Details

Session: Winter 2023
Chapter:  Dupage
Location:  Wellspring Alliance Church, Wheaton
Time:  7:00pm - 9:00pm
Day:  Tuesday
Starts:  12/06
Ages:  13-18
Tuition:  $225.00
Open Spots:  0

** Registration ended December 14, 2022 at 11:55pm

This class is full!

Description

Psalm 150 says, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!” That is exactly what we will do in this two-session audition class. Building on the foundation of singing as worship to the Giver of the gift, students will focus on vocal skills and abilities and be challenged with more difficult sight singing exercises, technique training, and musical comprehension. Students are expected to be able to hold their own parts and properly blend when singing in duets, trios, and small groups. More challenging pieces will be used and performed in this class. This advanced class is a wonderful opportunity for the serious vocalist!

Students will audition before the winter session and those chosen for the class will be asked to commit to both winter and spring.  

Those on 150: VOICE will not be allowed to drop from the team to audition for Improv in the spring. There will be an all-area one-day 150: VOICE MusicFest in June to celebrate all that was learned!

Auditions will be held at WellSpring Alliance Church in Wheaton on November 22, 2022, from 7:00pm-9:00pm. Please contact your Chapter Coordinator for more info about the audition date and time.

Teacher:


Karen Archbold

Karen Archbold received a Bachelor of Music Performance from Southwestern College in Winfield, KS. Karen continued her studies in Bremen, Germany at the Hochschule fur Kunste. In 2017, Karen won first prize in the Fox Valley Rising Stars Competition. In 2016, she was the Sinfonietta Bel Canto's Voice Competition First Place Winner. She was a 2014 and 2015 finalist in the American Prize Vocal Division and runner-up for the American Prize Chicago Music Theatre Award. She has appeared as Flora in La Traviata, Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw, Buttercup in HMS Pinafore, Abuela in La Vida Breve, Katisha in the Mikado and Berthe in Barber of Seville. She has recently performed with the Grant Park Music Festival Chorus, the Belle Ensemble and Duo Striata. Karen is currently pursuing certification with Total Vocal Freedom, a holistic approach to singing incorporating the discoveries of F.M.Alexander. Karen is the mother of three girls and maintains a private voice studio in Wheaton. She loves teaching and helping students to discover their unique and special voices.

Location:

1766 Blanchard Street, Wheaton, IL 60189