Spring Travel Season has only just begun...6 hours ago...
AND...
I already have stories for ya, LOL! For those of you who know me, that is no suprise I'm sure. But, I have to leave you in suspense till I return home this weekend, since I wanna hit the sack early. I have a very short amount of time to go siteseeing tomorrow before the Simpson Alumni Event.
I am; however, excited to share with you that I'm about to sleep in the shadow of one of our country's greatest Presidents. The 16th one, in fact. Yep, Abraham Lincoln - Ford's Theatre is only 2 blocks from my hotel! I'm sure you've guessed it by now...I'm in Washington D.C. :)
I'm crossing my fingers that the stupid rain holds off tomorrow, since my mode of transportation is my own two feet...
Toodles; I'm off to snoooozzzles.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
SC Alum Makes it Big in the Big Apple!
2005 graduate, John Michael Moore, has quickly soarED to success following his Vocal Music studies at SIMPSON! Our very own star is now making his debut with the New York Metropolitan Opera...that's right folks, THE Met! ...this is pretty much equivalent to being drafted into professional athletics. Moore is a baritone originally from N.W. Iowa and received his B.M. in Vocal Performance at SIMPSON, where he performed as "Trigorin" in The Seagull, "John Proctor" in The Crucible, "Billy Bigelow" in Carousel, "Papageno" in The Magic Flute, and "Danilo" in The Merry Widow. Shortly after graduation, he was a resident artist with Minnesota Opera where he performed "Sciarrone" in Tosca and "Masetto" in Ron Giovanni. In addition, he sang "Schaunard" in Minnesota Orchestra's La Boheme. We welcomed him back to Indianola when he performed with the Des Moines Metro Opera for the '05 & '06 seasons, which is a professional opera based on the SIMPSON campus during the summer. He played "Yamadori" in Madama Butterfly, "Henry Cuffe" in Gloriana & "Papageno" in The Magic Flute.
Moore is a multi-year winner in district & regional New York Metropolitican Opera auditions, reaching the finals in 2006. He joined The Met's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program in 2006, returning there this season. He will be singing "Fiorello" in II Barbiere di Siviglia for his New York Met debut.
John Michael Moore is wonderful as this exotic character (Papageno). He sings with a rich baritone of beauty and finesse. - The Des Moines Register
A baritone, John Michael Moore, made his Met debut in the small role of Fiorello. It will be nice to hear him, too, in larger roles. He seems an easy, natural singer, lucky guy. - The New York Sun
Check out Moore's website & listen to his extraordinary voice here: http://www.johnmichaelmoore.com/!
Learn about SIMPSON's numerous music performance opportunities here.
Register to audition for a SIMPSON vocal or instrumental music scholarship here.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Real World: SIMPSON
I have a slideshow above & random photos of me on the side of this blog, but there's much MORE to SIMPSON than I can display all the time. Soooo...below are some cool pics that REPRESENT the "SIMPSON EXPERIENCE."
Semester Abroad in Europe
Simpson's Fans - Storm Chasers...
Intramural Mud Volleyball gets down 'n dirty...
The Performing Arts Theme House celebrates Halloween carvin' style!
Storm Volleyball
Tri Delta girls ice skating in Des Moines...they're all on their feet - that's a good sign! ;P
Theatre Simpson class in action...
Spring Break Mission Trip taking time out for fun...
Storm Track & Field
Storm Soccer 
Storm Cross Country
The most beautiful classroom on campus...for choir
Simpson College Band
May Term @ the Leaning Tower of Pisa
International Student Organization's Annual Food Festival
The Homecoming Freshman Rep, Greg '11 walking with his dad
Professor Jennifer Nostrala helping students register for classes during Summer Orientation
Storm Pep Band
Broke Fi Broke at Homecoming's Yell Like Hell event
Legrand '10 & Greg '11 meet Hillary Clinton during her visit to campus
Storm Cheerleaders @ Carver Hawkeye Arena for the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes
Mission Trip to Jamaica
Danny '08 & a wombat during his semester abroad in Australia
Spring Break Mission Trip to Mexico
Sigma Alpha Epsilon guys take the couch OUTSIDE...
Pi Beta Phi girls
Halloween
Yes, that's Admissions Counselor Andy & the welcoming smile of Admissions Receptionist Gail
Student Ambassador Adrian "Ajax" '10
Semester Abroad in Sevilla, Spain
Simpson Cheerleaders in 1982...Spirit is Tradition @ Simpson!
Wardell's '10 long jump expertise
London Semester Abroad Students meet Tom Cruise during one of his premieres
A 1950's Simpson swing dance in Great Hall
Simpson Cheerleaders in 1963
Homecoming Game '07 vs. Rival Central Dutch
Simpson Football in 1948
Jen '07 during her May Term in Thailand
May Term in Thailand
London Semester Abroad Students visit The Louvre in Paris, France
Semester Abroad in Australia
Rachel '08 gets up close & personal with a snake during her semester abroad Down Under
May Term in Venice, Italy
May Term in Greece
May Term in Thailand
May Term in Thailand
May Term in Thailand
A beautiful pic Rachel '08 took during her semester abroad in Australia
Semester Abroad in London - Big Ben & The Parliament
Drew '10 & the London Bridge during his semester abroad
Drew '10 visits the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France during his semester abroad
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