Summer 2013 Precollege Programs in the Arts:
Creative Vocal Lab

Grades 8–12

Typical Day

Explore and expand your musical creativity in this one-of-a-kind voice workshop and become part of a completely original vocal ensemble. Through daily improvisation and technical work, you will become more familiar with your own vocal anatomy and experience the fundamentals of vocal production through the creation of spontaneous harmonies and expressive music. You will also be a member of a small a cappella ensemble, in which you will be challenged to produce all sorts of sounds and original compositions.

Creative Vocal Lab seeks to demystify the “magic” of a cappella singing, equipping you with the tools, tricks, and instincts that allow for on-the-spot vocal harmonies, thinking musically on your feet, and creating entire pieces of music using nothing but the voices, ears, and minds of you and your friends. Receive a DVD of the final concert.

To broaden exposure to the arts, the Creative Vocal Lab can be combined with can be combined with the Songwriting Workshop, Choral Conservatory, the Video Game Creation and Animation Workshop (new!), and/or Shakespeare Workshop to make for a well-rounded summer experience.

Session II: July 15–26
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 3, 2013)

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. He earned two master’s degrees from Columbia University’s Teachers College and is an alumnus of the Conservatory of Music’s undergraduate studio composition program at Purchase 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. Evan is currently the general manager at Stacks of Wax, a full-service audio production company.

Andrew Fox (instructor) is a producer, orchestrator, and composer/songwriter working in film, theatre, and popular music. He has written vocal arrangements and orchestrations for several musicals, including “Roads Courageous,” “Edges,” and “Foreverman,” which won the prize for outstanding orchestration at the 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival. Andrew also served as the musical coordinator for the North American premier of Stephen Schwartz’s “My Fairytale,” has written music for several films, and is the artistic director and in-house arranger at Stacks of Wax.

Updated May 8, 2013