Ron Ramsay and Samantha Talora @ Studio9

Ron Ramsay and Samantha Talora blend their voices in harmonies in a curated concert with a songbook ranging from Broadway to the Blues and some Pop Chart toppers in between.

They have performed together across the Berkshires in the vein of A Night at the Oscars, A Sondheim Trilogy, Mistletoe & Music Cabaret Trains with Berkshire Scenic Railway, virtual concerts likeLove Notes in the season of social distancing, and in December of 2023, they presented, I’ll Stand By You, a concert celebrating the start of 10 years of musical collaboration and friendship.

They end the year now with “Just Us” which will be recorded live and showcases the songs they’ve loved to sing together for the past 10 years mixed with new music, “Ramsay’s warm tones, silky vocals and whimsical wit alongside Talora’s soulful
blend of sultry blues and velvety soprano tones.”

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More about Ron Ramsay: Originally from the Berkshires, Ron Ramsay is a distinguished singer, pianist, organist, music director, actor, dancer, and educator with a remarkable career spanning over five decades. At 8 years old, he began singing at various churches, music venues and acting in both amateur & professional theaters, leading him to the prestigious Dallas High School of the Performing Arts and SMU.

Ron attended the Manhattan School of Music and made Manhattan his home for thirty years. He made his mark, gracing Broadway stages, celebrated concert halls and, most notably, in the highly competitive and intimate world of cabaret – an art form he discovered and learned in his teenage years from Berkshire legend and hostess Stephanie Barber (Music Inn & Wheatleigh) who took him under her with. Ron is the founder of Studio100, providing private lessons and coaching in piano, voice and acting. He also serves as the Music Director at St. Ann Church in Lenox.

Ramsay’s solo shows have been praised by the New York press as ” “well-stocked and thoughtful, high quality songs …always a sublime Songbook.” – New York Post “Ramsay’s powerful yet subtle voice demands our full attention.” – The Village Voice

More about Samantha Talora: Samantha Talora is a concert and cabaret artist living in the Berkshires of western,
Massachusetts. Most recently, she’s been a featured artist with the Savannah Voice Festival (Savannah, GA), founded by baritone Sherrill Milnes as well as the series, Voices that Heal, bringing music to hospice patients and caregivers. Talora has been selected by film and theater composer & songwriter, David Friedman, as the principle singer and interpreter of his vast songbook.

In December, see her at Don’t Tell Mama in NYC, with Trust the Wind, an evening of the music of David Friedman. In the Berkshires, she’s been a featured soloist with Berkshire Concert Choir and Stockbridge Festival Chorus and has performed at various venues, including Whitney Center for the Arts, Canyon Ranch, The Colonial Theater and Barrington Stage Company.