Michael Lichtenauer singing the tenor solo of Benjamin Britten's "Rejoice in the Lamb" with the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
Singing as Your Day Job
Tenor Michael Lichtenauer describes his unlikely journey from a desk job in Kansas to a career as a professional singer with Chanticleer and then the Los Angeles Master Chorale—and the lessons he learned along the way.
Sitting at his desk at Sprint headquarters in Kansas City back in 1996, Michael Lichtenauer had no idea his life was about to change. He just knew that if he didn't pursue his musical dreams, his soul would shrivel up.
So he got a coworker to go out to the parking lot and take a picture of him next to a tree. He rushed to the one-hour photo place and then to Kinko's to copy his music resume. He plugged a bunch of quarters into a vending machine to get an envelope big enough to hold his resume, audition tape, and photo.
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