NEW YORK'S DIVAS MARLENE VERPLANCK IS A NATIONAL TREASURE!
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Photo: The legendary, Grande Dame Marlene VerPlanck With 20 solo albums, numerous awards and citations, including "Singer of Best Song of the Year" by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC), worldwide recognition from Ontario to Tokyo, and glowing reviews by giants of the music industry, Diva Marlene VerPlanck has secured her name in the annals of America's greatest singers, no questions asked! Hugh Martin, songwriter of international hits such as "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "The Boy Next Door", short after he listened to one of Marlene's CDs said: "That was no ordinary CD. It's a whole evening concert, a tour de force. It is superb, and I plan to rewind it many, many times." The New York Times wrote: "She may be the most accomplished interpreter of popular material performing today..." Grande Dame VerPlanck is more than an accomplished diva, she is America's national treasure, a pioneer, the essence of refined taste and finest musical-vocal quality. In other words, she is the best of the best. Her voice! Breathtaking. A fabulous tone of three octave range sparkling in an infinitude of shades and timbres.
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 Photo: Legendary Marlene VerPlanck and BIlly with Cleo Laine and Johnny Dankworth. Commanding by friendly and warm stage presence, class, style, exquisite taste, unmatched technique, experience, creativity, diction perfection, exemplary phrasing, superb choice/selection of first class material, perfect harmony and esthetic sublime equilibrium between music, vocal projection, the elan she infuses in the depth of the lyrics and the breathing of rich and delicate metamorphosis of ballads define the magic and super talent of this magnificent singer. This woman is an institution. A monument to excellence. GLOWING REVIEWS If you are a buff of credentials, accomplishments and exclamation marks, don't go further. Freeze. Steer your Martini, get comfy and dash into the magical world of Marlene VerPlanck. Marlene Verplanck's song "The Party Upstairs," was named Best Song of the Year by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC). Noted Jazz critic, Bruce Crowther said: "Sophisticated phrasing allied to perfect diction make listening an unalloyed joy. Perfect is a word that might also be applied to Billy VerPlanck's arrangements, which admirably showcase the singer. Especially attractive is the care that has gone into preparation of this album. All of this material is beautifully performed by singer and her accompanists." Continues on page 22
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