VOICE INTENSIVE
Chris Harris, Artistic Director and Choreographer for Louder Than Words
Dancetheatre, has a BFA in Dance from the University of Colorado and a second
degree in Architecture. She is currently Artist-in-Residence at the Denver
School of the Arts, and on the faculties of Dance Kaleidoscope, Dance Legacy,
and A Living Arts Centre. She has choreographed for local theatres, been a
guest lecturer at the Art Institute of Colorado, DU Theatre Dept, and CSU Dance
Dept; designed many websites; and is a co-director of the Boulder Jazz Dance
Workshop, the Assistant Artistic Director of Interweave Dancetheatre and the
Artistic Director/Choreographer of Colorado Youth Danse Theatre in Denver. Her
current obsession is creating a system to record choreography using digital
media animation. Her website is:
Stephanie Morrison currently serves as
adjunct music faculty at the
Community College of Denver. In addition to
offering private instruction,
she also teaches Music Fundamentals, Music
Appreciation, Music Theory, and Ear Training, and serves as vocal-studio
accompanist. She has also served as adjunct piano faculty at Webster University
and piano faculty at The Community Music School of Webster University. In
2006, Ms. Morrison graduated with a Master of Music in Piano Performance from
Webster University. She is the winner of the 2004 Webster University Concerto Competition, currently concertizes in the Denver metropolitan area and throughout
the Midwest, studied with Gabriel Chodos at the 2006 Aspen Music Festival and School, performed in the Las Vegas Music
Festival, Bowdoin Music Festival, and in master classes for Orli Shaham, Nelita
True, the Vermeer String Quartet, and the Arianna String Quartet. Ms.
Morrison graduated cum laude from the University of Denver with a BM in Piano Performance. Ms.
Morrison is an active church musician and is employed as accompanist for the
Catholic community. www.Stephanie-Morrison.com
A conductor and opera chorus master, Amy Sager taught high school choral music
for 17 years in Arizona and Colorado, most recently at Fort Collins High
School. She graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University in Tempe,
with Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Her choral students have received many
honors, awards, and music scholarships, and numerous students were placed in
regional and All-State Honor Choirs. Her ensembles consistently received
superior ratings at festivals.
Amy is an active clinician and adjudicator for
choral competitions in the West. In 2005, her A Cappella Choir from FCHS was
selected to perform at CMEA--a true highlight of her career. She was Chair
for the 2008 Colorado All-State Honor Choirs and is now part of the judging
team for All State.
Kristi Siedow-Thompson is a graphic design and marketing professional in
the Fort Collins area. Currently she is the design and marketing coordinator
for FRII, a local Internet Service Provider.Kristi
graduated cum laude from Colorado State University in 2006 with a bachelor's
degree in art with a concentration in graphic design. While at CSU, Kristi, a
mezzo-soprano, discovered opera performance. She has been combining her love of
graphic design and music by creating performance posters for Colorado State
Opera Theatre since 2002 and for Opera Fort Collins since 2006.Kristi has
most recently been seen performing for local theater groups such as The
Loveland Theatre Guild, Fort Collins Children's Theatre, and Up In Lights
Productions, among others. Favorite musical theater and opera performances
include Miss Dorothy inThoroughly
Modern Millie, Peggy Jones inThe Andrews
Brothers, Ronnette inLittle Shop
of Horrors, Tessa inThe
Gondoliers, Valencienne inThe Merry
Widow, and Nancy inAlbert
Herring. Kristi is also a member Northern Colorado's own
award-winning a cappella group, Curious Gage.
J. Mel Harris is a
top-ranked computer expert with additional wide experiences, including radio and
television management, production, and announcing, Mel also dabbles in
photography. He is responsible for setting up the computerized recording
equipment for both the private lessons and public sessions, as well as taking
head shots of each student as he or she arrives on opening day. www.JMelHarris.com
