'Celebrate Singing' Presenters

JAN VAN DE STOOL International 'Musical’ Therapist, Jan leads ‘workshops’ at her local Scout Hall, interviews celebrity clients on her YouTube channel, and emcees corporate events and charity concerts. Through her work, Jan is proud to say, she has helped, literally, tens of people. (Jan van de Stool, is the comedy alter-ego of Australian musical theatre and cabaret star, Queenie van de Zandt.  Well known for her incredible versatility as a performer, she has worked extensively in musical theatre, plays, cabaret, on television and film, and as a recording artist, comedienne and writer. Alongside her performance schedule, Queenie runs the Australian Musical Theatre Academy, which offers workshops and courses Australia-wide in audition technique for musical theatre, song performance and cabaret).  

Here's a  greeting to all you singers from the inimitable Jan van de Stool...Enjoy!

DR. REENA GUPTA established the only private, Laryngologist-led center for excellence in vocal health in Los Angeles, California. She has dedicated herself to improving her craft, learning more about the art of voice, vocal training and coaching, rehabilitation, medicine, and surgery.

Dr. Gupta has published in numerous journals and textbooks, including Operative Techniques in Laryngology and Professional Voice: The Science and Art of Clinical Care.

She leads in vocal coach and speech pathology education, lecturing to and teaching these groups about vocal care. Vocal Masterclass is the epitome of her mission to educate voice users about their voices. This 3-day, immersive vocal educational experience is one of the premiere vocal conferences in the world for voice education.

Dr. Reena Gupta empowers her patients to care for themselves by educating them about their condition, reducing their need for medication, and giving their voices longevity. 

Click here to learn more about Dr. Reena Gupta.

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REBECCA MOSELEY-MORGAN is a   

former opera singer turned voice science researcher, musicologist and voice teacher. She is currently researching the longevity of the mature female a voice at University college London. This research has spanned 8 years now and findings from this study are statistically significant and support the hypotheses that the vocal competency of the mature female singer can be sustained through effective pedagogy.

Rebecca is Chair of Education for the British Voice Association, and is involved in research work with colleagues at the BVA on vibrational therapy for vocal fatigue and also pursuing a new research topic based on old and new approaches to breath management. In addition to her busy voice studio in Oxford, she gives workshops throughout the UK. Rebecca has an MA in musicology. Rebecca was runner-up for the Van Lawrence research prize for her work with the aging voice. Her greatest pleasure as a teacher comes from being able to use her research and expertise to restore function to an aging voice, and she loves to share the joy the student experiences in so doing.

Click here to learn more about Rebecca Moseley-Morgan.

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LORI L. SONNENBERG is a Speech-Language Pathologist and Voice Specialist. In her clinical work, she combines her passion for treating injured voices with her extensive background as a singer and voice teacher. She has achieved remarkable results in working with her own students and patients as well as in assisting some of the country’s most respected voice teachers and clinicians. This blend of talents and skills makes Lori a formidable asset to the clinical and singing voice worlds.

Lori works exclusively with voice and breathing disorders and specializes in helping singers overcome voice injuries, post-operative voice struggles, and problematic technical voice issues.

Click here to learn more about Lori L. Sonnenberg.

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DR. ABBY BURKE, holds a BA and a M.Ed. in the study of the psychological effect of music on the human psyche from Cambridge College, MA. In May of 2012 she garnered a D.Div. in Divinity where she has branched out into the psychological component of Praise and Worship and its effect on the human soul.

From childhood in Massachusetts to Opryland U.S.A. and today, in her private studio and classes or in simple conversation , Dr. Abby Burke believes that we share—regardless of musical background and experience, faith or circumstance—an innate ability to use the human spirit as an instrument and vehicle for music-making, life change and textual expression. Dr. Burke calls this “Choosing Joy!” Knowing that our humanism can invoke a variety of emotions it has always been and continues to be, Dr. Burke's pleasure to encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to unlock and free their inner spirit through the voice, listening and writing. By creating a safe and loving environment, Dr. Burke ensures that every person who enters her studio or classroom is encouraged to become all of their purpose that has been placed inside them simply by “Choosing Joy!”

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PETRA RASPEL BORZYNSKI is a vocal, somatic and cognitive behavioral coach and accredited therapist with special expertise in helping (performing) artists and creatives to perform better and despite their fears.

She is currently one of the Solo Performance Specialists (Voice) for the University of the Highlands and Islands and works as a Cognitive Behavioral Coach for Google, helping performers and speakers all over the world sustain a (singing) career and find professional and personal fullfilment.

Her work in the field of singing, creativity, performance anxiety and performance psychology has been featured at conferences, in several publications and podcasts.

Petra’s vision is access to continuous mental health support for every performer, and that looking after our mental and emotional health becomes preventative instead of curative.

Click here to learn more about Petra Raspel Borzynski.

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CATE FRAZIER-NEELY

has over 42 years as a voice teacher ahead of her time in vocal pedagogy, somatic education, women’s health and singing, mind/body integration, collegial learning and team voice teaching. She is featured in Dr. Elizabeth Benson's book Training Contemporary and Commercial Music Singers, and co-authored the book Singing Through Change: Women’s Voices in Midlife, Menopause, and Beyond, with Nancy Bos and Joanne Bozeman. Currently she works as a singing voice specialist on referral from Johns Hopkins Neck & Head Surgery and from voice teachers and SLPs from all English-speaking countries. She teaches a reduced private schedule of Americana, Classical and World music singers. Formerly, Cate served on college voice faculties and as senior voice and choral faculty member at Levine Music in Washington, DC. She was an often-reviewed singer in the market of contemporary chamber music and opera, and has championed women and minority composers and songwriters since 1985. She holds the MM in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy, BM in Voice with a Piano Minor , and a certificate in ‘Leadership Through Emotional Intelligence’ from Case Western Reserve's Depts. of Psychology and Business. Cate is a passionate visual artist and is the mother of Youtuber Adam Neely.

Click here to learn more about Cate Frazier-Neely.

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ALISON CROCKETT 

From her international breakthrough in the 90s as a featured vocalist on DJ/King Britt’s Sylk 130 project When the Funk Hit the Fan (and its smash hit “Seasons Change”) and Us3’s An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place (and “Get Out,” an instant Top Ten single in Japan) through her jazzy and exotic, Brazilian influenced 2018 comeback EP Obrigada, 

A multi-talented singer, songwriter and pianist who grew up spending long nights entranced by and absorbing her father’s extensive music collection, Alison developed her formidable jazz chops out of Temple University in Philly gigging with stalwarts Orrin Evans, Matt Parish and Mike Boone – and later, after moving to NYC to pursue her master’s at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music, introduced herself to the vibrant music scene there by fronting hip-hop jazz pioneer Greg Osby’s band. Alison has also spent the last two decades of her life promoting music and jazz vocal education. As a University Professor first at Temple University and then at George Washington University,  she has trained jazz and pop vocalists privately and through the jazz choral ensemble, GW JiVE. 

Click here to listen to Alison  on Spotify  OR on Pandora OR on Apple Music OR on Bandcamp.

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DRS. KATHERINE AND ANDREW DAY have Day Family Medicine,  a Naturopathic medicine practice based in Poulsbo Washington, USA.  Dr. Katherine Day and Dr. Andrew Day are preventative medicine experts. They are trained in a wide range of natural approaches to treat and manage disease .  While they both treat a wide range of conditions, Dr. Andrew has extra training in the assessment and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, mental health issues, chronic pain, and diabetes care. Dr. Katherine has extra training in women’s health (from PMS to endometriosis to menopause) and pediatrics. Their knowledge of natural treatment strategies is comprehensive. Herbs, supplements, nutrition, mind/body medicine, hydrotherapy, physical medicine, and so much more are all in heir wheelhouse.

Click here to learn more about Drs. Day.

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JOANNE BOZEMAN is Emerita Instructor of Music at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, where she taught voice and related courses. She was an active soloist in recital, concert and oratorio for many years. Her students have gone on to excellent graduate programs and pursued careers as performers, teachers, conductors and voice care professionals. Ms. Bozeman’s long-standing interest in voice health, women’s health and the interactions of reproductive hormones with female voice throughout life culminated in the release of Singing Through Change: Women’s Voices in Midlife, Menopause, and Beyond in April of 2020. Written in collaboration with two co-authors, Cate Frazier-Neely and Nancy Bos, and based on over fifty interviews with female singers, the book explores how singing voice can react to the midlife hormonal shift. 

Click here to learn more about Joanne Bozeman.

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CHRISTOPHER MCCAFFERTY is one of Seattle's most well-known Voice Teachers, and soloists. He attended Pacific Lutheran University, where he studied voice with Metropolitan Opera mezzo, Marcia Baldwin and conducting with Herford Prize winner Dr. Richard Sparks. His students perform in groups and on stages all over the area, including Seattle Pro Musica, the Seattle Opera Chorus, Seattle Symphony Chorale, and many others.

As a conductor, Chris has premiered works by Edwin Wendler, (Little Fockers, Xmen Days of Future Past, Unknown, Non-Stop), Andrew Hawryluk, and his own arrangements among others.

As a voice teacher, Chris has had the opportunity to work with voices of all ages: from 13 to 90+!  His students perform in in ensembles and on stages all over the city, and include professional Broadway style singers, jazz singers, voice teachers, choir singers, and members of Seattle Opera Chorus.

Click here to learn more about Christopher McCafferty.

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