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Bookshop Interview with Author Marcia Menter, Episode #218
Author Marcia Menter discusses her new book, That Voice: In Search of Ann Drummond-Grant, the Singer Who Shaped My Life. Part biography and part memoir, the book details the life of Scottish contralto, Ann Drummond-Grant (known as Drummie)…
That Voice: Library Journal Review
Reviewed by Carol J. Binkowski, May 24, 2024 In this absorbing memoir, Menter (Office Sutras: Exercises for Your Soul at Work) recounts her sometimes awkward and often droll coming-of-age journey. Finding refuge and comfort in recordings…
That Voice: Review!
Review By Beth Dwoskin – June 24, 2024 That Voice recounts a Jewish baby boomer’s youthful attempt to define herself as a musician. The youngest child of a music-loving family, Marcia Menter describes the life-changing moment…
The Case of the Missing Voice Teacher
I knew Ann Drummond-Grant’s voice was beautiful the first time I heard it, but it was years before I understood how beautifully she used it. She produced a full, free sound without distorting the words, which…
Drummie and Me
Writing That Voice was a way of getting close to a woman I had no way of knowing. Ann Drummond-Grant died when I was six, before I’d even heard of her. She was raised in a…