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NATS Summer Workshop offers an intro to Japanese art song posted on 8:58 AM, May 24, 2021 A Q&A with presenters Mutsumi Moteki and Kumiko Shimizu Above: Kumiko Shimizu. Below: Mutsumi Moteki At our Virtual Summer Workshop (July 8-10), Mutsumi Moteki and Kumiko Shimizu will co-present a session introducing attendees to Japanese art song that is written in the Western classical music style. They also will give a brief history of Japanese songs, a guide to Japanese diction and singing style, prac...

Learn more about American Negro Spirituals this summer posted on 11:48 AM, May 4, 2021 A Q&A with NATS Virtual Summer Workshop presenter Kenneth Overton Kenneth Overton At our Virtual Summer Workshop (July 8-10), Kenneth Overton presents “Embedded in the Soil and Sung from the SOUL: The American Negro Spiritual” that will explore the performance practices and relevance of the Spiritual in today’s world. The NATS Virtual Summer Workshop is July 8-10. See schedule and details. We’re thril...

Q&A with John Wesley Wright posted on 5:12 PM, April 26, 2021 At the Virtual Summer Workshop (July 8-10), Wright presents the opening session, “Repertoire and Civic Engagement.” John Wesley Wright For 25 years, John Wesley Wright has served as vocal coach for men and women at various Ohio correctional institutions in addition to directing and teaching voice, opera, acting-for-singers, and leading workshops on African American song traditions. Wright is a presenter for the 2021 NATS Virtual ...