? How much do you still need to raise? And, I understand your talent & I 'get' the benefits of this trip for you, but for those that don't that are reading your request, Italy would be an amazing opportunity for anyone, what makes this opportunity different on the 'vocal' side for you...are there not the same opportunities & chances for growth in the US? " 

 

then here is my answer:

 

"I'd loved to answer questions about the trip. this opportunity came about when i performed in a master class with Nyela, who is the director of this program, Orvieto Musica. She worked with me and then suggested that i apply for the trip but by then the application deadline was past so I couldnt. However, the program had a last minute cancellation and Nyela thought of me and asked to take the spot.

The trip in total will be about 5000 and i am trying to raise half 2,500 and get a loan for the other half, Or if i can raise more than 2,500 that would be even better. So far what i have online here is the only money that i have raised and personally i have saved 500 so far.

The benifits of this trip being in Italy is that while i am abroad the program offers daily italian lessons which will help improve my diction when singing in italian. Being in Orvieto speaking italian everyday will help me understand the language better, therefore when i am singing in italian i can also be more expressive. Another benifit of this trip is the performance aspect, during the three weeks abroad we will be traveling and performing. Also the contacts i will make through this trip will help me when i apply to graduate school because these teachers will have worked with me and know my capabilities.

Vocally i will be able to grow immensely because i will be taking daily voice lesson and working in master classes! This intensive vocal work will push me to work hard daily and grow more everyday. "

 

If anyone has anymore questions feel free to ask me on here or email me personally at alex.dycus@yahoo.com im always available to answer question about the trip or anything else you wanna know about me :)

 

a big thank you again to everyone that has donated and all those that are supporting me through this!!! Love yall!