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- Radio announcer, lecturer, writer, singer, arts consultant
- About Me
- CURRENT:
• Executive Director, Gloria Musicae, Inc.
• Columnist & classical music critic, Sarasota Observer
• Member, soprano, Gloria Musicae
• Culinary columnist, Sarasota Arts & Culture Magazine
• Lecturer on classical music, opera, & American Musical Theater - (SILL, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City Opera, Guggenheim Museum, Naples Phil., Florida West Coast Symphony, University of South Florida, etc.) with more than 50 appearances under contract each season.
BROADCAST EXPERIENCE:
• Staff announcer & Music Commentator, WQXR FM & AM, (NY Times owned) 1973 – 2002
• First female announcer in USA on major commercial classical music radio station.
• Long time host of evening drive, live, Monday – Friday, 6PM – midnight.
• Award-winning (see below) host, writer and producer of numerous programs including Today in New York, Salute to the Arts, Program Notes, Ensembles from the NY Philharmonic, The Sound of Broadway, On Wings of Song (co-host with Marilyn Horne), Chamber Music from the Kosciuszko Foundation, Kitchen Classics, The New York City Opera – Live from the World Trade Center.
• Sponsors included: IBM, ITT, Restaurant Associates, LOT Polish Airlines, Continental Airlines, Omnicentrix, Russian Tea Room, Zabar’s, Chase Bank, Tourneau, etc.
EDUCATION:
• High School of Music and Art, 1957 – 1961 (Music/voice major)
• Mannes College of Music, 1961 – 1963 (Opera Major)
• Hartt College of Music/Univ. of Hartford, 1963 – 1965 (Opera/voice major)
• Private studies with Martial Singher and Adele Addison
PUBLICATIONS:
• Author: “Kitchen Classics from the Philharmonic,” published by Doubleday (1992), hard cover, with illustrations by Al Hirschfeld.
• Contributor to: New York Times, On the Air Magazine, Gourmet Magazine, Opera News, Stage Bill, Battery Park City Broadsheet, Ovation Magazine, etc…
• Liner notes for numerous record companies and music organizations, most recently: Gloria Musicae.
LECTURER and SPEAKER/NARRATOR:
• New York Philharmonic
• New Jersey Symphony
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Guggenheim Museum
• New York City Opera
• Marilyn Horne Foundation
• Curtis Institute of Music
• Center for Contemporary Opera
• Holland America Cruise Lines
• Naples Philharmonic
• Longboat Education Center
• SILL
• Glenridge Performing Arts Center
• Historic Asolo
• Etc…..
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
• Director, The Glenridge Performing Arts Center, Sarasota, Florida, 2004-2006
• In-flight classical music programs for American Airlines, Finnair, PanAm, Air Force One, Princess Cruises.
• Fundraiser for NY Philharmonic, Joy in Singing, LaGuardia High School of Music and the Arts, Berkshire Choral Festival, New York Chamber Symphony, Gloria Musicae, Florida West Coast Children’s Chorus.
• TV & Radio Commercials (voiced on air): Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Opera Orchestra of NY, Marilyn Horne Foundation, ITT Corporation, Restaurant Associates, IBM, Alice Travel, Continental Airlines, etc.
INTERVIEWS (ON AIR AND LIVE) WITH:
Luciano Pavarotti, Walter Cronkite, Itzhak Perlman, Julia Child, Barbara Cook, Beverly Sills, Cathy Rigby, Celeste Holm, Rudolph Giuliani, Cecilia Bartoli, Renee Fleming, Bryn Terfel, Leonard Bernstein, Robert Shaw, Marilyn Horne, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, etc, etc, etc…(total- - well over 1,000)
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING:
• Schola Cantorum, soloist and chorus (Hugh Ross, cond.)
• NY Philharmonic
• Boston Symphony
• American Symphony Orchestra
• Gregg Smith Singers
• Marble Collegiate Church, NYC
• Musica Sacra (NYC)
• Tanglewood Festival Chorus (soloist and chorus)
• First Presbyterian Church, NYC
• First United Methodist Church, Sarasota, FL
• Gloria Musicae, Sarasota, FL
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
• New York Philharmonic Council
• Joy In Singing (advisory board)
• Richard Tucker Fdt. (advisory board)
• Opera Orchestra of NY (advisory board)
• Marilyn Horne Foundation (advisory board)
• Berkshire Choral Festival (advisory board)
• Curtis Institute (board of overseers)
• Pro Arte Chorale
• SILL (board & chair of Music Committee)
• Gloria Musicae (board & exec. dir.)
• Sarasota Concert Association (Board member)
• LaGuardia High School of Music & Art (Founding Pres; advisory board)
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS:
• 9 Angel Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting
• 2 Gabriel Awards
• Gold, Silver and Bronze World Medals from NY International Radio Awards
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- The Serving Spoon
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- Monet
June LeBell's Blog
Stuart Woods
The novelist, Stuart Woods was the guest of honor and speaker Friday when the Friends of Selby Library held a luncheon at Michael's On East.
Naturally, I was there. I just had to know more about the author who's kept me up night after night, and kept my money going for book after book of his.
I asked him how he spends a typical work day. He said he writes "from 11 until 12" and then he goes for lunch and plays with his various toys - - from his power boat to his airplane.
The words seem to pour… Continue
Naturally, I was there. I just had to know more about the author who's kept me up night after night, and kept my money going for book after book of his.
I asked him how he spends a typical work day. He said he writes "from 11 until 12" and then he goes for lunch and plays with his various toys - - from his power boat to his airplane.
The words seem to pour… Continue
Posted on October 4, 2008 at 12:38am —
Gloria Musicae auditions
Gloria Musicae, Sarasota's all-professional (ie: PAID!!), chamber vocal ensemble, is holding auditions for experienced soloists and choral singers with excellent sight reading skills. The auditions will take place:
Friday, September 5th,(times still available in the evening)
Monday, September 8th, 9 (COMPLETELY BOOKED)
Auditions are by appointment only!!
For an appointment, call June LeBell between 10AM and 6PM: 941-925-3183 or email:
Gloriamus@comcast.net
Repertoire for our upcoming season (… Continue
Friday, September 5th,(times still available in the evening)
Monday, September 8th, 9 (COMPLETELY BOOKED)
Auditions are by appointment only!!
For an appointment, call June LeBell between 10AM and 6PM: 941-925-3183 or email:
Gloriamus@comcast.net
Repertoire for our upcoming season (… Continue
Posted on August 25, 2008 at 10:56am —
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Thanks for asking me.
And, yes, I'm sending invitations to all in GM plus a few others.
June
Could you please invite all of your Gloria Musicae friends to join this site? The more the merrier and the better to spread the word.
Also, would you like to do our newsletter's "What Are You Reading?" segment for the October 2 issue? We need 350ish words, a headshot and a two line bio of you. Let me know; I have you down in pencil!
Thanks, Rick
I don't know whether to find a new picture or find a job as a tuxedo salesman.
My wife and I have taken several of your classes which we always enjoy.
We are currently in the process of selling our lake house in the Finger Lakes and moveing permanantly to Sarasota. We have lived there and/or spent summers there for 36 years so it is not an easy task.
Thanks for joining us. We are still tweaking the site and will release it to the public by Monday. Meanwhile, feel free to invite all the singers in Gloria Musicae to join and create personal pages. You may also create a Group for GM and have a place where all the singers can be seen together and easily communicate with the public. For the matter, you can also create a second group, maybe GM2, and it could be set as private so that your director can communicate in private with notes and schedules. The calendar is also very easy for your concerts.
Anyway, welcome.
Rick