Dr. Rebecca Sherburn (she/her)
- Education:
- California State University, Los Angeles, Bachelor of Music
University of Southern California, Master of Music
University of Southern California, Doctor of Musical Arts
Biography
Rebecca Sherburn is the Director of Vocal Studies and an Associate Professor of Voice at Chapman University. She received her undergraduate degree from California State University—Los Angeles, and Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the University of Southern California.
International performances include operatic roles sung with Zürich Opera, Berliner Festwochen, and the Neue Flora Theater Hamburg as well as other German State Theaters in Oberhausen, Gütersloh, Osnabrück and Aachen. Her national engagements include appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group, New York New Music Ensemble, newEar of Kansas City, Los Angeles Master Chorale, South Florida Master Chorale, William Hall Chorale, Los Angeles Concert Opera, Santa Barbara Light Opera, Opera Grand Rapids, Virginia Opera, Flagstaff Symphony, NewWest Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, and Kansas City Ballet.
As a concert artist, she has premiered several works that were written specifically for her voice, and she has built a reputation for performing rarely heard contemporary chamber works. She has two recordings of American chamber music available through Albany Records, Paul Creston Songs (GRAMMY-nominated) and Love, the Fair Day.
Dr. Sherburn is an active teacher with a pedagogical video series “How the Voice Works” on you tube sponsored by Virtual Sheet Music.
Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications
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Voice Expert - a pedagogical video blog sponsored by Virtual Sheet Music.com. Titles: Resonance, Articulation, part 1 and part 2.
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Voice Expert - a pedagogical video blog sponsored by Virtual Sheet Music.com. Titles: Breathing/Introduction, Breathing/Inhalation, Breathing/Exhalation, Phonation
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Lecture Recital, "Jewish Composers in Exile" David Prather, actor, Susan Key, musicologist. Sponsored by the Music Teachers' National Association, Salmon Recital Hall, Chapman University.
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Lecture Recital, "Jewish Composers in Exile" David Prather, actor, Susan Key, musicologist. A pre-concert presentation at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, CA for the Pacific Symphony.
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Faculty Recital, "A Glimps into Moments of Grief" with Tamiko Washington, actor, Julianne Pedersen, choreographer, Liz Maxwell, dancer. Fish Interfaith Center, Chapman University, CA.
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Voice Expert - a pedagogical video blog sponsored by Virtual Sheet Music.com. Titles: How the Voice Works, Standing Alignment, Seated Alignment.
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Love, the Fair Day. CD Recording published by Albany Records.Troy 1665.
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Faculty Chamber Music Recital with Tod FItzpatrick, baritone. University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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"Why do we sing so loud?" Article, Choral Journal of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
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Paul Creston Songs. CD Recording published by Albany Records.Troy 1504