"Fifteen
years ago I won 2nd Prize in the Kathleen Ferrier Competition. At the
awards ceremony, one of the judges casually observed that, as a bass,
I had 20 years to wait before reaching vocal maturity. That same year,
I began my studies at the NOS. In the circumstances, it seemed as good
a way as any of passing time...
I couldn't have guessed how good a way it would prove to be. My fellow
students and I were the recipients of superb vocal and launguage coaching,
of invaluable lessons in stagecraft, masterclasses from top singers
and directors, and a platform on which to show what we could do, or
what we might be capable of doing, even if it might take one of us 20
years to get there!
15 down... only 5 to go...!" Alastair Miles
