MUSICAL THEATRE IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
I recently spent several days in Anchorage, Alaska as a judge of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Music Theatre Competition. I also gave several workshops and master classes. I love traveling and seeing new and interesting places, so I couldn’t resist the opportunity to visit our 49th state. The competition was in three categories: High School, College, and Avocation.
Judging the high school competition
In addition to awarding the prize money, I was able to select the participants for the final Master Class which I taught the following day. Janet Carr-Campbell was my wonderful accompanist for all my classes, freeing me from accompanying the singers myself. Kate Egan put my entire visit together, chauffeured me around the town, and all-in-all did everything she could to make the trip easy and comfortable for me.
Three of the winning singers, and my co-judges,
Dr. Rob Burgess and Lauren Green
Having the opportunity to teach in many locations throughout the United States, and having students from all over the world continually reminds me that there’s a lot of talent out there, regardless of whether singing is a vocation or avocation!
First workshop participants at University of Alaska
was the performance class of Dr. Mari Hahn
Just because they’ve never seen a Broadway show in New York doesn’t mean they couldn’t hold their own at a professional audition!
Final Master Class, where I was able to select the participants from contestants in the Musical Theatre competition
Dawn (or twilight – can’t remember!) from my hotel room window
Again, a big thank you to everyone who made my trip possible, performed so well, and did so much to make me feel welcome. |
