Kay Pere: Student Spotlight

Sound Krayons Music: STUDIO SPOTLIGHT

NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS by current and former students of Kay Pere National American Miss - Connecticut Finalist Jennifer Leandro a "Different" kind of talented 10-year-old R&B artist Cassie Ventura - signed by P. Diddy and Tommy Mottola Voices of Hope Contest Winner Rachelle Seney - "Brooklyn the Musical" closing night guest soloist Hartt Scholarship Winner Chris Kauffmann - actor/singer working and studying his way to success.


Hitting It Big by Ben Johnson Published on 7/9/2006 in The Day While she was growing up in New London, Cassie Ventura probably never expected to one day be avoiding Diddy in the club. In fact, most 19-year-old girls would kill to be invited past the velvet rope, to watch a performance by Prince from the VIP area at a venue in the heart of Manhattan, sitting in the entourage of the CEO of Bad Boy Records. But three weeks ago, when Cassie found herself in that exact situation, she was just hoping she wouldn't get in trouble with Diddy for being there. READ MORE

Singing Her Heart Out: Voices for Hope Contest Gives Local Singer a Shot at Broadway By Erica Gradecki Published on 7/6/2006 in The Mystic Times Ledyard - Singing in front of a large audience is no sweat for 13-year-old Rachelle Seney, since she has been “singing for as long as she could talk,” according to her mother, Jeanne. So, when Seney was chosen by a group of judges to sing with the cast of “Brooklyn the Musical,” one of the longest-running Broadway shows of the season, Seney sang her heart out. READ MORE

Chris Kauffmann Receives Scholarship to Hartt School of Music University of Hartford, CT [text below from Chris's myspace blog] He is an actor and singer who is currently living and going to school in Connecticut. Chris has had the opportunity to appear opposite noted actors including Tammy Grimes, Norman Allen, Timothy Nolan, Lorainne Serabian, Max Showalter and Erin Dilly. He has performed at the Goodspeed Opera House, Theatre-by-the-Sea, Ivoryton Playhouse, the Eugene O'Neil Theatre Center, Colonial (Granite) Theatre, Stratford Shakespeare Festival Theatre, and the Garde Arts Center. READ MORE