David with Joan Catoni-Conlon, and Gregg Gentry On the weekend of March 24th, I had the pleasure of attending a celebration for one of my DMA mentors, Dr. Joan Catoni-Conlon. As a part of the weekend, I presented a lecture on vocal acoustics to faculty, graduate students, and community members. The lecture was enthusiastically received, and a delight to have a chance to share what I've been learning with "my people" since having left CU over a decade ago. There are few pleasures in life like reuniting with people that you used to create and learn with. Singing for Joan next to my Colorado colleagues reminded me of how important community is, and how fortunate I am to have found community with so many beautiful people.
Among the comments about the acoustics presentation, Allison Zema, a graduate student at CU said "I enjoy that the website is such an amazing resource. It was informative and very much needed for any choral conductor and singer. Also, I am a changed woman after trying straw phonation!" Bill Rawsky, an long-time avocational singer said that he "found it helpful, clear and insightful even to me as an amateur non-academic singer."
~David
Among the comments about the acoustics presentation, Allison Zema, a graduate student at CU said "I enjoy that the website is such an amazing resource. It was informative and very much needed for any choral conductor and singer. Also, I am a changed woman after trying straw phonation!" Bill Rawsky, an long-time avocational singer said that he "found it helpful, clear and insightful even to me as an amateur non-academic singer."
~David
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