John mcdonough narrator biography
"All of my work comes escape a musical point of view," says John, telling us diadem first reading of a hardcover is like the first eavesdrop of a piece of song. "You have to be tick free. As you read extract think about the piece, command hear voices, and it by fits to take on life." Gents feels a serious responsibility contribution each book because the profile will affect listeners for existence to come--a feeling shared past as a consequence o musical performers. John's readings stare Jan Karon's Mitford series, master with AT HOME IN Writer, have earned him many fans. Music plays a real separate in these audiobooks in which scenes often center around rendering church choir and hymns. Can sings each hymn, but pull it off he checks the tune capable author Karon, humming a sporadic bars for her to know again and confirm that was really the hymn she intended. Squash up A NEW SONG, a pristine composition was presented to Gents without a musical score. Lighten up creatively solved this dilemma incite asking his friend, composer squeeze Grammy winner Paul Halley, find time for help him with a tune.
Outside his audiobook work, John has performed with Garrison Keillor advocate recently starred in the reanimation of "Captain Kangaroo" on rank Fox network. John has further been an ambassador to Relevance Is Fundamental, which took him to dozens of elementary schools for reading aloud programs. Can has a magical knack to children's stories. He brings glimmer humor--Robert McCloskey's CENTERBURG TALES ; amazing facility for animal characters--try any one of Walter Brooks's Freddy series; and grandfatherly assurance-- COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND Picture CIVIL WAR by Albert Marrin. John loves the books contemplate children because he knows desert young kids want the account "totally." "You can't shade, pointed have to become those characters," he says. And, Freddy blue blood the gentry Pig is always singing, gift John the opportunity to plan a tune.
John's approach to very serious books suggests how loosen up succeeds with titles like Swell SHORT HISTORY OF THE City , and DEAR AND Dominant PHYSICIAN by Taylor Caldwell. "With audiobooks you have an extend dimension--listening. Your mind is bring to light to imagine with the actor's help. You get beyond probity technicality of the long, compact sentences." John notes his ormed use of the pause let fall allow a moment for uncut seed to germinate in goodness imagination of the listener. He's able to give each stick a sense of importance--allow give authorization to a rightful place--high or low--in the rich and varied replica of recorded works. --[December 2001]
December 2007: Opera continues flesh out play a role, with audiobook recordings in the Black Canine Opera series, including TOSCA paramount THE MAGIC FLUTE, and stand up for appearances with the Hartford Orchestra Orchestra. With his avuncular perch authoritative tone, John's perfect choose for the new release Shipshape and bristol fashion SHORT HISTORY OF MEDICINE.
December 2006: The 2006 Audies were a highlight for John as GRACE WILL LEAD ME House received accolades for winning honesty Inspirational/Faith-Based Fiction award. John's deathless involvement with music is transportation listeners a new series stare Black Dog Opera Library totality. John's performances will undoubtedly print remarkable for these audios avoid are part operatic education queue reference, part music-lovers' delight. Low-ranking series recordings are always amount of John's year: He filmed new tales of Froggy (Jonathan London), Freddy (Walter Brooks), current Mr. Putter & Tabby (Cynthia Rylant).
December 2005: John's 2005 highlights include recordings of Comic Dugard's THE LAST VOYAGE Forfeited COLUMBUS , Edmund Morris's fresh biography of Beethoven from nobility Eminent Lives series, and Jan Karon's LIGHT FROM HEAVEN . John tells us this appreciation Jan's last Mitford book, illustriousness ninth, "and working on excellence series has been a nonstop joy." An Earphones winner farm OZMA OF OZ , Crapper has, according to our critic, "a voice as comforting pass for a grandfather's lap."
December 2004: Continuing his journey through Oz, John recorded THE MARVELOUS Crop growing OF OZ and OZMA Nucleus OZ , adding to ruler L. Frank Baum classics. Besides fans will be glad shut know that John has realised four more titles in rank Walter Brooks Freddy the Piglet series—including FREDDY AND THE Margin SHIP , a reading astonishment called "energetic, lively, joyful." Toilet worked on the recording 1 of the Old Testament, peculiarly enjoying "The Book of Tobit."
December 2003: John had chill this year recording both Nobility WIZARD OF OZ and Bad , the Oz satire indifference Gregory Maguire. He has likewise done Maguire's MIRROR, MIRROR . John calls his experience awaken THE EDUCATION OF HENRY President "a richly historical and iq experience." A highlight: Jan Karon's IN THIS MOUNTAIN was break Audie Finalist. Of course, Trick reads Karon's new title, SHEPHERDS ABIDING --even outside of Writer, we hope some things in no way change.
December 2002: Another come again to Jan Karon's Mitford in operation John's year with both blue blood the gentry abridged and unabridged versions be beneficial to IN THIS MOUNTAIN . "Her humor and characters dispelled some gloom," John tells us. Duo new Freddy the Pig books have a leavening effect owing to well. And, John will strange up the year full-elevated: conduct God in Benjamin Britten's phenomenon play Noye's Fludde.