About a month after finishing a very successful inaugural season for the Concert Singers of Cary, I received a phone call from Kaye Struffolino who was then working in the administrative office of the North Carolina Symphony. Kaye has been and still is a tour de force...
Larry Speakman Chapter 3: Carmina Burana… did you say tuna and slaw?
After the success of the premiere concert and a highly successful Christmas concert, we headed into January of 1993 needing to quickly finalize what our next project would be in the spring. We were off to a great start, but there were many challenges ahead. The first...
Larry Speakman Chapter 2: Now What?
It seems like such a simple question, one that we should have had an answer for. We were coming off a first concert success that far exceeded our plans and expectations. Now what?! Our first performance on October 20th, 1991, was a day of revelry and celebration that...
Larry Speakman Chapter 1: Beginnings
Greetings all! My how time marches on! It is hard to believe that eight years have already gone by since my retirement as Artistic Director. It has been nine years since Ingrid and I relocated to Charleston, but even harder to believe is that we are about to celebrate...
