Choral Conservatory

Formerly Advanced Teen Voices

Grades 8–12

About the Instructors

After honing your spontaneous creativity in the Creative Vocal Lab, focus on both choral and solo vocal training in the Choral Conservatory. Pursue a more in-depth study of vocal skills and concepts and gain insight
on the capabilities of your total vocal instrument and its possibilities

Learn to unlock the full potential of
your voice, understanding how to be
an engaging, dynamic performer and interpreter. Students will immerse themselves in all aspects of music
and vocal production, including advanced practice techniques, the physics of vocal production, acoustic theory, phonetics, recording techniques, dynamics, balance through blending, and the philosophy of Linklater technique, Vygotskian theory, physical awareness exercises, and traditional and experimental vocal production. Learn how to present the perfect audition every time.

Invite family and friends to the concert on the last day of the session. Each student will leave the program with a DVD of the final performance.

To broaden exposure to the arts, the Choral Conservatory can be combined with the Songwriting Workshop, Creative Vocal Lab, Project Fashion Designer, Creating Comic Books and Graphic Novels, Acting Intensive, and/or Filmmaking Institute to make for a well-rounded summer experience.

Session III: July 23–August 3
Monday–Friday, 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
$1,165 for the first registration
$1,045 for the second registration in the family, Purchase College employees and alumni, and early registrations (received by May 4, 2012)

About the Instructors

Evan Feist (lead instructor) has been composing, arranging, teaching, and singing a cappella music and vocal percussion for more than 11 years. An alumnus of the Conservatory of Music’s undergraduate studio composition program at Purchase College, he is currently pursuing two master’s degrees in music education at Columbia University’s Teachers College. He has created and/or managed several successful groups, including Choral Pleasure (honored by A Cappella Innovations), the Purchase College Soul Voices (directed by Pete Malinverni), and the Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK Honors Choir. He has also arranged, produced, and recorded for many of the nation’s premier vocal groups and has taught a cappella and vocal percussion workshops throughout the tri-state area.

Andrew Fox (instructor) is a songwriter, composer, producer, and educator working in film, theatre, and popular music. He has scored two award-winning films for Arcadia Creative and written arrangements and orchestrations for multiple plays and studio recordings. Mr. Fox recently released his self-produced solo EP, Disco Institute. Two films containing his work will be released in the spring: Solomon Grundy: Born on a Monday, featuring two of his original songs, and Thunderstruck, which he orchestrated and produced.

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