Senior Recital

At NYU, vocal performance majors at the beginning of their senior year, as a requirement have to put on a senior recital. This past November I had mine. It was one of the best experiences of my life. It took months of planning, weeks of rehearsal to prepare my recital. It featured a classical set, Judy Garland set, contemporary music theatre set and Annie Get Your Gun as my character study. I had a blast stomping around the stage playing a headstrong cowgirl. I was blessed with a stellar cast, amazing pianist, fantastic coach and amazing voice teacher that helped me on my journey. I would not have been possible without all the love and support from my family and friends. 

Below is the program for my recital! 

Megan Joyner (Robertson) Will Buck, Pianist

Black Box Theatre 11/20 8:00pm

I Can’t Say No (Oklahoma) Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II

William Shakespeare  

Take, O Take Ralph Vaughan Williams

Orpheus With His Lute

How Should I Your True Love Know Marianne Faithfull

Embraceable You (Girl Crazy) George & Ira Gershwin

The Man That Got Away (A Star is Born)   Harold Arlen

Over The Rainbow (Wizard of Oz)

So Many People (Saturday Night) Stephen Sondheim

Right Hand Man (Something Rotten) Karey Kirkpatrick  

One white Dress (A Catered Affair) John Bucchino

The First Time in Forever (Frozen) Robert & Kristen Lopez

Mara Friedman, Soprano

Intermission

Character Study: Annie Oakley (Annie Get Your Gun) Irving Berlin

Act I Scene i

I Got The Sun in The Morning

You Can’t Get a Man With a Gun

Scene iii

They Say It’s Wonderful

Act II Scene iv

I Got Lost In His Arms

Scene v

Old Fashioned wedding

Anything You Can Do

Frank Butler: Ben Salters, Buffalo Bill: Christian Roach,

Charlie/Pawnee Bill: Tony Carrubba

Videos will be posted soon on Youtube. 

If you have any questions or want to see me post about anything comment below. 

-Xo Meg 

A Year In Review and 2018 Goals

Goodbye 2017 Hello 2018

2017 was a great year, it was a year full of firsts, big decision, and great accomplishments. This past year had one of the biggest first of my life, it was the first full year I spent living with my husband. It was a year of learning about one another and how we work in our tiny NYC studio apt. Every day I was reminded how lucky and grateful I was to have such an Amazing husband. Another one of the highlights of the year was my senior recital. In my program at NYU the Fall semester of our senior year we are required to put on a senior recital. I had my senior recital on November 20th. It was one of my greatest accomplishments. I have never had to work so hard on something in my life. It was months of work preparing the songs, deciding on my sets, and cutting my character study. It was exciting when the day came to see all of my family and friends in the audience. It was one of the best and most stressful evenings of my life. I was surrounded by people who all love and support me. I'm so grateful to everyone who supported me this year. I'm looking forward to 2018 and all the exciting things it has to offer me. 

Now what to expect for 2018...

This year I decided to actually make goals and stick to them. I'm going to use the blog to track my progress. I decided to make specific goals in two categories Health and Professional. 

Health- I've been wanting to become a runner, so one of my health goals is to run a least three times a week. With this goal, I hope to work my way to run some races. 

My Next health goal is to finish the BBG (Bikini Body Guide) twice. That would be constantly doing it three days a week for 24 weeks. I will start my 24-week journey on January 8th when my workout buddy comes back.  

Career- This year I want to work as a performer. With school coming to an end and the opportunity to work as a full-time performer more realistic without having to balance school. I plan to go on as many auditions as possible with the intention to book. 

My goal for my blog is to make regular helpful posts. I hope to provide inspiring information that can be helpful to other women. I want to share my experiences as wife, performer, and creator.

  

Spring Breakers : Cancun 2017

For Spring Break this year my whole family took a trip to Cancun, Mexico for my mom's 50th birthday. We stayed in the cutest casa on the beach in Akumal, Mexico. Our first couple hours in Mexico we were all very tired and hangry from our travels and were immediately on a mission to find tacos. My brother Ryan brought us to this authentic place off the beaten path. We walked in and everyone was staring at us. They were confused as to why such a large group of gringos left their resort lol. We had a huge feast of chips, guac, ceviche, Mexican Coke, and tacos. It was amazing, I loved practicing my Spanglish with the waiter.

When we arrived at the house, I was in fell in love with its authentic Mexcian charm. I felt like I was in a tropical paradise. Chris and I got to stay in this charming little guest house. It was fun to have our own little escape. It felt like a second honeymoon. 

My mom decided to get a chef to cook us breakfast and dinner for the week. Chef Emilio treated us to very authentic food. My favorite thing he made was chorizo eggs, he made them every day just for me. At every meal, he would make a special drink. We also tried so many different types of fruits. Emilio made dinner very exciting and delicious. 

We were very busy all week with so many activities. On Monday we hit the ground running with snorkeling, a visit to the ruins in Tulum and a swim in a cenote. My favorite part of that excursion was the swim in the cenote. It was so cool swimming in this dark cave with stalagtights hanging from the ceiling. On Tuesday we relaxed at home, Chris and I went out to explore the beach around us. We went to find the sea turtles in Akumal bay but the government put a ban on swimming to the turtles. That was a bummer because we walked 2 miles to see them. After our adventure, we went into Playa Del Carmen to find some tacos, Al Pastor. After driving all over we finally heard from a local the place to go. When we got there I was shocked by the price of the tacos. They were only 15 pesos, that was like 75 cents in USD. They were the best tacos Al Pastor I've ever had. On Wednesday we had a full day of snorkeling, riding ATVs and wave runners. I was so sunburnt by the end of the day I couldn't hardly move. On Thursday we went to Xplor, a theme park made in a cenote. There were so many things to do. You could drive these ATVs on a trail through waterfalls and caves. They also had swimming and kayaking in cenotes. I think everyone's favorite part was the zip lining. Another great part of the park was the unlimited food. You could get as many fresh fruit drinks and oatmeal cookies as you wanted. They also had the best lunch with the best skirt steak.  By the end of the day we were so tired we all found our way to the hammocks and passed out. It was fun exploring the park with Chris, my siblings, and my mom. On Friday we headed to another park called Xelha. It was a whole park devoted to snorkeling. It was so cool, they had this whole bay filled with fish and zip lines. It was a beautiful place. 

Saturday morning was our last couple of hours left in paradise. Chris and I woke up early to watch the sunrise. We tried to soak up as much sun as we could before we headed back to snowy New York.It was bittersweet to leave but Cancun was an adventure I won't forget. I hope to go back very soon!

XO- Meg Robertson