Isabel Marcheselli musical artist &pianist

When one pursues a passion like music, or any passion, sometimes one gets hurt in the process.

Whether it’s through forces in one’s control or outside of one’s control that this happens, I think there’s value in the idea of…

The American actor, Milton Berle, once said that “laughter is an instant vacation.”  However, what other kinds of instant vacations can be had in today’s strung out world?

I don’t know about you, but planning my last vacation was a…

Isabel and The Whispers wishes to thank THE WESTFIELD NEWS so much for their engaging article published today about our band’s upcoming free show at the Luthier’s Co-op (108 Cottage Street, Easthampton) this Friday night, 3/18/22, in western Massachusetts.

To…

Strive for excellence, not perfection. – Anonymous

Alway forward, never back. – St. Junipero Serra

Just do it. Do it again. Do it better. – Anonymous

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. –…

When sometimes I am not making headway in an area of my life that I would like to change or to level up (say I need to practice for an upcoming concert or cut out a certain food from my…

Among my memories, I’ll share that I started out as a teen poet who was a part of a poetry group called the Live Poet’s Society, founded by Barbara Donovan. I used to go to poetry meetings once a…

This January, I will be celebrating my first year of personal blogging and vlogging as a musician and lead singer of the band, Isabel and The Whispers.

Some things I learned throughout the course of this year are that blogging…

Instead of my saying that I had a hard early life, I’ll just say that there are, sometimes, parts of life that one feels like they could just white out and paint all over. 

And yet perhaps, if one looks…

Although this post is a bit off of the beaten path today, I am happy to announce that I have created brand new instagram channels so as to better serve my fans with particularly special interests in my classical music…

One of my songs which has not been recorded yet, “Hillsong,” would unexpectedly bring me to tears every time that I rehearsed it.

I must confess that it got to the point where I sometimes could not even continue with…

Thus far, a lot of grit, toil, and faith has gone into the making of my band, Isabel and The Whispers’, new upcoming singles and album, Isabel and The Whispers 2 – WANDER, which I first planned with my…

It’s possible that I have never been as excited as I am now to meet my bandmates from Isabel and The Whispers this summer. 

The subject of bandmates is an overlooked one in this world of solo-glorifying musicians. There’s precious…

Being asked how I write my songs is like being asked why is the sky blue, or where do babies come from, or why do snail shells have a concentric shape?

Writing songs to me is about much more than…

I was once asked to teach songwriting to others, and the thought of doing this struck terror into my heart.

Years back, you see, I had taken a songwriting class, and actually found myself in the position of having to…

Today, you can read an article with news about me in The Westfield News as an artist teacher who has received grant support from numerous organizations. Check it out here!

These organizations are: the New England Musicians Relief Fund…

While I was an undergraduate at Cornell and well before my songwriting days, I had the good fortune of getting to know the late and great poet and two-time winner of the National Book Award, A.R. Ammons.

At the time…

I first met George through my sister who got to know him at F.I.T. Over the years, he has been a musical hero of a roadie for my band, Isabel and The Whispers, who has helped us with everything from…

I am overcome with gratitude to learn that I have been selected to receive grant support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council as a musician that has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

This grant means a lot to me as…

In celebration of the recent passing of the 10th anniversary since the release of my album, Isabel and The Whispers, I am thrilled to announce the making of five official music videos from my band (Isabel and The Whispers…

My bandmates and I recently were surprised to learn that “Do You Have to See Me Cry?“ is listened to more than we thought on Apple. Maybe it’s because I stash this song away and don’t promote it…