With James McCray at the Plaats in The Hague, The Netherlands. xThere was never a time in my career singing opera that I thought I had everything I needed to reach my best singing. I always knew I had certain shortcomings during my career. I believe most people probably have…
Category: Musicians

It isn’t fair: Success and Failure in the Arts
Listen to this article here. The link will open in a new window. The major problem with going into the “Arts” is that there is no guarantee that you can make a good living doing it. Whether you practice six hours a day, get a doctorate from a renowned…

The Texas Tenors a Class Act with Orchestra Kentucky
https://timothy-simpson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Texas-Tenors.m4a Bowling Green, KY 8/28/31 Life was breathed into an expectant audience in Orchestra Kentucky’s first concert of the Season 21/22 at the increasingly popular venue The SKYPAC, Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center, in Bowling Green, Kentucky last Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. This Texas Tenors concert was completely accompanied…

The truth about life and musicians.
In my book Boredom to Brilliance I write about that time in my life when I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do for my life’s work and the lack of confidence that it produces in a person’s psychology. The fact is, until you are found you are lost and…