Greetings fans and friends!  I hope you are taking advantage of these last few days of summer.  I am spending mine working on revisions for Book Two of Chanson de l’Ange, hoping to start submission in October.

I see from my poll that several of you are currently reading Book One~The Bleeding Rose.  I am looking forward to your comments and reviews when you’ve finished. Chanson de l’Ange on Amazon

If you are reading Book One, then you are aware that in the early chapters, my Christine is a 10 year old child prodigy; a little girl  who has the voice of a mature young woman.  As you’ve been reading, have you imagined what Christine’s voice would sound like?  I certainly have.  As I’ve mentioned before, I have written a song called The Bleeding Rose for the Chanson de l’Ange CD, and I am hoping to find a local 10 year old “prodigy” to record the song as my young Christine.  Of course that will not not be an easy find, a voice like that is very rare.  A gift from God.

Jackie Evancho Offical Website

There is a young girl who is currently winning hearts and fans on America’s Got Talent.  A young girl whose voice is far beyond her years.  It is a voice that is both warm and pure in tone, and although she is still developing, and needs a bit more work in her breath control, her voice is one that Erik would fall in love with.  Here she is for your listening pleasure.  Close your eyes and imagine my Erik listening and watching from the backside of the mirror, to this little angel of music.

More about Jackie from her bio:

Jacqueline (Jackie) Evancho, born April 9th of 2000, is the 2nd of four children.  She is a young classical crossover recording artist who’s debut cd, PRELUDE TO A DREAM was released on November 5,2009.

In January, 2008, Jackie’s mom bought the newly released “Phantom of the Opera” DVD. It was watched so often it had to be replaced . Jackie would spontaneously sing the songs from the movie around the house constantly. Jackie’s mother was amazed at the quality of Jackie’s  singing voice and asked Jackie if she wanted to participate in a regional talent competition.  Jackie was enthusiastic about giving it a try.  Her parent’s entered Jackie into the competition not planning for what was about to begin.

At the tender age of seven, Jackie sang her little heart out through first rounds and semi-finals, singing “Think of Me” and winning “audience choice” both times. For the finals, she sang “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again” beating out 183 other contestants for the first-runner-up spot! As the youngest contestant in the competition, Jackie came in 2nd behind the judge’s choice of a 20 year old opera singer. That final round performance is still on YouTube today and was further confirmation to Jackie’s parents that she had singing talent. After the attention she gained as a result of that performance, Jackie’s parents found her a vocal coach specializing in kids voices in July of 2008 to preserve and protect the gift that has been bestowed upon her.

Jackie realizes that God has given her the gift of singing and feels that He wants her to use it to bring joy, happiness and serenity to all who love to listen.

Jackie receives emails daily with stories of how her music has touched them and brought comfort to a sometimes stressful day or difficult situation.

Today, at the age of 10, Jackie has caught the attention of many in the music industry including the legendary David Foster and American Conductor/Composer, Tim Janis.