Redwood Empire NATS

01/09/2025

🎤 Attention Students of NATS Members! 🎶

Get ready for an exciting opportunity to showcase your talents at the 2025 Singing Festival!

📅 Date: March 8, 2025
📍 Location: Sonoma State University

Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details coming soon! Applications open January 25th.

✨ Want to get a head start? Check out past festival info to prepare: https://www.natsredwoodempire.org/singingfestival.html

We can’t wait to see you shine on stage! 🌟

01/09/2025

🎶✨ Exciting News for Sonoma County! ✨🎶

The Redwood Empire Chapter of NATS and Sonoma Sings are thrilled to bring you a special event this February:

🎤 A Vocal Masterclass with San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow Nikola Printz
📅 Sunday, February 2, 2025
💰 Tickets: $20

This is an incredible opportunity for young singers in Sonoma County to learn from the amazing Nikola Printz, a celebrated San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow and aerialist. Whether you're participating or attending, this masterclass promises inspiration, artistry, and unforgettable performances.

🔗 For more info and tickets: https://gmc.sonoma.edu/nikola-printz/

Spread the word and join us for this extraordinary event! 🌟

01/09/2025

📢 Attention Redwood Empire NATS Teachers!

Mark your calendars! 🗓️ Our first chapter meeting of 2025 is happening on Sunday, January 19th. 🎶

If you’re a registered member and didn’t receive the email invitation, please reach out to us at [insert email address]. We want to make sure everyone stays in the loop!

Let’s kick off the new year together. See you there! 🎤✨

11/13/2024

Join us this Sunday!

09/17/2024

📢 Exciting Workshop Alert! 🎭🎶

The Redwood Empire Chapter of NATS is thrilled to bring you the Fitzmaurice Voicework® Workshop in Santa Rosa!

📅 Date: Sunday, September 29th, 2024
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Santa Rosa Junior College, Forsyth Hall, Rm 105
(1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa)

This workshop is open to all NATS teachers, students, and community members—no cost to attend, but we suggest a donation of $15-$20.

🔹 What to bring:

Comfortable clothes
A yoga mat, beach towel, or blanket for floor work
A piece of text (from a song or monologue) you're working on
Fitzmaurice Voicework® connects body, breath, imagination, and voice to enhance meaningful communication for singers and actors alike! 🎤🎭

✨ Meet Your Instructor:
Elana Kepner (she/her) is a Certified Assistant Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework® and the Education Director for Marin Shakespeare Company. She’s an expert theatre teaching artist, voice, dialect, and text coach, and director with a passion for unlocking your voice’s full potential!

🌟 Don't miss out! For more information and to register, visit: NatsRedwoodEmpire.org

We can’t wait to see you there! 👏

06/29/2024

06/21/2024

Join us Saturday June 22 for this FREE event!

Join Dr. Christina Howell, Coordinator of Music and the Director of Vocal Studies at Napa Valley College, for an enlightening tour of the anatomical structures involved in singing. This workshop will delve into the functional anatomy and physiology of the vocal mechanism, providing valuable insights into how understanding these structures can enhance teaching and singing. Geared towards anyone who works with singers or enjoys singing, this lecture offers practical information that will help you achieve better outcomes for solo and group singers in every genre.

National Association of Teachers of Singing

03/11/2024

🎶✨ Feel the magic of the 2024 Redwood Empire NATS Singing Festival! ✨🎶 Held on a gorgeous February 24th day at Sonoma State University, we witnessed the incredible talents of our student performers. Each photo captures a moment of passion, dedication, and pure joy - the essence of what makes this festival so special. 🌟

But wait, there's more! Do you have your own snapshots from the day? 📸 We would LOVE to see your perspectives and share the diverse talents of our participants far and wide. Please send your photos to RedwoodNATS@gmail.com and let's keep the memories of this wonderful day alive together. 💌

Keep singing, keep shining, and most importantly, keep sharing the love of music. 🎵❤️

02/25/2024

Congratulations to everyone who participated in yesterday’s singing festival! 🎶 we heard a lot of wonderful singers.

01/06/2024

2024 Singing Festival Registration is now Open!

What is the Redwood Empire Singing Festival? This is a day devoted to developing performance skills and collegiality for students of singing. The best way to practice performing and auditioning is...

09/15/2023

Listening to gorgeous rehearsals right now! Come to the opera concert tonight!

08/25/2023

Fun times at our end of summer NATS meeting🎶

08/21/2023

Photos from our members at Thema's memorial service! Thema was one of the founding members of our chapter.

Pictured: Marian, Mary, Eve-Anne, Susan, and Bonnie!

https://www.natsredwoodempire.org/

07/10/2023

Remembering an extraordinary teacher and human ❤️

National Association of Teachers of Singing

03/25/2023

more info at https://www.natsredwoodempire.org/

03/25/2023

https://www.natsredwoodempire.org/partner-events.html

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