Sarah E Hall

Style: Pop; Opera; Folk; Classical; Musical Theatre

Title: Assistant Professor

Bio: An Assistant Professor of Music at Brandon University, Sarah Hall teaches voice, diction, vocal chamber music, and vocal pedagogy. Sarah is a member of Polycoro, a chamber ensemble comprised of 8 + adventuresome vocalists dedicated to performing seldom heard contemporary works and rediscovered early music in unique venues. She has worked with many distinguished musicians throughout her career, including Julianne Baird, Paolo Carignani, Janet Galvàn, John Harbison, Ellen Hargis, David Hoose, Gian Carlo Menotti, Stephen Mercurio, Meredith Monk, Donald Nally, Paul O’Dette, Alice Parker, Daniel Pinkham, Jean-Yves Thibeaudet, and Constantina Tsolainou, to name a few. As a conductor and coach, Sarah has worked with the Westman Youth Choir, Brandon University Women’s Voices, Boston Early Music Festival, VoicesBoston, and Cantata Singers Chamber Music Series (Boston). An active researcher and presenter on the conference circuit, Sarah’s current interests include performance-analysis explorations in post-tonal French music with theorist, Gretta Sayers, as well as ongoing studies of how yoga and meditation contribute to overall vocal wellness. Her long time study and practice of Classical, Ashtanga, and Hatha Yoga inform her work in the teaching studio, where she strives to help students find more well-coordinated, responsive awareness of breath, physical alignment, and mind. She is a Certified YogaVoice® Teacher and is currently working on her RYT-200 certification. Sarah holds Master’s Degrees in Vocal Pedagogy and Musicology from the New England Conservatory of Music (Boston), and a Bachelor’s Degree in Voice Performance from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Voice Type: Mezzo-soprano

Music Styles Taught: Pop; Opera; Folk; Classical; Musical Theatre

Availability: I am available as a performer; I have a wait-list for private lessons; I am available as a clinician or presenter; I accept students through a college or university program

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