VOCAL PEDAGOGY IN THE 21st CENTURY CONFERENCE: Instructor Bios
VOCAL PEDAGOGY IN THE 21st CENTURY CONFERENCE: Instructor Bios
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JEANNETTE LoVETRIJeannette LoVetri, creator of Somatic Voicework™, was appointed in 2008 to the faculty of Drexel University’s Department of Otolaryngology by Dr. Robert T. Sataloff. This prestigious recognition distinguishes LoVetri as one of a handful of teachers worldwide to serve as medical faculty at a college level. She is a faculty member at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College in New York City, is a guest lecturer at Columbia University’s Teacher’s College and taught for 10 years at Tisch School for the Arts and the Steinhardt School both at New York University. Her students appear in leading roles on Broadway, perform at Carnegie Hall and the |
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MARCELLE GAUVINMarcelle Gauvin’s two recordings, “Faces of Love” & “The Edge of the Pond” established her career as a national jazz recording artist. A well respected instructor of both jazz & contemporary commercial vocal techniques, she is a music faculty member at UMass Dartmouth, an associate professor at Berklee College of Music, and a master class clinician. She received her graduate certification in Somatic Voicework™ through the Contemporary Commercial Music Institute at Shenandoah University, VA where she is now a faculty member. Ms. Gauvin is one of the founding members of the SVW New England. |
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DR. JAMES A. BURNSDr. James A. Burns is a staff surgeon at the Mass General Hospital Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. His clinical and research interests include all aspects of endoscopic microlaryngeal surgery, including office-based procedures and photoangiolytic treatment of benign and malignant laryngeal lesions. He lectures extensively on management of the various causes of dysphonia in voice professionals. |
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Dr. KATHRYN GREENDr. Kathryn Green received her DMA in performance at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She has been a guest clinician at Universität der Kunst Berlin and at Hochshule der Kunst Lübeck in Germany. Dr. Green is perhaps most well known for her portrayal of one of the leading characters in the musical “Nine,” which she performed in Berlin at Theatre des Westens, and her operatic comedic act of the "Misplaced Diva" which she performed both in Europe and the United States. As a classical contralto, she has appeared with the Erie and Buffalo Philharmonics, however when she sings crossover, her favorite styles are country and bluegrass. She has been teaching Somatic Voicework - The LoVetri Method™ for eight years. |
