After hearing a recording of The Mikado at thirteen and falling in love with the contralto, Ann Drummond-Grant, Marcia Menter is devastated to learn that "Drummie" has died. The aspiring young singer's voice lessons go wrong in every possible way, but her dogged pursuit of information about her idol ultimately reveals the extraordinary story of a singer beloved on both sides of the Atlantic.
After hearing a recording of The Mikado at thirteen and falling in love with the contralto, Ann Drummond-Grant, Marcia Menter is devastated to learn that "Drummie" has died. The aspiring young singer's voice lessons go wrong in every possible way, but her dogged pursuit of information about her idol ultimately reveals the extraordinary story of a singer beloved on both sides of the Atlantic.
Marcia Menter grew up in Syracuse, New York, and earned a degree in vocal performance from the Manhattan School of Music. She has held senior writing and editing positions at national magazines including Glamour, Mademoiselle, Self, Redbook, and More magazine. Her self-help book, The Office Sutras: Exercises for Your Soul at Work, was published in 2003 by Red Wheel/Weiser Press. Her poetry chapbook, The Longing Machine, was published in 2007 by HappenStance Press in Scotland. She has published poems, essays, and literary criticism in journals in the US and UK. Menter lives in Manhattan.
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