Mike is skiing out west again this Jan - Mar.  While he is out of town, I decided to audition for a small group of CSO singers who are going to comprise the Opera Chorus for an Opera Columbus performance of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin slated for March 1 & 2, 2024.  It is based on a novel written by Alexander Pushkin.  The text is in Russian, which has to be memorized, and we have movement on stage, and costumes.  This is going to be a great challenge for me, but I decided this will be an...

Mike and I were both selected as part of a smaller subset of the Columbus Symphony Chorus to sing behind Andrea Bocelli at Nationwide Arena in Dec 2022.  The Columbus Symphony Orchestra played for him (and other singers, including 2 of his kids).  It was an incredible experience!  I have always been a fan of Mr. Bocelli and have attended 2 of his Columbus concerts in the past.  To be behind him, and experience that enormous audience facing us, and to be able to sing with him was truly...

I am so excited because I have been accepted into the Columbus Symphony Chorus!  I tested myself several years ago by auditioning for the Huntsville Master Chorale and was delighted to sing with them for several years.  Now that I am back in Columbus, Ohio, I have been singing with my husband for a great church choir at First Congregational Church in downtown Columbus.  Mike used to sing for Columbus Symphony Chorus and was invited back into the group; I requested an audition.  They are an...

I am delighted to report that I recently married the most wonderful man in the world, Mike Wigglesworth!  Mike and I are friends from way back in the '90s, when we were singing together in church choir in Worthington, OH.  He has always been one of my favorite people.  He is kind, friendly, considerate, talented, smart, funny, hard-working, and generous.  Several years ago, Mike tragically lost his wife and high school sweetheart.  No one could have predicted such a terrible loss.  Mike and I...

Axalta bought Dura Coat Products about 2 years ago.  We are slowly making our way into Axalta's systems, e-mail, HR, etc., but the Coil and Extrusion products that we manufacture are going to continue to carry the Dura Coat Products name.  It's a marketing move that relies on the recognizable nature of the DCP name.  We have been set up with Axalta e-mail addresses but have not yet begun using them; we are still using our Dura Coat e-mail addresses.  Once we switch over, the DCP e-mail will...