“This new Peters Edition of Duparc songs is most welcome. New Urtext Edition Edited by Roger Nichols High Voice and Piano EP 7778a €24.80

Drawing not only on her extensive experience as a singer (ranging from opera at Covent Garden to gigs with Pink Floyd), but also her expertise in voice science and vocal techniques, the Academy course has established itself as a training ground for many leading musical-theatre stars. Mary founded the post-graduate Musical Theatre course at the Royal Academy of Music. a wonderful book, lovingly written by a woman who cares not only for the musical theatre industry, but also for the people who are part of it. There is a superb selection of warm-ups, physical and vocal, with guide vocals and inventive piano accompaniments. Mary Hammond’s intelligent, insightful and humorous volume, beautifully presented by Edition Peters.Hammond speaks naturally on the disc, even cracking jokes when the occasion arises. She has coached stars on many of the world’s best-known shows – Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Joseph, Billy Elliot The Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, Mamma Mia! and We Will Rock You – worked extensively in film and television and coached a wide range of pop musicians, including Coldplay and Dido.

She is a vocal consultant to Cameron Mackintosh Ltd, The Really Useful Group, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and many leading West-End producers.

Mary Hammond is one of the most significant figures in the musical-theatre world. Starting with the earliest stages, it covers every aspect of the audition process: Thank you – that’s all we need for today… is full of practical advice for anyone who auditions for musical-theatre shows, whether professional or amateur. Mary Hammond with Emer Gillespie and Nigel LilleyĪ CD of vocal warm-up exercises is included A Practical Guide to Musical Theatre Auditions Thank you – that’s all we need for today.

Order online at: Peters Edition Ltd 2–6 Baches Street London N1 6DN Tel: 020 7553 4000 Email: We are eagerly anticipating the publication during 2010 of previously unpublished Vocalises by Gabriel Fauré. Recent additions to the catalogue include our landmark collections of French and Russian Operatic Arias, Music Theatre audition guide, Sephardic Songs and a wonderfully refreshing look at an essential collection of Arie Antiche. Today we work with only the best editors to produce high-quality new editions. Peters Edition Music for voice is at the very heart of the Peters Edition catalogue, under-pinned by our much-loved editions of the great pillars of the Lieder repertoire by Brahms, Schubert, Schumann and Wolf.

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