Public Invited To Preview BMS Cabaret Master Class
BMS voice instructor, Sherri James Buxton, will present a Cabaret Master Class Monday, February 2 from 6:30 - 8 p.m. Professional pianist, Bob Shepherd, is accompanist. The public is invited to listen and discover more about the popular Cabaret Workshops at Berkshire Music School.Audience members will learn by example, while watching selected participants as they are coached in the intimate art of Cabaret singing. Topics covered include: interpretation, phrasing, style, microphone technique, and stage presence in an effort to deliver an honest, musically pleasing performance. The techniques are designed to enhance any type of vocals. Adult Cabaret Workshops begin February 23.
A $5 donation will be accepted at the door. The event takes place at the School’s Edgar B. Taft Recital Hall, 30 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, where there is free parking. To RSVP call 413-442-1411.
Sherri James Buxton first appeared professional at the age of seventeen as The Girl in an off Broadway production of The Fantastiks. She has performed on Broadway and in summer stock at The Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera and Kansas City Starlight. Sherri has appeared in numerous nightclubs and cabarets including Dangerfield’s and Playstreet in New York City.
In the Berkshires, Sherri has performed at several local venues including The Colonial Theatre, Asters, Cranwell Resort and Castle Street Café. She is on the voice faculty at the Berkshire Music School where she teaches the very successful Adult Cabaret Workshops, and has performed with her Cabaret-To-Go group. She is also an on the Colonial Theatre Education Committee. Cabaret-To-Go consists of the advanced Adult Cabaret Workshop members. Cabaret-To-Go has provided entertainment at several local venues including The Colonial Theatre, Ventfort Hall, Arrowhead, The Norman Rockwell Museum, Pittsfield’s Third Thursdays and The Clark, as well as on WAMC radio. Cabaret-To-Go is in its seventh year.
Bob Shepherd has had a lifetime of experience in solo, small jazz groups and big band formats and is a first-call vocal accompanist in western New England, specializing in the Great American Songbook. He has been pianist with the Adult Cabaret program since 2004. Bob owns a sound recording studio where he performs voiceovers and works closely with vocalists as he creates showcase CD’s backed by his full-band settings.
