Stevie Wonder Soul Traveling Tour 2010: London, England
We returned to England with nearly a full day’s worth of sight-seeing and shopping time in a major city. Excited, I set forth with my erudite shopping companions into the fashion meccas of Oxford and Regent streets, determined to find irresistible bargains, inspirational once-in-a-lifetime finds, and can’t pass it...→ Read More
Stevie Wonder Soul Traveling Tour 2010: Dublin, Ireland
All of my life, I’d heard that relatives on my maternal grandfather’s side were from Ireland. I really don’t know much about them, but the stereotypical ethnic markers of freckles and reddish hair greet me each morning (well, not so much the reddish hair anymore…though I occasionally still find...→ Read More
European Tour Rehearsals
Again, I’ve allowed weeks to pass without correspondence. Today, I’m in Monte Carlo, relaxing a few hours before show time. So far, the tour has been amazing (as if it could be anything less)! I will try to catch up over the next few days: I arrived in England...→ Read More
Victoria Theodore June Performances
“summer, summer, summertimetime to sit back and unwind”– Summertime, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Ok, given, we Californians are a weather spoiled bunch, but is anyone else as tired of the rain as I am?? Enough already! Wow… Summer is approaching and this summer, like the past...→ Read More
DC & Q!
Last week, I flew to Washington, DC, to perform with Stevie Wonder at a private concert event held in honor of the memory Abe Pollin, former owner of the Washington Wizards and the Verizon Center. The concert (held in the Verizon Center) was free to Pollin’s employees as well...→ Read More
Another musical weekend
Wow! What a busy weekend! I performed at E-22 Café Friday night, and had fun playing with Robert Temple (performing some of his really nice original songs), my friend and student Chris and her friend Chris (both great singers), and a trio of enthusiastic teenagers with songs I didn’t...→ Read More
Music, billionaires and inspiration…
Whirlwind. That words sums up the past week of my life. I’ll start at the beginning: MUSICA few weeks ago, I was invited to perform as the featured artist for a local music series. I figured I should make this my opportunity to start performing some of my own...→ Read More
Victoria Theodore May Performances
“Now the bright morning Star, Dayes harbinger,Comes dancing from the East, and leads with herThe Flowry May, who from her green lap throwsThe yellow Cowslip, and the pale Primrose.Hail bounteous May that dost inspireMirth and youth, and warm desire,Woods and Groves, are of thy dressing,Hill and Dale, doth boast...→ Read More
Fisk University Concert
Back in 2007, I met Dr. Gary Nash (Professor of Music at Fisk University) on myspace.com. Our mutual friend, composer Arlene Sierra, was the connecting point. Dr. Nash is a renowned instructor and composer, and invited me to be a guest artist and composer for the annual Fisk Jazz...→ Read More
Disney World via Make-A-Wish
Last week I was given the opportunity to join my niece in receiving her wish from Make-A-Wish Foundation to visit Disney World! As many of you know, Naomi is a survivor of Leukemia, and as a survivor, it was suggested that she wait at least a year beyond being...→ Read More