Ouachita to host Clark in panel discussion, Singer-getics workshop Sept. 10
September 07, 2010 - Lori Hilburn
Ouachita Baptist University will host Dr. Mark Ross Clark Friday, Sept. 10, in a panel
discussion about performance anxiety at 11 a.m. in McBeth Recital Hall as well as
a Singer-getics workshop from 2-5 p.m. in Walker Conference Center.
The morning discussion will be held during Performing Arts Class, but everyone is
welcome to attend. The Singer-getics workshop will also primarily benefit voice principles
but is open to the public.
The Singer‐getics workshop combines exercises inspired by movement from yoga, Suzuki Theatre, Tai chi and pilates
with singing applications. Young singers will learn to incorporate different forms
of artistic expression in order to enhance his or her vocal performance.
“It is my hope that Dr. Clark's Singer-getics workshop will provide students with
tools to relax their bodies and help free their voices of tension,” said Dr. Margaret
Garrett, OBU assistant professor of music. “I also hope his relaxation techniques
and acting exercises will help students feel more comfortable expressing emotion and
character as they sing or play music.”
Clark currently serves as opera and musical theatre director at the University of
Louisiana–Monroe and has had a successful career in music beginning in the 1970s as
a soloist in the Roger Wagner Chorale. He toured with the chorale for several years
and after completing his doctorate in opera production at the University of Washington
in Seattle. He has also served as the director of opera production at the Indiana
University School of Music, where Garrett was one of his students. Clark is also author
of two books, “Guide to the Aria Repertoire” and “Singing, Acting and Movement in
Opera: A Guide to Singer-getics.”
Five Ouachita students will be singing as part of the workshop, including: Rachel
Chapman, a junior church music major from Rowlett, Texas; Katie Edenfeld, a senior
vocal performance major from Fort Worth, Texas; Xavier Lagunas, a junior musical theatre
major from Arlington, Texas; Andrew Miller, a junior vocal performance major from
Dalworthington Gardens, Texas; and Josiah Wheeler, a senior music education major
from Jacksonville, Ark.
For more information on Clark’s visit, contact Dr. Margaret Garrett at [email protected]. Both events are free and open to the public.
By Lori Hilburn
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