NATS 55th National Conference Program Schedule**
Thurs, June 21 l Fri, June 22 l Sat, June 23 l Sun, June 24 l Mon, June 25 l Tues, June 26
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*Program schedule subject to change as needed
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Morning Coffee and Conversation (7:45 am – 8:45 am)
- Yoga for Singers with Linda Lister (Cohiba 10-11)
Presenter: Linda Lister - Coffee with NATS Executive Committee (Montecristo 2-4)
Members of the NATS Board of Directors Executive Committee will be available for conversation.
Presenters: Linda J. Snyder, Norman Spivey, Karen Brunssen, Diana Allan, Alison Feldt, Dan Johnson-Wilmot, Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, Lloyd Mims, Allen Henderson - Music Theater & Pop/Rock with Matt Edwards and Alisa Belflower – Teaching and adjudicating style in traditional legit, tin pan alley, contemporary legit, contemporary pop, and pop/rock music theatre repertoire (Trinidad 1-3)
Presenters: Matt Edwards, Alisa Belflower - Jamming with Jamie Reimer and Stacie Haneline – Personality and Performer: Defining a Satisfying Collaborative Relationship (Cohiba 1-4)
Presenters: Jamie Reimer, Stacie Haneline - Auditions 101: The view from Behind the Table (Cohiba 6-7)
Presenters: Ryan Saab, Robert Kling, Greg Brown
8 am – 5 pm – Conference Registration Open (Cohiba 5)
Breakout Sessions (9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.)
- Working Less for More in the Music Theater Studio: Connecting Expectations from the Industry with Practical Solutions for Young Singers (Trinidad 1-3)
Presenters: Christianne Roll, Jeanne Goffi-Fynn
Introduced by: Cindy Dewey - Mariachi in YOUR studio? (Cohiba 10-11)
Presenters: Marcia Neel, Monica Fogelquist
Introduced by: Linda J. Snyder - From The Black Church To The Opera Stage: Transforming Students from the Gospel Belt to The Classical Sound (Partagas)
Presenter: Lori Celeste Hicks
Introduced by: Shawn Roy - NATS BOOKS: The So You Want to Sing... Series (Montecristo 2-4)
Presenters: Allen Henderson, Matthew Hoch, Deke Sharon, Linda Lister, Brenda Smith, Natalie Mandziuk
Introduced by: Nancy Bos - Quantifying Repertoire Tessituras Through Real-Time Measures (Cohiba 6-7)
Presenter: Matthew Schloneger
Introduced by: Reginald Pittman - Workshop on Teaching the Aging Voice (Cohiba 1-4)
Presenter: Martha Jane Howe
Introduced by: Richard Weidlich
10 am – 6 pm – Exhibit Hall Open (Trinidad Pavilion)
10 - 10:30 am – Refreshment Break (Trinidad Pavilion)
Plenary Session
10:30 am – 12:00 pm – Making MUSIC with the Voice (Trinidad 1-3)
Presenter: Johan Sundberg
Introduced by: Allen Henderson
Publisher Showcase
12:10 – 12:55 pm – The Master Plan: How 30 minutes a week can inspire your students and dramatically reinforce your teaching. (Trinidad 1–3, Club Lower Level)
Presenters: Dr. Keith Brautigam and Luke Brautigam
Presented by Vocal Masterclassics
Publisher Showcase
1:10 – 1:55 pm – Leonard Bernstein at 100: A Celebration (Trinidad 1–3, Club Lower Level)
Presenters: Rick Walters, Jamie Bernstein, Kurt Ollmann
Presented by Hal Leonard, with special guest Jamie Bernstein
12 – 2 pm – Poster Paper Session 1 (Trinidad Pavilion)
Coordinated by John Nix
12 – 2 pm – Leadership Luncheon – by invitation only (Cohiba 8-9)
Presiding: Allen Henderson, NATS Executive Director
Plenary Session
2 – 3:30 pm – A Conversation with Stephanie Blythe and Christine Brewer (Trinidad 1-3)
Presenters: Stephanie Blythe and Christine Brewer
Introduced by: Karen Brunssen
Breakout Sessions (4 – 5 pm)
- Training the Whole Voice: In Pursuit of a New Paradigm (Cohiba 1-4)
Presenter:Tanya Kruse Ruck
Introduced by: Kathleen Otterson - The World in Which We Live: Diversity and Inclusion in the Voice Studio (Cohiba 10-11)
Presenters: Marcia Porter, Minnita Daniel-Cox, Rosalyn Floyd, Albert Lee, Scott Piper, Sahoko Sato Timpone
Introduced by: Norman Spivey - The Brain, Music, and Optimal Performance (Cohiba 6-7)
Presenter: Karen Leigh-Post
Introduced by: Carol Chapman - Celebrating Leonard Bernstein's 100th with Jamie Bernstein (Trinidad 1-3)
Presenter: Jamie Bernstein
Introduced by: Linda J. Snyder - Making a Living as a Voice Expert: Side Hustles to Diversify Your Income Stream (Montecristo 2-4)
Presenter: Nancy Bos
Introduced by: Barbara Ann Peters - Mini-Recital 1 (Partagas) In this mini-recital session, attendees will enjoy exposure to a wide variety of literature and in some cases be introduced to new literature for use in the studio. This session will include:
Juanita Ulloa – Rancheras & Art Song by Mexican Nationalist, Antonio Gomezanda
Phyllis Lewis-Hale and Karen Laubengayer - From Old Creole Days: Sampling the Afro-Creole Folk Song of Louisiana of the Late Nineteenth through the Mid-Twentieth Centuries
Jessica Foy Long - An Examination of Black Louisiana Creole Folk Song Through the Works of Maud Cuney-Hare and Camille Nickerson
Presenters: Juanita Ulloa, Phyllis Lewis-Hale, Karen Laubengayer, Jessica Foy Long
Introduced by: Lloyd Mims
Publisher Showcase
5 - 6 pm – – Crossing Over: Audition Techniques for Classical Singers (Partagas)
Presented by: Royal Caribbean Productions
6 - 7:30 pm – President’s Reception – by invitation only (Havana Room)
Guest Artist Concert
8 – 10 pm – Alton Fitzgerald White In Concert! (Trinidad 1-3)
Alton Fitzgerald White, vocalist; David Shenton, piano
Late Night NATS
10 pm – 12 am – Contemporary Commercial Music (Havana Room)
Presenter: David Loeb
**Program schedule subject to change as needed.
