Workshop Intensive for Adult Singers
https://www.crowden.org/adult-vocal-intensive-workshop/
Course Description
July 19 to 20 and July 26 to 29
9am - 5pm
Wednesday, July 30 Dress Rehearsal at 5:30pm & Concert at 7pm
Faculty:
Miles Graber, Lieder Workshop
Katherine Heater, Baroque Workshop
Ann Moss, Lieder Workshop
Farley Pearce, Baroque Workshop
The focus of this vocal workshop—spanning two weekends—is to explore the joy of singing the vast and diverse canon of beautiful masterpieces written for all voice types and genres, ranging from early music to contemporary pieces.
The workshop includes daily breath clinics, ear training, and sight-reading sessions. Additionally, dedicated independent rehearsal time is provided for participants, who will have access to Crowden’s state-of-the-art studio facilities.
Each participant will be assigned to two ensembles and grouped into duets, trios, and solos based on their voice type, singing proficiency, musical interests, and schedule availability.
The workshop culminates in an informal concert on its final day, where participants showcase their progress for family and friends.
Singers will engage in a social and collaborative atmosphere, fostering a shared passion for the art of singing.
Participants will have the opportunity to coach early music vocal chamber repertoire with esteemed early music specialists: keyboardist Katherine Heater and gamba player Farley Pearce. German Lieder will be coached by distinguished collaborative artist Miles Graber and vocal faculty soprano Ann Moss.
Vocal coaching and private lessons will be assigned with workshop director, soprano Vanessa Langer.
Vocalists of all experience levels are welcome and encouraged to participate, though a basic understanding of music-reading fundamentals is required.
Upon registration, singers will be contacted by Crowden for a placement assessment for us to get to know you and your voice. This process helps us assign you music appropriate to your vocal development and interests.
37.8680576, -122.2852374
Berkeley, CA (94702)
Full Name:
Vanessa Langer
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Music Styles:
Classical - Pop
Teacher's Instrument/Voice:
Soprano
Instrument/Voice Types Taught:
All Voice types
Education:
B.A. Music, University of California at Berkeley
M.M. cum laude in Voice, DePaul University
M.M. Master in Vocal Arts Graduate Vocal Fellowship, Bard College Conservatory of Music
Years Teaching:
20+
Offers Private Lessons:
Yes
Teaching Method:
An alumna of The Crowden School, Vanessa Langer is a voice instructor and featured soprano soloist for new works for soprano and orchestra. Vanessa brings an extensive experience in guiding students of all ages and backgrounds, cultivating a teaching style that incorporates a holistic approach, covering not only technical aspects but also the emotional and expressive dimensions of singing. A Bay Area native, Vanessa is the founder and director of the Firesong ensemble as well as a former core member of the Wild Rumpus
Ensemble. Various of her commission projects have been supported by major grants from the Zellerbach Foundation, New Music USA and Chamber Music of America. Featured soloist on the Pinna records label, Vanessa has given notable Bay Area premieres including Fausto Romitelli’s ‘Index of Metals’. Vanessa was named a New Horizon Fellow at the Aspen Music Festival, served two Music Winter Residencies at the Banff Center for the Arts in Alberta Canada and won the Eisner Prize for Creative Achievement in the Arts and the Albert King Scholarship from the University of California at Berkeley.
Her earliest musical studies included coaching Bach cantatas with Anne Crowden or the Junior Bach Festival, productions of the San Francisco Girls Chorus and the children’s chorus in San Francisco Opera, as well as early music studies with David Tayler in the Collegium Musicum of UCBerkeley. Vanessa studied voice with Susanne Mentzer, Dawn Upshaw, and Laura Aikin as well as coached with breath specialist Deborah Birnbaum. She received a B.A. in Music from UCBerkeley, and M.M. cum laude in Classical Voice from DePaul University and a Master in Vocal Arts from Bard College Conservatory.
Vanessa lives with her son and husband in Milan, Italy where she is a vocal instructor and guides a vocal curriculum at the St Louis School of Milan.