Marlissa Hudson '95

Marlissa Hudson '95 was featured in the 11.16.08 St. Louis Post-Dispatch in a profile by classical music critic Sarah Bryan Miller. "Hudson, 31, has a superb lyric coloratura voice and an unusually strong grasp of business fundamentals. Since April, Hudson, a John Burroughs graduate who has returned home from Virginia, has worked as the director of on-site programs at COCA....Hudson relies on 'guerilla marketing' -- word of mouth, announcements in church bulletins and electronic media -- to bring audiences to her concerts and recitals....Is there a bright side to tough times? 'I'm bolder now, in terms of what I'm asking of people,' Hudson said. She's also asking more of herself. 'You have to be the best,' she said. 'You can't be fair-to-middlin' and think you're going to get gigs. In a way (hard times) make you smarter -- because you have to be.'" For the complete article, click here.