Resources: Coaches
COACHES
CONDUCTING
- GISELE BECKER
- giselebecker@earthlink.net
Gisèle Becker, Music Director of the Cantate Chamber Singers since 1994, is one of the Washington area's leading choral conductors. Her vision of musical excellence and her commitment to imaginative programming, including commissions and premiere performances of new choral works, have earned for her the highest admiration and respect from her professional colleagues and audiences alike.
In addition to her work with Cantate, Gisèle Becker is Assistant Conductor of the Washington Bach Consort, Chorus Master of the Cathedral Choral Society, and Choir Director at Arlington Presbyterian Church.
Please visit: http://www.cantate.org/ and click on "leadership."
back to top EAR TRAINING & SIGHT SINGING
TINA CHANCY, PhD
LEARN TO SIGHT SING Pass that audition--stay on pitch—read music fluently. In my 40 years of experience I've found that EVERYONE can improve his/her musical skills. Difficult cases a specialty. Northern VA studio, flexible hours.
www.tinachancey.net / www.hesperus.org / mail@hesperus.org
- ALICIA KOPFSTEIN-PENK –Faculty-in-Residence:
American University. BM, MM, from American University; doctoral candidate in music history with theory minor at Catholic University of America. Classes and private lessons available in sight singing/musicianship, music theory, classical and folk guitar. Students from Washington National Opera, In Series, Master Chorale of Washington, Cathedral Choral Society, Washington Chorus, National Philharmonic Chorale, et al. Virtual sight singing lessons available.
References: Elizabeth Daniels (NATS, Vocal Arts Society); Donald McCullough (Master Chorale of Washington); J. Reilley Lewis (Cathedral Chorale Society).
Studio in Bethesda MD. Contact info: (301) 564-1467 c.kopfstein@verizon.net
- JOHN RHODES, tenor
- Studios: Music and Arts (Springfield, VA)
B.A. and M.A. from Indiana U. of PA;
Teaching since 1965; Fairfax County Public Schools and private instruction. Metropolitan Chorus, Washington Opera Chorus, Kennedy Center Handel Festival Chorus, and U.S. Army Chorus. Call (h) 703-451-7357; (c) 703-309-9418; Music and Arts; 703-451-0875. jerhodes43@yahoo.com - DALCROZE EURHYTHMICS at LEVINE SCHOOL
- http://www.levineschool.org/school/2005-06CS/Dalcroze.pdf
LANGUAGE
- GILLIAN COOKSON
- Coach and accompanist. She is familiar with all the standard languages
202/483-0646 hrhqgc@comcast.net - ANASTASSIA IVANOVA
- MM Moscow State Conservatory. DMA University of Maryland. She is available for auditions, recitals, recordings, coaching. Also coaches Russian diction and Russian song/opera repertoire.
240-505-1391 (cell)
anastassiaivanova@yahoo.com
- JAMES JELASSIC
- 703-532-7200
James@BlackTieArts.com
Fulbright Scholar
BM Piano Performance from Eastern Michigan University
MM in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Coaches opera, concert literature, and is excellent as a coach for languages, as well.
- GREGORY STUART, baritone
- home studio near Union Station
BM - Ithaca College in Vocal Performance. Further study with Chester O'Bannon, Duane Skrabalak and Gary Race; MFA in Classical Acting - The Shakespeare Theatre Academy for Classical Acting at the George Washington University. 5+ years teaching experience. Proficient in French and also speak Italian, German and Spanish. Standard American stage dialect (Skinner) with
Natalie Baker and at GWU/Academy of Classical Acting.
Offering language coaching, dialect coaching, coaching in American Stage Standard to singer, actors and those wishing to reduce regional or foreign accents. Contact: Call 202 547-2356 or gss23@verizon.net - ROLE PREPARATION AND AUDITIONS
- ROBERT WOOD, conductor, has recently relocated to Arlington, Virginia, and is available as a coach for singers interested in polishing audition repertoire, learning and coaching opera roles, and coaching oratorio and song repertoire. Mr. Wood has conducted at San Francisco Opera, Minnesota Opera, Vancouver Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, and many others, and was on the coaching staff of the Santa Fe and San Francisco Operas for many years.
Recommendations:
Jason Rylander, Christina Scheppelmann and Kim Witman
Contact info: (703) 243-4337, woodrs@yahoo.com