Born in Bergamo, she followed her musical studies at the “Gaetano Donizetti” Musical Institute of her city, graduating in Viola, in Artistic Singing and obtaining the Level II Academic Diploma for the interpretive singing school, with top marks . She specialized with Piermiranda Ferraro, Seta Del Grande and Guglielmo Gazzani; participated in Masterclasses with Fedora…
Anna Hakala is a singer, vocal educator, Pilates instructor, and co-developer of the SingLates method, an innovative approach that integrates Pilates-based movement with vocal training. Anna is a graduate of the University of the Arts Helsinki. With extensive experience teaching private students, vocal ensembles, and choirs, as well as performing in concerts and stage productions, Anna…
How does one develop a calling in life? For me, formative musical experiences sculpted my identity as a singer, and I was called to pursue that truth on a learning journey that still continues. I graduated with a BMus with Honours in Performance (Voice) from the University of Western Ontario, and obtained Postgraduate Diplomas in…
Singing and Elisabeth Holmertz chose each other after an 8-year old Elisabeth saw Rossini’s La Cenerentola at the Grand Theatre in her hometown of Gothenburg. Her goal and dream was to become an opera singer, stand on stage in fancy costumes, and sing otherworldly, beautiful music. Her path was a pretty straight one, through music…
In demand as a guest lecturer, panellist, consultant and pedagogue, Canadian mezzo-soprano Kimberly Barber gives master classes and workshops around the world at universities, conservatories and Young Artist Programs. She adjudicates widely, and is frequently called upon to serve on advisory panels for the arts. Professor of Voice (promotion in rank 2018) at Wilfrid Laurier…
Prof. Dr. Luciano Simões has more than 20 years of experience as a university voice professor and 30 years as a voice teacher, currently managing his voice studio in Hildesheim, Germany. His pedagogical work focuses on cross-training and voice building for the hybrid singer. His solid background includes a doctorate of musical arts from Michigan…
Craig is a contemporary vocal coach, choral leader and arranger. He is a Principal Lecturer on the Popular Music Degree at Leeds Conservatoire, where he founded the Leeds Contemporary Pop Choir in 2015. He was also the Musical Director behind Leeds Contemporary Singers; winners of BBC One’s Pitch Battle television show (2017). Craig was a…
Dr. Elisabeth Pawelke studied voice and historical harp at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Basel), the Hochschule für Alte Musik in Basel, and the State University of Music in Trossingen, earning a Master of Music in Early Music. She received additional vocal training from Gundula Anders and Eric Mentzel and participated in masterclasses with artists such…
Ed is a Singing Teacher, Conductor, Baritone and Examiner – well known as an established teacher and educator. He is Head of Choral Music and a Singing Teacher at Tring Park School for the Peforming Arts, a Deputy Vocal Teacher at the Royal College of Music Junior Department and an examiner for Trinity College London….
Isabelle Viola Taege was born in Dormagen and studied Voice, Vocal Pedagogy, Musicology, and English Studies at the Musikhochschule Münster, the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, and the University of Cologne. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the University Mozarteum Salzburg on the topic of Co-Conducting in Choral Pedagogy. Isabelle gained her…