Michael Kemp
Michael Kemp conducts the Upper School choruses and orchestras of Germantown Academy in Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania, as well as the Academy’s two adult ensembles, the Academy Chorale and the Academy Chamber Society, a semi-professional chamber symphony orchestra. In addition to his conducting responsibilities, he teaches Advanced Placement Music Theory. He was recently awarded the Barness Chair for Distinguished Teaching in the Fine and Performing Arts. He is a Fellow of Melodious Accord and was awarded inclusion in the Marquis Who’s Who in America.
Educated at Oklahoma University, Westminster Choir College, and the Royal Conservatory of Music in The Hague, Holland, Michael was trained equally in the areas of voice performance, viola performance, and conducting. In addition to his formal education, he has also studied privately with renowned choral authorities Paul Salamunovitch, Phillip Brunelle, and Alice Parker.
Michael has been an internationally respected clinician for 35 years, conducting and lecturing in some 300 workshops and festivals in 42 states and 5 Canadian provinces. He has conducted over 300 masterworks of the standard choral and orchestral repertoire. He is a published composer with Augsburg Publishing and the Choristers Guild.
Educated at Oklahoma University, Westminster Choir College, and the Royal Conservatory of Music in The Hague, Holland, Michael was trained equally in the areas of voice performance, viola performance, and conducting. In addition to his formal education, he has also studied privately with renowned choral authorities Paul Salamunovitch, Phillip Brunelle, and Alice Parker.
Michael has been an internationally respected clinician for 35 years, conducting and lecturing in some 300 workshops and festivals in 42 states and 5 Canadian provinces. He has conducted over 300 masterworks of the standard choral and orchestral repertoire. He is a published composer with Augsburg Publishing and the Choristers Guild.
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RECONSIDERING "TOO OLD TO SING" - Music Education,Sacred Music
CAN SINGING SKILLS BE REVIVED? This session will help address the following senior singer concerns: wobbling, flating, sharping, blend, spread vowels, scooping, agility, breathiness, no head tone, projecting, singing from a seated position. It will also discuss pitch range changes, choosing appropriate music, and choosing the most effective choral warm-ups for aging singers.Reconsidering "Too Old to Sing" will be featured as an Interest Session at the ACDA National Conference in Chicago in 2011
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