Then, heading for the high-note climax, she surprised us all with a major modulation, something that’s hard enough to do even with full musical accompaniment.Īs she held the final note, Caleb Teicher - who prefers to be referred to as they/their and with the honorific Mx. She started small and somewhat hesitant, but grew in both volume and confidence as the tune progressed. Swift’s original ballad, “If Only Someday (Why Not Now?)”.
The song had us all searching our mental inventories - was this Stephen Schwartz, or even Sondheim? - at the same time we were reaching for the tissues. Swift, seeming somehow both defiant and vulnerable singing a capella in a tight pin spot. The opening number not only didn’t feature dancing, there was no band either. “ Caleb Teicher & Company, featuring Veronica Swift,” part of the Midsummer Music Fest, was promoted as a dance-driven event, and most of us were expecting it to start with a big number, an explosion of movement and brassy sound.
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