Practical Vocal Acoustics with Kenneth Bozeman
Sunday, November 17
12:00 - 6:00 PM
Whittier College
13406 E. Philadelphia St., Whittier, CA 90602
with Michael Leach, collaborative pianist
SCHEDULE
12:30-1:35 Lecture on Practical Vocal Acoustics with Ken Bozeman
1:35-1:50 Question & Answer Session on Practical Vocal Acoustics
1:50- 2:00 BREAK
2:00-3:15 Masterclass #1 – Students
3:15-3:45 BREAK
3:45-5:00 Masterclass #2- Teachers
5:00-5:30 Question & Answer Session with Ken Bozeman
Please join us for our Fall Symposium: "Practical Vocal Acoustics with Kenneth Bozeman" at Whittier College on Sunday, November 17th.
Ken Bozeman is the author of Practical Vocal Acoustics and is Professor Emeritus at Lawrence University. He has received the Van Lawrence Fellowship from the Voice Foundation and is a member of the American Academy of Teachers of Singing.
Ken Bozeman will present a lecture on his research on vocal acoustics and vocal pedagogy. Additionally, he will lead two masterclasses, for students and teachers, where he will demonstrate how these concepts can be applied within the voice studio. Our symposium will bridge the gap between the pedagogy and research communities to showcase how students and teachers can mutually benefit from implementing the concepts of vocal acoustics. We hope to see you there!
The venue for the symposium (Memorial Chapel), is #4 on the campus map. The parking lots in front of and behind the Music Building/Arnold Hall (#5), and behind the Shannon Center for the Performing Arts (#3) are the closest/best lots for this. There is also some street parking on Philadelphia. The Music Building address is the closest to the venue for those who are getting online directions. 13445 Philadelphia St., Whittier, CA 90601
Questions may be directed to NATS-LA Director of Programs Michaela Kelly via email at programs@natslachapter.org.
Kenneth Bozeman, Emeritus Professor of Music & Author of Practical Vocal Acoustics
Kenneth Bozeman, Emeritus Professor of Music, tenor, holds performance degrees from Baylor University and the University of Arizona and subsequently studied at the State Conservatory of Music in Munich on a Rotary fellowship. He taught at Lawrence University for 42 years, where he received two awards for excellent in teaching. He was awarded the Van Lawrence Fellowship by the Voice Foundation in 1994 for his interest in voice science and was inducted into the American Academy of Teachers of Singing in 2019. He received the New CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024. He is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Singing and the Journal of Voice. His former students have sung with the Houston Grand, Boston Lyric, Opera Colorado, Washington, Wolf Trap, Seattle, Deutsche Oper Berlin,San Francisco, New York City Opera, Malmö Opera, the Metropolitan, and Santa Fe Opera.
Michael Leach, Collaborative Pianist
Michael Leach is a fourth-year DMA student in Keyboard Collaborative Arts at the Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California. He is studying under the tutelage of Vicki Kirsch and Jonathan Feldman and holds a teaching assistantship for USC Opera and the Gwendolyn Koldofsky Scholarship.
Before moving to the US, Michael read music at Girton College, Cambridge and completed his masters at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he studied with Katya Apekisheva and Charles Owen. Michael regularly attends summer programs alongside his studies, most recently taking part in the professional program at SongFest and the Britten-Pears Young Artist program in Snape Maltings, UK.
Michael has performed as a soloist with several orchestras, including Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Brighton Youth Orchestra. Michael has given recitals at the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts, St Martin-in-the-Fields and the Wales Millennium Centre.
Attendance Fees:
NATS-LA Members - $25
Non-Members - $35
Students (with ID) - $5
No Fee to Apply to Sing