So emotional!
So apparently I am extremely emotional. Fine, I am and sometimes I think, so what? Is that such a bad thing? I would rather be that then someone who has no emotions, because honestly that makes for a horrible artist. But what I am finding out now, through constant commentary and realization from others, is that I tend to let it hijack everything, including conversations with specific people. Seems like it has become a parasite or a tape worm in our daily interactions, thus potentially fatally wounding my chances at happiness, and that is the last thing I want. So, now I need to find balance and I need to make attempts to, not become emotionaless, but don’t let it overpower and overwhelm or better yet drown the hopes of me having a healthy relationship of any kind. To not allow it to be the be all and end all, to simply just be. That my friends is a hard task. So, where do I begin? Honestly, I have no clue. Maybe within? Maybe I need an “emotional alert system” LOL! In any case I can’t let me diarrhea of emotions cause a stink in what I would like to achieve. So to the man that is enduring these constant barragement of feelings, let’s try it again. But let me say this, a little goes a long way and if I can have a little, than it will help me give (or in this case) take out a little more. I ask you, can you be my E.A.S.? Can you meet me halfway and then can we take a new road somewhere together? Just hold my hand as I hold yours when you need it and all will be, funnily, less emotional, although this whole thing is quite emotional. But hey, at least it is here and not in your ear. That is all, enough with my…well, emotional babbler.
The end!
So those are my two attempts at writing. Ok….they might seem a bit trivial and is definitely no Pulitzer Prize material, but at those exact moments I wrote those words, it made complete sense to me and had everything to do with what I was feeling and most importantly it made me feel better. I am finding that writing is most definitely an outlet for me, and maybe this is what writing can do for you!
About me
Haitian-American Lyric Baritone, Kendrew Amir Heriveaux, also know as Andrew Daphnis, made his opera debut in Menotti’s comedic opera The Telephone (L'Amour A Trois) in Miami, FL. He continued his international debut appearing in Gershwin’s famed opera Porgy & Bess in cities such as Melbourne & Sydney, Australia, Athens, Greece; Warsaw, Poland; and Auckland, New Zealand. Mr. Heriveaux’s solo appearances have included the concert version of Donizzeti’s Lucia di Lammemour, Moniuszko’s Flis (The Raftsman) and Faure’s Requiem. He has also appeared in the Rossini’s opera Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) in Tonawanda, NY; and with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, where he was a featured soloist. In addition, he has appeared on PBS in a live performance of Videogames Live: Live with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and performed the Grammy Award Winning “Baba Yetu” composed by Christopher Tin, which was aired in the United States and was released on CD. Mr. Heriveaux is a graduate of Buffalo State College where he received a Bachelor’s of Arts & Letters in Music and English. Currently he resides in Toronto, Canada where he is member of The Nathaniel Dett Chorale. The chorale recently commissioned Haitian composer Sydney Guillaume, who composed the new work entitled Ayiti I-II-II in which baritone solos were written specifically for him. Mr. Heriveaux is also a recipient of the Lilly Kertes Rolin International Prize in Vocal Studies and is a first year student in the studio of Stephanie Bogle, a part of the Artist Diploma Program at The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music. For more information please visit his website at www.kendrewamir.com.
