VOCAL Blog
A blog for and by the members of the Virginia Organization of Composers and Lyricists
August Showcase
August VOCAL Showcase August 21, 2017 The 313th Consecutive Showcase of Original Songs Last Monday evening, the VOCAL group met once again at O’Tooles for another night of wonderful…
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Read MoreJuly 2017 Showcase
July 2017 Songwriter Showcase Monday July 17, 2017 The 312th Consecutive Show This past Monday, VOCAL held their monthly showcase at O’Tooles in Richmond, and once again the audience…
Read MoreJune 2017 Showcase
Monday June 19th, 2017 Showcase Our 311th Consecutive Show A Showcase of Original Songs This past Monday the Virginia Organization of Composers and Lyricist gathered once again for their…
Read MoreSong Design
by James Linderman As I was writing my newly released Song Forms for Songwriters workbook, I started to draw parallels between the crafting and manufacture of a song and the…
Read MoreMay 2017 Showcase
May 2017 VOCAL Singer/Songwriter Showcase (310th Consecutive Show) This past Monday, May 15th, the VOCAL organization gathered for another round of fun and music! It was a “short night”…
Read MoreCarol Torricelli
Carol Torricelli’s Blueprints of My Soul Carol Torricelli, for those of you who are not familiar with her work, is a local singer/songwriter creating wonderful music in the city…
Read Morevideo on copyright
Home 3 I am posting this for the information contained therein, not as an endorsement of song secure. FYI: song secure charges 9.95 per month to register your songs (No…
Read MoreThe New York Songwriters Circle 25th Anniversary
by James Linderman There is something truly wonderful about performing your own songs at a songwriters circle. First and foremost it is the graduating event that pulls us up from…
Read MoreApril 17, 2017 VOCAL Songwriter Showcase
April 17, 2017 VOCAL Songwriters Showcase Last night a great group of songwriters performed at O’Tooles! Performers included Matt Manion, Justin Laughter, and Doug Patrick. Each singer/songwriter awed the…
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