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Sports loss is definitely music’s gain. That is confirmed by the release of The Little Things, the superb full-length debut album from young singer/songwriter Claudia DiNatale. As a teenager growing up in Windsor, Claudia was a star high school athlete, excelling at soccer, track and field, cross-country, volleyball, and basketball. A volleyball scholarship was in the offing, but a seriously torn anterior cruciate ligament shattered those dreams. Happily, music was on hand to capture her youthful energy. “I have always had a passion for music, ever since I started taking piano lessons at age six,” explains DiNatale. “Right at the time I hurt my knees, I had been recording a demo. The injury just made my decision to focus upon music easier.” Claudia’s formidable vocal talent became apparent early, and it led to starring roles in school productions of such musicals as Evita, Oliver, and Fiddler On The Roof. “At 16, I started to take music more seriously,” she recalls. “I took cl...