https://www.davidedelfelt.com/conducting daily 0.75 2025-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/a9102a38-3163-44d2-83ee-fe5a3b0de719/Maestro.jpg https://www.davidedelfelt.com/home daily 1.0 2025-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/fa61172d-e712-4048-acd0-03066f070793/Turtleneck%232-web+copy.jpeg Home David is one of Chicago’s busiest and most versatile musicians. As a much sought-after master voice teacher and vocal coach, he is in great demand with singers locally and from around the world. He is also a gifted singer and recording artist, and a well-loved choral conductor, life coach and inspirational writer. David's private voice studio is comprised of some of Chicago’s most celebrated and successful singers in the musical theater, cabaret and classical genres. His students have received numerous honors and awards and appear on stages across the world, including every major theater and club venue in Chicago, The Ravinia Festival, Broadway and Carnegie Hall in NYC, the cabarets of Paris and the opera stages of Europe. He is a master voice teacher, vocal coach, singer, conductor, accompanist, arranger, life coach and inspirational writer and teaches from his studio on the north side of Chicago. For more on his teaching, see Testimonials. https://www.davidedelfelt.com/bio daily 0.75 2025-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/6346b992-fc6d-4b5f-8577-984cc7b2b5be/BlackSmolder.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719477579-DKIZLM3708BKQG0EVX2U/2203117_2571250.jpg Bio https://www.davidedelfelt.com/gallery daily 0.75 2020-11-28 https://www.davidedelfelt.com/voice-coaching daily 0.75 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/f7c9c9e7-44a0-4402-927c-f2509b4d453f/PurplePiano%3AWeb.jpg Vocal Instruction - Vocal Instruction Since first beginning to teach singing full-time in 1991, I have developed what I believe is a unique approach to vocal study. As a student of voice, I had both good and bad teachers. I have learned from each. The technique I first learned, which remains at the core of my teaching, is best described as a traditional Italianate technique. It is the technique that for centuries has produced some of the most beautiful and famous voices around the world. Yet despite it's impressive track record, it is a technique which I have found to be incomplete for the purpose of application to some styles of singing other than classical. https://www.davidedelfelt.com/mission-statement daily 0.75 2025-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/a2689d62-9805-47f2-9656-6f18597ff7c9/CroppedBlue%231+.jpeg Mission Statement - Mission Statement I am here to be of service to you. Toward that effort, I will give of myself in every way I can to help you become your best both personally and professionally as befits your goals. I will share with you my knowledge, experience and passion for others, helping you acquire the tools that will allow you to do anything possible with your voice, while advocating that this is best achieved by fostering habits that are healthy for both your voice and your life. I will help you build a reliable technique so that every decision you make regarding your singing can be one of artistic choice and not of technical limitation. I will guide you in your artistic choices for the purpose of becoming a more engaging, effective and dynamic performer, as together we endeavor to bring the composer’s intent to life through the unique instrument that is you. I will create an environment in my studio conducive to growth and learning in which you feel safe, respected, heard, honored, comfortable and welcome. - David Edelfelt https://www.davidedelfelt.com/faq daily 0.75 2025-08-16 https://www.davidedelfelt.com/vocal-coaching daily 0.75 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/7ae1d791-69d9-49e0-8076-795c9db33b53/CloseUpWeb.jpg Vocal Coaching - Vocal Coaching What’s the difference between voice lessons and vocal coaching? That's one of the most frequently asked questions I hear. While the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, they really are two separate things. And while I do both, it’s important to know which one you’re seeking. Voice lessons are about technique; the mechanics of singing, of which there are many. They include building your voice, improving your basic sound, increasing your range, stamina, power and flexibility, and expanding your voice's options. While voice lessons will improve your ability to interpret music, they typically don't address the skills necessary to do so. For that, you will need vocal coaching. Vocal coaching can address many aspects of performing including both musical and dramatic interpretation. While coaching can certainly help you sound better, it isn’t about improving the voice itself. Vocal coaching accepts, for the most part, that your vocal capabilities are what they are. In vocal coaching, we work with the voice and technique you already have to create more meaningful and communicative singing. This is where we look at the style, character, and emotion behind the words and music, as well as improvisation, if relevant to the style. I have a great passion for exploring the art of bringing music to life, and bringing the meaning behind the words to people's hearts. Touching people’s hearts is at the core of my philosophy and is really why I do what I do. Whether you’re trying to unlock the meaning behind a baroque aria, seeking to explore the depths of a character piece from musical theater or striving to unearth something new in a well-known gem from the Great American Songbook, it is my great joy to do this work with singers courageous enough to “go there” for the benefit of their audience and themselves. https://www.davidedelfelt.com/my-performances daily 0.75 2025-08-17 https://www.davidedelfelt.com/philosophy daily 0.75 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/c7577093-411d-437f-8a85-fe533e226507/SophieJoyWeb.jpg Philosophy - "I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted, and behold, service was joy." - Rabindranath Tagore https://www.davidedelfelt.com/cds daily 0.75 2020-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600706853736-SJOEV4YBPTA887IX4QHX/BackCover.jpg CDs Click here to purchase my Christmas CD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1606586919104-B6C3UB1059S6SOR5RR1U/CD+booklet+as+spreads-2_Page_1.jpg CDs Click here to purchase a copy of "Better" https://www.davidedelfelt.com/performances daily 0.75 2020-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720743165-NIHY4I6DKREKOLWDS8E1/2203128_479701.jpg Performances My very first performance in a musical role; "Curly" in "Oklahoma!" - 1979, Niskayuna High School, with the adorable and talented Susan Roncevich. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720743350-CXP6K3IWL48RAACH6LD9/2203128_479716.jpg Performances That'd be me as Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside in Niskayuna High School's 1981 production of "Mame" starring (and seen here) Renee Knapp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720743719-Q87TO9PU0URHN5B3EEAP/2203128_2571260.jpg Performances Goofing around with Mary Brazeau Pohl (we were Lun Tha and Tuptim) in Schenectady Light Opera Company's 1981 production of "The King & I". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720743024-MGQYMV3NPH2VUDQDRKKU/2203128_479699.jpg Performances With Renee and my sister Lisa who came to hear me in a college production of "Die Fledermaus" (I was Falke). Crane School of Music, Potsdam NY, 1983. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720744043-ZJBC3IN8KZHIIP8LEAFA/2203128_2571263.jpg Performances Conducting my choir (and congregation, apparently!) at my "Sunday gig" at the First Presbyterian Church in Libertyville, IL - circa 2008. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720744043-L9QQND6ARB1FMLSO9IIM/2203128_2571261.jpg Performances With student and friend Tom MIchael at the first of CCP's (Chicago Cabaret Professionals) "Musical Mondays" at Water Tower Place; 2008. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720742829-KA94BBAE8OSXJAB6RV7G/2203128_479698.jpg Performances My first solo cabaret show "Everything's Going My Way" - and I was lucky enough to establish a musical partnership with the incredible Beckie Menzie. Wouldn't have anyone else if I could help it... (even with all the talented pianists in Chicago!) and haven't, so far! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720743719-C329X6PXBTHKRPVOUTY0/2203128_2571262.jpg Performances With student and friend KT MacCammond at another "Musical Mondays" - Water Tower Place, 2009. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720743109-U2AUABT8IV7BKP24J72C/2203128_479708.jpg Performances With the very talented case of "Here's Johnny!" - tribute to the music of Johnny Mercer; (from left to right) KT McCammond, Kat Taylor, Carla Gordon, pianist James Cebastien, John Eskola, Yours Truly and Paul Marinaro. 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720744617-8E0I1MXTLSEZKRBCCO10/2203128_2571264.jpg Performances A promo shot from my 2010 cabaret show "Life for Dummies... Like Me!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720743167-1BZPL8XKAGCLP0QHC21I/2203128_479710.jpg Performances In dress rehearsal with the North Shore Choral Society and Metropolis Orchestra at St. Luke's in Evanston, IL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720744336-68TRZMQE4V0BR5S57QHL/2203128_2571266.jpg Performances Very proud of the CD my choir and I recorded in 2010 full of gems by such composers as Bach, Handel, Mozart, Thompson, Rutter, Durufle, Tschesnokoff, Lauridsen and Edelfelt! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720743169-XUV7TC1M5MQ1HLYE6WJ8/2203128_479711.jpg Performances Conducting my first "Sing-Along Messiah" at my church. FUN! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720744424-8CY61E26WPFT1Q63H701/2203128_2571268.jpg Performances A thrilling experience; conducting a "Sing-Along Messiah" with 4 stupendous soloists, a top-notch orchestra, and an incredible church choir extraordinaire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720744426-2S1ZUUTATC8PJFG28TR7/2203128_2571269.jpg Performances My amazing choir, hard at work! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600721039147-UJJ9PS0X06BCUIUF773M/2203128_2571285.jpg Performances Delighted to join Shelley MacArthur at her special guest artist at her Valentine's Day show at Millennium Park, 2011. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600721169180-AKQFT7QEXYF7G1H8AY6D/2203128_2571270.jpg Performances I often get to sing alongside my talented students at events like this; the annual CCP Holiday Cabaret at Davenports; here with Shelley and Tom. I believe this was 2011. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600721294869-EEA9Q09AP6ZL2CEDLR1A/2203128_2571288.jpg Performances I was also invited to share the spotlight with Shelley at her "Magical Musical Summer Evening" in Lake Geneva, in August of 2012, where we sang both Rossini and Cole Porter! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720744933-UXRVG9QPVGIE5P6A2IEV/2203128_2571293.jpg Performances Recording my debut album "Love is Born at Christmas" in the summer of 2013... and loving every minute of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600721254891-AR8MBYDV35374MWAV280/2203128_2571299.jpg Performances It happened! My CD was released on time to make it's public debut at the CCP Gala, October 2013! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720745426-K1NE04TX4IPB7HRA8PUT/2203128_2571301.jpg Performances The official CD release was at my show "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" at Davenport's, 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720744978-4I13PYL4ISR6L5DEIQ6E/2203128_2571296.jpg Performances I was delighted to be able to share the stage in a fun duet with my very lovely and talented friend and former student Hilary Feldman at the 2013 CCP Gala. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720745790-984KV84DNIWMXV3QSRZY/2203128_2571308.jpg Performances With sweet, talented and photogenic friend and student Joan Curto! CCP Holiday Cabaret, Davenports, 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720745158-YVWPFLYNQQZNM2NZ7OCP/2203128_2571306.jpg Performances Another Davenport's CCP Holiday Cabaret with Tom Michael. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600721406393-FE1FRLF3EG7QAYD019OA/2203128_2571322.jpg Performances Who better to lead us in the first (new) "Musical Mondays" than director, CCP President, singer extraordinaire, student, and most importantly, friend - Joan Curto? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720745546-WGU4UV431K5QJOKY94BN/2203128_2571316.jpg Performances Some performances are special... and private. Here I am giving such a performance for dear friends Merp and JD and their friends at their home in North Little Rock, AR; July 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720745872-M1H1UMNBK1OUNXI9FV3L/2203128_2571323.jpg Performances With the male side of the talented cast of the first second-generation "Musical Mondays" at Chicago's Victory Gardens Biograph Theater - July, 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720745879-XDW3OXKTOIP4716WOOQB/2203128_2571325.jpg Performances And now with the ladies from the same evening; the return of CCP's "Musical Mondays" - July 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600721448917-M6EBD83JUGL7IKOYROYT/2203128_2571312.jpg Performances How many voice teachers get to say they were a guest artist at their student's 90th Birthday Cabaret Show? Here I am with the incredible Shirley Schectman, lovely soprano and amazing person, the day before her 90th birthday; June 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600720746274-2MTE54TEBDV1YT819QV6/2203128_2575027.png Performances Momentarily sharing the spotlight with Shelley during soundcheck! https://www.davidedelfelt.com/voice-over daily 0.75 2025-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/ff3f77ee-12be-46d5-bfb4-0a5de49ec7df/TurtleneckSmile.jpg Voice Over https://www.davidedelfelt.com/voice-studio daily 0.75 2020-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722041906-KYG9CVR1NY908UERU4UA/2251332_479697.jpg Voice Studio It all starts here; my little corner of the music room where I am blessed for sit for many hours each day and work with some amazing people! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722041778-6JL8R6TLV1VRQNS4JZMG/2251332_476459.jpg Voice Studio One of my longest term students; Tom Michael, came to study with me in 1991 and still comes. We joke about how, apparently, all these years later, there's still something new to learn! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722042012-3FEG69V3QCYDKACQ60W8/2251332_479700.jpg Voice Studio Some of my earlier students (some who study with me still) throwing me a birthday surprise; from left, clockwise; Elizabeth Doyle, KT MacCammond, Joan Curto, Bradley (not a student), Daryl Nitz and Tom Michael. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722042269-MQM1I8K863SQHX5C8M7G/2251332_479709.jpg Voice Studio Ah, we were young once... but hey, we still are, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722042262-URZ4UYE9TSL83BNR3804/2251332_479717.jpg Voice Studio The first time I sang in a CCP (Chicago Cabaret Professionals) Holiday Cabaret, (2005?) I was able to join two students; friends Elizabeth Doyle and Carol Moss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722042411-H5932YM1WEB1GF4Y6SNE/2251332_2571385.png Voice Studio Each June (usually the first Sunday) I host an annual recital for my students to sing. We always have an amazing pianist, and there's always a great variety of styles and levels. And then we have a wonderful reception with lots of good food and drink! Join us! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722042389-8M206N2O7XKAB12Y55U9/2251332_2571386.jpg Voice Studio Yes, that's my Lhasa Poo Amos. Yes, that's my piano. No, this is NOT photo-shopped. Really. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722192065-BT05D11Z4C5MHDVASTWH/2251332_2571391.jpg Voice Studio This is Essie, Amos' sister. She's a Cavachon. She doesn't sing, but she's VERY vocal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722043287-TGCRCARH8XTUGUTRMD3X/2251332_2571400.jpg Voice Studio Occasionally I have to kill something during a lesson. It's a rare, but it happens. This day, I knew the photo would have a "caption contest". The winner for this one was baritone Gary Alexander... who wrote: "I was just flying around, minding my own business, and then I was dead just a minor second later." Yes, we have fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722042878-DYOKHVRRNIOX4HBVOBXZ/2251332_2571399.jpg Voice Studio This billboard was very near my house. I couldn't resist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722043093-PL42GMELLRTLP53LDDE8/2251332_2571395.jpg Voice Studio This is my student Shelley MacArthur in dress rehearsal for her Valentine's Day show at Millenium Park. I got to be the guest artist and sing with her that night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722043651-RN7WQY6S7CGK23FV7ZVA/2251332_2571402.jpg Voice Studio Baritone Robert Sims takes his lessons very seriously. Maybe that's why he sings better and better... and all over the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722265783-RPWEYNVG6BZMVLXVLH7X/2251332_2571388.jpg Voice Studio One of the main reasons I love what I do; I learn SO much from my students! This is one of my greatest teachers (students) Shirley Schectman, making her cabaret debut in "The Shirley Show" at age 86. Four years later, we celebrated her 90th birthday at her second cabaret show! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722309527-T9IRMJAU5TUHHP2Z48VQ/2251332_2571401.jpg Voice Studio No I don't have a recording studio in my home. But I do get asked to sing with students from time to time, and this time it was my joy to record with soprano Shelley MacArthur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722352146-2Z8PE2YQKMR4IXKGQS8A/2251332_2571403.jpg Voice Studio Amos especially loves high sopranos. And if you resonate very well, he'll even sing along with you. True story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722380795-H9N1D2PS5P3C0O9BF8B5/2251332_2571404.jpg Voice Studio I'm not sure who's enjoying their duet partner more; Amos, or KT McCammond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722408572-1CLIU5VEDIE1CY42B41N/2251332_2571405.jpg Voice Studio With student Shirley Schectman during her sound check for the second "The Shirley Show' which coincided with her 90th birthday. I know, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722430105-1U5G77JDCHM24HVJ1ZJX/2251332_2571406.jpg Voice Studio No expense was spared for "The Shirley Show II." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722457073-13TSCKP48L2HHJKRBC1Z/2251332_2571442.jpg Voice Studio Student Shelley MacArthur on stage at the Murphy Auditorium with international singing sensation George Perris. August 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722457190-CJD0HMQNNDNH1OVZCFLF/2251332_2571443.jpg Voice Studio Shelley in a solo moment from the same show; "Summertime" by Geroge Gershwin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600722457471-58OCUN2W3H21O5EZWHTA/2251332_2571444.jpg Voice Studio Congratulations are in order following the show; both for Shelley and musical director Michael Keefe. https://www.davidedelfelt.com/people daily 0.75 2020-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719476518-1C186SSCGW7T40T38NI7/2203117_484798.jpg People Beverly Sills and I at Miami University - where she was speaking; 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719476536-WY2N0YEJ8FVEPN7CCFYG/2203117_484473.jpg People Renee Fleming and I at our Alma Mater; Crane School of Music in Potsdam, NY. She was there give to a recital (2001) and we met up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719476127-0E5S26QCZ5RMFFN0DK5M/2203117_479713.jpg People Occasionally someone starts out as a student and becomes like family. Thank you Rhea Anne, for being the gift you are! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719476072-IX83INU0D3XOXPGB4130/2203117_479702.jpg People With two of my biggest (and first) fans; my parents Ivan and Lois - and with Shelley MacArthur - at my first cabaret show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719476373-FIR3Z9ES3MZUJAKPC5BS/2203117_484470.jpg People My dear friend Kristie and I after my first solo cabaret show (2008) ; "Everything's Going My Way". If it weren't for Kristie, I may not have "come out of retirement" and started singing again. Thanks, Kristie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719476364-38IQWETIS6EK3WZG49VE/2203117_479715.jpg People I was a guest conductor at the North Shore Choral Society for a marvelous program with two amazingly gifted soloists; baritone Robert Orth and soprano Michelle Areyzaga (with accompanist Sharon in black). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719476355-OKM10WPL9YFIA3L0B7LA/2203117_479703.jpg People At a CCP Gala with the very gifted Amanda McBroom. One of my most unforgettable experiences in a restaurant was sharing a scallop appetizer with her! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719477131-EYYP7VTW1Q7DUKGIQS4E/2203117_2571242.jpg People With Cabaret "royalty" Andrea Marcovicci at her master class at Davenport's in Chicago (2010?) where I sang for her and she told me I was an "enormous talent". I THINK that was a compliment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719477557-TLAT13BQ24W1JE0D4S4V/2203117_2571246.jpg People Once again at the 2011 Annual CCP Gala at the Park West - where I was honored to present the award for Lifetime Achievement to my incredibly talented dear friend, Ann Hampton Callaway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719477195-QGLKY6KGLV6BB10WGRTG/2203117_2571243.jpg People With Chicago's priceless cabaret treasure; my good friend and incredible pianist Beckie Menzie at the CCP (Chicago Cabaret Professionals) Annual Gala 2011 where she was honored with the Gold Coast Award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719477232-6PCBIJGYA4RSJP3KF4B1/2203117_2571245.jpg People Same night... different outfit... Beckie with her long-time musical partner (and one of my longest-time students), the marvelous Tom Michael. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719477077-QRMGAJZ7JAL4PP031XWY/2203117_2568091.jpg People With childhood friend - now musical superstar in Germany - Renee Knapp at her birthday party in Vermont; Oct. 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719477514-R0NH1E5YCFE1N9UK21TQ/2203117_2571247.jpg People Making my Christmas album was made all the more special when two dear friends (and students) joined me on one track for a trio; Tom Michael and Amy Matheny. We got a little punchy at a late-night recording session! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719477985-BFDTEEVOJ4QBHH76QXU2/2203117_2571252.jpg People Keeping the beat (and adding all the special Christmas effects like snow... angels... church bells...) was drummer and percussionist extraordinaire, Leo Murphy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719881356-QQBDJ7QFRUA3KUK1A6LM/2203117_2571253.jpg People Adding his expertise on bass, the very patient Scott Mason. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719477627-ECKG5L89N308YUMQTGKH/2203117_2571251.jpg People Our trio entitled "God Bless My Family" (gorgeous song by Ann Hampton Callaway) was made all the more special because I got to record it with "sister" Amy and "brother" Tom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719478166-VYO2OEX4SXR35ZW6BVIR/2203117_2571254.jpg People It was a real treat and honor to have the very gifted guitarist Andy Brown on my CD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719478217-XR9WE84ZRZ4NRVJDBAK4/2203117_2571256.jpg People With student and friend Shelley MacArthur during a sound-check break before her show. She said I could title this one "beauty isn't easy!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719478513-ECT0GH4I0X8K882JQ5NL/2203117_2571255.jpg People Two of my greatest fans (and two examples of my ability to train others!), my "kids" little Essie and her brother, Amos - patiently listening to a students' vocalises. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719478217-DVFQ690NUK93XJQ640VX/2203117_2571257.jpg People In 1980 I had the pleasure of meeting and performing with the talented and wonderful Mary Brazeau Pohl. Here, in 2014, after too long apart, we had a wonderful reunion. The best part of being an artist is the people you get to meet and having your lives touch each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719478275-N0VCU72HY53JK89FBFSK/2203117_2571258.jpg People Mary Brazeau Pohl and I receiving the SLOC (Schenectady Light Opera Co.) vocal awards in 1981. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600719477579-DKIZLM3708BKQG0EVX2U/2203117_2571250.jpg People Recording my debut CD "Love is Born at Christmas" in the summer/fall of 2013 was a dream come true. Love the guys at Studio Media in Evanston! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f596fdc70792b3a5a71782e/1600724649812-1LRQTTFXZZQ753G3EDOI/2203117_2571237.jpg People https://www.davidedelfelt.com/contact-me daily 0.75 2020-11-15 https://www.davidedelfelt.com/testimonials daily 0.75 2020-12-01 https://www.davidedelfelt.com/testimonials2 daily 0.75 2020-12-15 https://www.davidedelfelt.com/praise daily 0.75 2020-12-14