“I love doing it, but I’ve sung it a lot-and outside of BC, too,” she said. The first time she performed the national anthem in Conte Forum for the 2012 BC versus Notre Dame hockey match made her a little nervous, but with all the practice, she says that singing at the games for football season is like second nature or “muscle memory” to her at this point. Even some of the runs and trills that you can put into your voice, they mean something.”Īlthough it’s harder to interpret a song like the “Star Spangled Banner,” Portu enjoys the opportunity to be in front of an excited crowd of fans just the same. “You can take singing and acting and separate them, but I like to put them together,” she said. It was an honest moment with the audience, a moment of meaning.įor Portu, a singer and actress, performance is about connecting crafts and purposefully connecting with the audience. Columbkille School to sing the Bareilles hit, “Brave,” and raise money for the annual benefit. Last semester, the New Hampshire native returned to the BC Idol stage, not behind her piano for the competition, but with the children’s choir of St. ![]() “It’s never about the glitz and the glamour-it’s just about her and her art.” “It’s never a show with her,” said Portu. They’re very vulnerable talents.”Ĭaroline Portu, A&S ’16-who has made a name for herself on campus by singing at the football games, winning BC Idol in 2013, and even performing at last Friday’s Pops on The Heights-is a lot like her song-writing hero, Sara Bareilles. “You can take singing and acting and separate them, but I like to put them together.
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