tag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:/blogs/blogBlog2022-10-13T09:39:45-12:00Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actressfalsetag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/70808812022-10-13T09:39:45-12:002023-10-16T02:55:50-12:00Celebrating 100,000+ tracks of my album "Valerie" sold or streamed!<p>I'm posting to give a "thank you" to all of my supportive fans and fellow music lovers out there who have listened to and loved my album "Valerie.” I am told that “Valerie” has surpassed over 100k in sales and streams worldwide! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/407275/fc0952af0fec8774d2d24c1bea6df1cdecf6c1a9/original/valerie-j-miller-album-valerie-cover-art-used-for-cdbaby-etc-webq-100k-sales-blog-post.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>I appreciate how the album continues to be received and how people reach out to tell me how the songs touch their hearts. Its listenership has increased every year. I am so pleased to hear from you when you write emails and comment. The reception of the "Ave Maria" and "Panis Angelicus" singles last holiday season was so warmly appreciated. </p>
<p>Thank you to everyone who has enjoyed all the beautiful songs and arias on the album, written by the talented composers.</p>
<p>Much love, -Valerie</p>Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actresstag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/68518252021-12-25T14:58:12-12:002022-05-11T04:58:11-12:00Holiday Single Releases - Dec 2021<p>Happy Holidays! I'm pleased to release my first singles, "Ave Maria" and "Panis Angelicus," for my upcoming Christmas album. They can be streamed everywhere: <a contents="Spotify" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0EfCPYQXcMNNDf4AJzT1sJ" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a contents="Amazon Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Valerie+J+Miller&i=digital-music&search-type=ss&ref=ntt_srch_drd_B00Q6RY1J2" target="_blank">Amazon Music</a>, <a contents="Apple Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/artist/valerie-j-miller/945569640" target="_blank">Apple Music</a>, etc.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/407275/fc67af5dd55ed14ad9dc8657370c5db8eb4ee082/original/valerie-j-miller-ave-maria-and-panis-angelicus-trailer-thumbnail-youtube-shorts.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Wishing everyone a happy new year, 2022. -Valerie</p>Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actresstag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/60954352019-02-21T12:00:00-12:002021-08-13T04:59:33-12:00Found Pictures From My Past Woodminster Amphitheatre Roles
<p>A friend sent me this link to an online slideshow by Woodminster Amphitheatre celebrating "50 years of Woodminster Summer Musicals." It was great to see the familiar faces! Here are 3 pictures from the many productions in which I played leading roles. Oh, and here's the link to the <a href="http://tyweichhart.com/Woodminster/50th%20Anniversary_Convert%20to%20MP4.mp4" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Woodminster slideshow</a>: </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/407272/63aebeaac843f126a8e65b1bf0e449bb76fba4de/original/valerie-j-miller-in-leading-roles-in-woodminster-amphitheatre-musicals.png/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6NTYweDMyMCJd.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="320" width="560" /></p>
Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actresstag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/60954362019-02-20T12:00:00-12:002019-02-21T18:45:10-12:00Feb 2019 performances with Divaldo Franco were a delight
<p>Thank you to everyone who came out to hear me sing and listen to the wise and generous Divaldo Franco speak. It was a pleasure to perform at his events again, and fun to travel the length of California, singing at events in Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. And thank you to everyone who took pictures and recorded the performances on video! Peace and Light to Everyone! </p>
Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actresstag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/60954342019-02-14T12:00:00-12:002021-11-17T06:54:47-12:00Valerie J Miller to sing at Divaldo Franco events, CA 2019
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">It’s been a while since I blogged. I have some news. I will be singing at three events. They’re not specifically concerts for me. I'm going to sing one, maybe two songs at each of three Divaldo Franco events in California, which will consist of Divaldo speaking on physiological issues and Spiritist philosophy. He is a very kind man and has generously invited me to perform again this year. You can find info for the events on the “calendar” and “news” pages of my website ValerieJMiller.com. </span></p>
Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actresstag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/60954332015-11-28T12:00:00-12:002019-02-15T08:57:41-12:00Happy Thanksgiving: "ANGELS" single release!
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Very thankful for a wonderful day, here. I'm releasing a single, soon, my song "Angels." It will be on iTunes and everywhere soon. Here's a link to it on CDBaby. Click the picture to link to iTunes: </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#ff9900"><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/valeriemiller2" target="_blank" data-imported="1"><span style="color:#ff9900">http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/valeriemiller2</span></a></span><span style="color:#ff9900"> </span></p>
<p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/valerie-j-miller/id945569640" target="_blank" data-imported="1"><span style="color:#ff9900"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/407275/bfbc96ff7a4cb43c3f3367f861ba680f8299213b/original/valerie-miller-angels-cover-art.jpg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6MjAweDIwMCJd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="200" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="200" /></span></a></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">Here's what my PR guy wrote about it :) </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">"Filled with light, Valerie Miller’s voice soars and lifts into an ethereal realm, now incandescent as light through a flower petal, now sparkling like sunlight in a water droplet, now fluttering with the wings of “Angels,” and now thrusting into crescendo- a flower bursting into bloom, her meditative vocalise streaming across an impressionistic landscape of serene instrumentals and dulcet piano, one moment hypnotizing, one moment exciting, every moment a meditation on an angel’s journey home to divine nature, across a gossamer mindscape." </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">Here's to getting the holiday season off to a good start! -Valerie </span></p>
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Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actresstag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/60954322015-04-11T12:00:00-12:002015-04-22T02:53:52-12:00Valerie Miller on Instagram
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">I'm on Instagram! Here is a link to my second instagram post. You can "follow" me from there. I will put a link button to my Instagram Feed on my PHOTOS page when I can figure out how! </span></p>
<p><a href="https://instagram.com/valeriemilller" target="_blank" data-imported="1">https://instagram.com/valeriemilller</a></p>
Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actresstag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/60954312015-04-07T12:00:00-12:002015-09-19T03:36:45-12:00Some Pictures
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">Short blog entry today. I've found that I can post pictures in my Valerie J Miller Blog postings, so I thought I would share one from a recent performance, the holiday concert "Gloria!"</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">It is one at the concert's end, just after wonderful conductor and kind lady Shulamit Hoffmann presented me with roses for soloing. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/407268/1996175118b2e43a2d0ae6333d0b80036483a960/original/valerie-j-miller-receives-roses-holiday-concert-2014.jpeg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6NTAweDMzMyJd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Valerie J Miller receives roses following 2014 holiday concert, Gloria!" height="333" width="500" /> </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">Hope you all had a happy Easter. -Valerie Miller</span></p>
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Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actresstag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/60954302015-03-27T12:00:00-12:002015-04-08T04:20:09-12:00Hildegard Music Festival performance and recent events
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">Hi, I thought I would update everybody on some recent events in my corner of the world: performances, online updates, etc. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">PERFORMANCES: I'm about to go onstage to sing as soloist at Snider Hall at the Hildegard Music Festival, this year hosted by California State University Stanislaus. The Hildegard Festival honors women in the arts. I will be performing an aria by Dr. Beverly Grigsby, "The Lady's Lament" (which I debuted in Sept. of 2014), from Grigsby's new opera "TESTIMONIES - The Retrial of Joan of Arc." I'm also singing three selections by Alma Mahler, songs which were published in the early 1900's by this accomplished female composer. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">I sang two other solo engagements this week, each was an opening ceremony for Divaldo Franco, the celebrated spiritist and lecturer. Selections for those shows included Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Pié Jesu" and Shubert's "Ave Maria." It's been quite a busy week as all of the pieces named in this entry have been added to my repertoir for this week's performances. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">WEBSITE: Lots of updates to the site include link icons to my online radio stations at Jango Radio and Songza, and to iTunes, so it's easier to find how to hear and buy my music with a quick glance at the website. Trying to make it easier for my audiences and website visitors. Oh, there's also a new Audio page so you can listen to my music right here on the site. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">Thanks to my fans for the many listens and watches on YouTube and FaceBook and Twitter, etc. As always, your support and loyalty are wonderful gifts to me. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">And please drop me a line on here, <a href="https://twitter.com/ValerieJMiller1" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Twitter</a>, or Instagram. I love hearing back from you all. Music is a two-way street, especially these days!</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">Love and Light, -Valerie Miller</span></p>
Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actresstag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/60954292015-02-28T12:00:00-12:002015-05-28T10:14:44-12:00"Lakmé: Flower Duet" Released As Second Single From Album "Valerie"
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">Greetings, Friends and Fans:</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">I released my second single, "Lakmé: Flower Duet" for Valentine's Day this February. The author of "Fifty Shades of Grey" likes the song, and a best-selling compliation of her favorite classical music was was released a few years ago, so as the new movie "Fifty Shades of Grey" came out on Valentine's Day, this year, it made sense to share in the moment and release my version of the "Flower Duet." It is a very famous aria duet for two sopranos, from the opera Lakmé, by Léo Delibes. I perform both parts, and I hope you have all been enjoying it. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">I am also preparing to sing a set of Alma Mahler songs at the Hildegard Festival this month in Southern Caifornia. I will post info on the event soon. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">Thanks, as always, for all the loyal support. It's nearly Spring! -Valerie Miller</span></p>
Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actresstag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/60954282015-01-03T12:00:00-12:002015-04-08T04:19:23-12:00Holiday Concerts 2014, Valerie on Jango Radio
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">Happy New Year, 2015. I've be</span><span style="color:#b0c4de">en on the road a lot for the holidays and for performances, so here's an update. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">3 HOLIDAY CONCERTS, 2014: It was loads of fun to sing soprano solo in 3 holiday concerts titled "Gloria!" with the "Viva La Musica!" orchestra and choir. You can see a <a href="http://www.valeriejmiller.com/index/" target="_blank" data-imported="1">picture montage</a>, on the News page of my website, of their conductor, Shulamit Hoffmann, and me, taken following the final concert. She is generous and talented and lovely and a high point of being hired for these jobs was meeting and working with her. The choir and orchestra performers were also welcoming and kind, truly in the holiday spirit. Wonderful. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de"><span style="color:#b0c4de"><span style="color:#b0c4de">JANGO RADIO, VJM STATION: News from my corner of the world of record</span></span><span style="color:#b0c4de">ing a</span><span style="color:#b0c4de">nd broadcast- I am now online at JangoRadio.com. My Valerie J Miller Channel page link is below, for those who want to listen in: </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff9900"><a href="http://www.jango.com/music/Valerie+J+Miller?l=0" target="_blank" data-imported="1"><span style="color:#ff9900">http://www.jango.com/music/Valerie+J+Miller?l=0</span></a> </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">Upcoming performances are lining up, so keep an ear-out for my announcements. Please sign up for my newsletter on the "News" page of my website if you want to get the announcements. Spring looks like it will have some music festival activity. -Valerie Miller</span></p>
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Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actresstag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/60954272014-12-10T12:00:00-12:002015-04-08T04:23:24-12:00"Great Broadway Songs, Great Voices" Songza.com Playlist
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de"><span style="color:#ffffff">FREE!</span> Exciting new internet radio presence for my album, "Valerie." I have two songs on my new "Great Broadway Songs, Great Voices" playlist on Songza.com. It features original performances and performances by greats like Ella Fitzgerald, Kiri Te Kanawa, Sarah Vaughan, Barbra Streisand ...and Valerie J Miller! </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">I just discovered Songza.com and wanted to put together a playlist of great Broadway songs for my friends to share with one another, and included my own Sondheim songs 'No One Is Alone" and "Anyone Can Whistle." And <span style="color:#ffffff">listening on Songza.com is free</span> of charge. I hope you enjoy it! </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">-Valerie Miller</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">Here is the link: </span></p>
<p><a href="http://songza.com/listen/great-broadway-songs-great-voices-autogen-5489ea97e352f815c42f7225/" target="_blank" data-imported="1"><span style="color:#ff9900">http://songza.com/listen/great-broadway-songs-great-voices-autogen-5489ea97e352f815c42f7225/</span></a></p>
Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actresstag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/60954262014-12-02T12:00:00-12:002015-04-08T04:18:10-12:00Single "No One Is Alone" and Album "Valerie" now available on iTunes
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">Greetings, All. Just a note to say that my first official Single release, "No One Is Alone," from the Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical "Into the Woods," is now out. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/valerie-j-miller/id945569640" target="_blank" data-imported="1"><span style="color:#ff9900">You can preview/buy the single "No One Is Alone," and the album "Valerie," by clicking this link to iTunes</span></a>. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">"No One Is Alone" was voted to be the first single release in order to coincide with the amazing coincidence that the movie version of "Into the Woods," starring the wonderous Meryl Streep, is being released the same month as my album and first single! Please preveiw / buy / share / enjoy! Much love, -Valerie Miller</span></p>
Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actresstag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/60954252014-11-27T12:00:00-12:002015-04-08T04:17:51-12:00Thanksgiving is here. Album is on iTunes. I'm thankful!
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">Hi All. It took a while to post this entry as I've been busy letting friends and family know about the album being online. Everyone's been so supportive along the way. Anyway, it's on iTunes, now, so that's pretty much "official!" </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">I wanted to mention that I'll be soloing in a holiday concert with Viva La Musica! on the 29th (see Calendar), and then a few dates in December, too. I also read an LA Times review of Renée Fleming's Christmas album- sounds interesting. Until next time. -Valerie Miller</span></p>
Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actresstag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/60954242014-11-16T12:00:00-12:002015-04-08T04:16:54-12:00Album "Valerie" available online SOON!
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">Hi, Everyone. After many long days, and some long nights, we finished preping the album "Valerie" for release online. It will be available SOON for the holiday season, everywhere music is sold online. I will let you know when it goes live for sale at CDBaby, iTunes, etc. Whew, I've gone digital! </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">It was a real journey learning everything necessary not only to prepare the album for the new online world, but about the online world itself - the many websites and apps and online services etc. necessary to make it all work. It's quite exciting to be in connection with the world in this way. It's a lot to take in, but I'm really enjoying it. And I'm really enjoying being able to talk directly to you like this! I'll be posting as the album becomes available on the different online services like iTunes. -Valerie Miller</span></p>
Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actresstag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/60954232014-10-01T12:00:00-12:002015-04-08T04:16:26-12:00"Lady's Lament" Concert Debut Was Wonderful!
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">On Sept. 19 I had the honor of debuting the aria "The Lady's Lament" from Dr. Beverly P. Grigsby's new opera, "TESTIMONIES - The Retrial of Joan of Arc," at California State University, Northridge, where she is Distinguished Professor Emerita. </span><br><br><span style="color:#b0c4de">Paul Hurst accompanied me on piano. Beverly wrote this part for me, and it was a thrill to work with her and Paul. Working together we made the aria's melody even more beautiful and it was fun to work on originating this role. </span><br><br><span style="color:#b0c4de">The aria appears in a scene of the opera between two characters: one Joan of Arc, the other the Lady who Laments, pleading with Joan not to take her husband back to war. I performed both characters, but we didn't want to do it strictly concert-style. So Beverly staged the scene for me in rehearsal: a challenge to make the scene clear while at the same time maintaining the seriousness of the situation. But we worked it out and it went quite nicely. I enjoyed singing the aria and everyone was pleased with this exciting moment from the opera as the opening of the concert. </span><br><br><span style="color:#b0c4de">There was so much support online and off that it really was like a fun micro event. Thanks to everyone who was there and who chimed in on the Twitter and Facebook with their "shout outs" of support for the venture. This opera is looking like it's going to be very exciting! </span><br><br><span style="color:#b0c4de">I will have news about my album, "Valerie," soon. We are in the finishing stages of getting it online. -Valerie Miller</span></p>
Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actresstag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/60954222014-09-16T12:00:00-12:002015-04-08T04:15:56-12:00The Lady's Lament
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">I'm en route tomorrow to perform The Lady's Lament, the aria Dr. Beverly Grigsby wrote for me in her new opera, "TESTIMONIES - The Retrial of Joan of Arc." I'm really pleased with singing it; it's a great aria. I'll try to get some snapshots to share here on the website. This new opera is going to be phenomenal; very exiting! -Valerie Miller</span></p>
Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actresstag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/60954212014-08-30T12:00:00-12:002020-01-13T05:48:29-12:00New Barbra Streisand album - I'm Excited!
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color:#b0c4de">Hi, Everybody: I'm eager to hear Barbra's new CD, "Partners," an album of duets. Here's a link:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color:#99ccff"><span style="color:#ffffff">Barbra's new album PARTNERS, coming September 16!</span> <span style="color:#ff9900"><a href="https://twitter.com/BarbraStreisand/status/498898655701893120" data-imported="1"><span style="color:#ff9900">#BarbraPartners</span></a></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color:#b0c4de">I'm working on the Autumn release of my own album, "Valerie," online and where CDs and downloads are sold, and I can't wait to hear Barbra- a special treat during all my pre-release deadlines! My Best, -Valerie Miller</span></p>
Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actresstag:valeriejmiller.com,2005:Post/60954202014-08-10T12:00:00-12:002015-04-08T04:15:18-12:00New Blog
<p><span style="color:#b0c4de">Hi, Everyone out there. I'm writing my first blog to announce the launch of my new website www.ValerieJMiller.com for my music, singing, music videos, performance and recording release dates, etc. Hope you enjoy the new format! -Valerie Miller</span></p>
Valerie J Miller - Singer, Actress