Brian Manternach, D.Mus.
(574) 386-2973 (c) [email protected]
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Education:
● Doctor of Music, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington (5/09)
Voice Performance and Literature
Minor in Music History and Literature
GPA: 3.86 (4.0)
Vocal study with Dr. Robert Harrison
● Master of Music, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (5/99)
Vocal Performance
Graduate Assistantship in Vocal/Choral Departments
Music Scholarship recipient
GPA: 3.9 (4.0)
Vocal study with Dr. William Lavonis
● B.A. in Music, St. John’s University/College of St. Benedict, MN (5/97)
Major in Music with a concentration in Vocal Performance
Minor in Theology
GPA: 3.6 (4.0)
Vocal study with Prof. Scott Dewese and Dr. Carolyn Finley
● NCVS-Trained Vocologist, Summer Vocology Institute, National Center for Voice
and Speech, University of Utah (8/19)
Completed nine graduate credits over eight weeks of courses
● Certificate of Completion, CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute, Shenandoah
Conservatory, VA (7/16)
Completed Sessions I, II, & III over nine days
● Certificate of Completion, Mental Health First Aid, National Council for Mental
Wellbeing (valid 5/12/22-5/12/25)
Completed 10-hour virtual training
● Anti-Racism Training, Diversity and Resiliency Institute of El Paso
Completed six-hour asynchronous virtual training (3/21)
Employment:
● Associate Professor (Clinical, Career-Line), University of Utah, Department of
Theatre (Associate Professor, 5/22-present; Assistant Professor, 1/17-5/22;
Adjunct Instructor, 7/13-12/16; Performing Artist, 1/11-6/13)
Head of Singing Voice Studies (1/22-present); Teach Studio Voice
(Classical and Music Theatre techniques) to students in the Music Theatre
Program and Actor Training Program; Teach Second Year Singing to
students in the Actor Training Program
● Research Associate, Utah Center for Vocology (formerly the National Center for
Voice and Speech), University of Utah (5/19-present)
● Adjunct Professor of Music, Westminster College, UT (8/16-5/17)
Taught Studio Voice; Performed in faculty recitals and as featured soloist
with college ensembles
● Director of Choral/Vocal Activities, Juan Diego Catholic High School, Draper,
UT (8/07-5/13)
Fine Arts Department Chair; Director of Concert Choir and Chamber
Choir; Music Director/Conductor of musical theatre productions; Taught
Intro to Music Theory and AP Music Theory; Music Coordinator for
Campus Ministry
● Associate Director of Music/Adult Choir Director, St. John the Baptist Catholic
Church, Draper, UT (8/08-2/11)
Directed Adult Choir in weekly liturgy; Provided vocal instruction to
cantors
● Voice Instructor, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (8/01-12/05)
Taught Studio Voice to majors and non-majors; Taught Class Voice to
non-majors; Vocal preparation of the Opera Chorus; Guest lecturer in
French Diction and Vocal Pedagogy; Taught high school voice students
through the University Prep Program
● Adjunct Lecturer/Instructor, Indiana University South Bend (1/02-5/04)
Taught Studio Voice to graduate and undergraduate majors; Taught Vocal
Pedagogy and Supervised Practice Teaching for graduate students
● Adjunct Instructor, Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, IN (8/02-12/03)
Directed Liturgical Choir, which provided music at weekly liturgy and
collaborative concerts with the Holy Cross Chamber Ensemble
● Director of Music, Sacred Heart Parish, Notre Dame, IN (6/01-1/06)
Selected music, trained cantors, and directed two choirs in three Sunday
liturgies; Chair of the Liturgy Commission
● Choir Director, St. Thomas More High School, Rapid City, SD (12/99-6/00)
Directed school choir in competitions, concerts, and guest performances;
Coordinated musicians for weekly school liturgy
● Have maintained a private voice studio since 1995
Publications:
Books:
Contributing author, The Voice Teacher’s Cookbook, Ed., Brian Winnie, Meredith Music
Publications, 2018.
Journals/Magazines/Newsletters/Newspapers:
Voice and Speech Review:
● Forum: “Voice Screenings for University Students: The Why and the How,” 2nd
author, with Brett Myers, PhD, CCC-SLP, and Karin Titze Cox, MA, CCC-SLP
(5/21, e-published 12/20)
*2021 Forum Article of the Year Award, VSR Editorial Board
● Research Article: “Effects of Varied Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises on
Acoustic and Perceptual Measures of Music Theatre Singers: A Pilot Study,” lead
author, with Lynn Maxfield, PhD, and Jeremy Manternach, PhD (3/21,
e-published 7/20)
● Research Article: “Survey of University Acting Majors Regarding the Most
Useful Elements of Singing Training,” lead author, with Jeremy Manternach, PhD
(11/19, e-published 2/19)
Journal of Voice:
● “Perceptual Differences Between Novice and Professional Music Theater
Singers,” 2nd author, with Lynn Maxfield, PhD (9/18, e-published 9/17)
Journal of Singing:
● “Compliance and Adherence in the Voice Studio” (1/23)
● “Using Theatrical Intimacy Practices to Create Vocal Health Boundaries,” lead
author, with David Eggers (9/22)
● “Time Spent: The 40-Hour Workweek” (5/22)
● “Voice Elevated” (3/22)
● “Taking a Different Path: From Voice Teacher to Speech-Language Pathologist,”
lead author, with Elizabeth Lanza and Megan Lee (1/22)
● “Shaming and Blaming” (9/21)
● “Assigning Racially and Ethnically Specific Repertoire: The Student Veto
Option” (5/21)
● “Driver’s Education: A ‘Motor’ Learning Analogy” (3/21)
● “Voice Lessons as Observed Practice” (9/20)
● “Exploring Adjunct Teaching, Part 2” (5/20)
● “Exploring Adjunct Teaching, Part 1” (3/20)
● “Technology Translated to Teaching: Vocal Dosimetry,” 2nd author, with Matt
Schloneger, Ph.D. (1/20)
● “Choose Your Own Adventure” (5/19)
● “Preparing High School Acting Students for the Singing Portion of College
Theater Auditions,” lead author, with Robert Scott Smith (1/19)
● “Loaded Words: Finding the Right Place for ‘Placement’” (9/18)
● “Conference Syndrome” (5/18)
● “Teaching Transgender Singers. Part 2: The Singers’ Perspectives” (11/17)
● “Teaching Transgender Singers. Part 1: The Voice Teachers’ Perspectives,” lead
author, with Michael Chipman, Ruth Rainero, and Caitlin Stave (9/17)
● “Hesitant to Refer” (5/17)
● “The Value of Performing” (3/17)
● “So You Want to Sing?” (9/15)
● “Teaching Singers with Emphysema and other Pulmonary Diseases,” lead author,
with Robert Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A. (1/08)
PLOS Computational Biology
● “Vocalization with Semi-Occluded Airways is Favorable for Optimizing Sound
Production,” 6th author, with Ingo R. Titze, Anil Palaparthi, Karin Cox, Amanda
Stark, and Lynn Maxfield (4/21)
VOICEPrints: Journal of the New York Singing Teachers’ Association
● “Straw in Water: A Low ‘Spit Factor’ Alternative to Lip Trills and Raspberries”
(5/20)
● Book Review: “The Oxford Handbook of the British Musical” (11/19)
● Book Review: “The Evolving Singing Voice: Changes Across the Lifespan”
(1/19)
Musical Theatre Educators’ Alliance Journal:
● Research Article: “Considering Color-Conscious Casting” (1/21)
● Book Review: “Acting the Song: Performance Skills for the Musical Theatre”
(1/18)
College Music Symposium: Journal of the College Music Society
● Lectures, Performances, and Lecture-Recitals Review: “Dr. Candace Magner on
the Life and Legacy of Barbara Strozzi” (9/19)
NATS Inter Nos Newsletter:
● “Eyes on the Horizon” (9/18)
Salt Lake Tribune:
● “Commentary: Turn down the tunes to slow the spread,” lead author, with
Amanda Stark, MS, CCC-SLP and Lynn Maxfield, PhD (5/20)
Classical Singer:
● “Zero Views Blues” (1/23)
● “The Singer’s Library: Class Voice” (1/23)
● “The Singer’s Library: The Singer’s Audition & Career Handbook” (11/22)
● “Eve Gigliotti: “I Didn’t Really Have a Plan B” (11/22)
● “The Singer’s Library: So You Want to Sing with Awareness,” (11/22, online)
● “The Singer’s Library: Conducting Opera” (9/22)
● “Celebrating Two Decades of Somatic Voicework™” (7/22)
● “The Singer’s Library: Kinesthetic Voice Pedagogy” (7/22)
● “The Singer’s Library: The So You Want to Sing Series Concludes,” (5/22)
● “The Singer’s Library: Striking the write tone: My 100th Classical Singer article”
(3/22)
● “George Gagnidze: Baritone Back in Business” (1/22)
● “The Singer’s Library: The Tongue as a Gateway to Voice, Resonance, Style, and
Intelligibility” (1/22)
● “The Singer’s Library: Black Acting Methods: Critical Approaches” (11/21)
● “The Singer’s Library: Compton Publishing: A Decade Dedicated to the Voice”
(9/21)
● “The Singer’s Library: So You Want to Sing World Music” (7/21, online)
● “The Singer’s Library: So You Want to Sing Spirituals” (7/21)
● “The More You Know” (5/21)
● “Race and Ethnicity in the Voice Studio” (5/21)
● “The Singer’s Library: Connecting Pedagogy, Science, Technique, and Style”
(5/21)
● “The Singer’s Library: Training Contemporary Commercial Singers” (3/21)
● “The Singer’s Library: Singing Through Change” (1/21)
● “The Singer’s Library: More New Editions with New Additions: The Voice
Book” (11/20)
● “The Singer’s Library: What Every Singer Needs to Know About the Body”
(10/20, online)
● “Transitioning from a Degree to the Stage: An Interview with Rachel
Willis-Sørensen” (9/20)
● “The Singer’s Library: A Systematic Approach to Studio Voice Teaching” (9/20)
● “A future not our own” (9/20)
● “Wishes and Dreams or Goals and Plans?” (9/20, online)
● “The Singer’s Library: The Brain on Music” (7/20)
● “Mic Check: What Every Singer Should Know” (6/20, online)
● “The Singer’s Library: Mindfully Managing the Aging Voice” (5/20)
● “Behind the Scenes with YAP Director Robert Ainsley: Cafritz Young Artists of
Washington National Opera” (5/20, online)
● “Working with Technology: When it's not about the technology” (4/20, online)
● “The Singer’s Library: New Editions with New Additions” (3/20)
● “John Chest: A Budd-ing Career Centered on Signature Roles” (3/20)
● “Failure is the Only Option” (2/20, online)
● “Stages of Learning and How it Affects Your Singing Progression” (1/20, online)
● “The Singer’s Library: Music by Women” (1/20)
● “The ‘So You Want to Sing’ Series Continues” (12/19, online)
● “The Singer’s Library: Auditioning for College Musical Theater Programs”
(11/19, online)
● “The Singer’s Library: College Prep for Musicians” (11/19)
● “Crossing Over: The Search for Stylistic Authenticity” (10/19, online)
● “The Singer’s Library: Pedagogical Practices: Exploring the ideas of renowned
voice teachers” (9/19)
● “So You Want to Sing in Review!” (7/19, online)
● “The Singer’s Library: Singing with Your Whole Self” (5/19)
● “Elizabeth Stanley: Rooted in the Midwest, Blooming on Broadway” (5/19)
● “The Singer’s Library: The Singing Teacher’s Guide to Transgender Voices”
(4/19, online)
● “Option Up or Option Out? When to Stick with the Score” (3/19, online)
● “The Singer’s Library: Vocalize and Exercise” (3/19)
● “A Summer in Ohio: Celebrating 40 seasons of the Ohio Light Opera” (1/19)
● “The Singer’s Library: Vocal Cross-Training: Building a Technique for Broadway
and La Bohème” (1/19)
● “The Singer’s Library: Sane Singing: A Guide to Vocal Progress” (3/19, online)
● “The Singer’s Library: No Instruments Needed” (12/18)
● “The Singer’s Library: So You Want to Sing Barbershop” (11/18, online)
● “The Singer’s Library: CCM Earns Some R-E-S-P-E-C-T” (11/18)
● “The Singer’s Library: Everything Old is New Again” (10/18)
● “Neil Shicoff: A Force for 40 Years” (9/18)
● “The Singer’s Library: Des Chansons Renouvelées” (9/18)
● “The Singer’s Library: Contractually Obligated: Walking musicians through the
world of performer contracts” (7/18)
● “The Singer’s Library: Different Strokes for Different Folks” (6/18, online)
● “The Singer’s Library: Directing Conductors” (5/18)
● “The Singer’s Library: Like No Business I Know” (4/18)
● “The Singer’s Library: Progressive Pedagogy: An insider’s look at Inside View
Press” (3/18)
● “The Singer’s Library: So You Still Want to Sing?” (1/18)
● “The Singer’s Library: Finding Your Vocal Compass” (12/17)
● “The Singer’s Library: Acoustic Insights” (11/17)
● “The Singer’s Library: Exploring the Estill Voice Model” (9/17)
● “The Singer’s Library: A Hybrid Profession: Singing Voice Rehabilitation
Specialist” (7/17)
● “The Singer’s Library: New Books Demystify Unconventional Songs” (5/17)
● “Ryan Speedo Green: From low points to high notes” (4/17)
● “The Singer’s Library: Sing for Your Life” (4/17)
● “The Singer’s Library: Three-Step Singing Essentials” (3/17)
● “The Singer’s Library: Matters of the heart: A new book melds yogic
philosophies and classical singing technique” (2/17)
● “The Singer’s Library: Inside the (Singing) Actor’s Studio: Grooming smarter
actors” (1/17)
● “The Singer’s Library: Let the games begin: Training Singers to be Vocal
Athletes” (12/16)
● “The Singer’s Library: Telling Secrets: Crucial Clues for Constructing a Career”
(11/16)
● “The Singer’s Library: All that Jazz: The third installment in the So You Want to
Sing series takes on the sounds and styles of jazz” (10/16)
● “The Singer’s Library: Awakening Your Business Brain: Taking a
Business-Minded Approach to Music” (9/16)
● “The Singer’s Library: Overcoming a voice disorder: A book’s new edition
clarifies the roles of voice teachers, singing voice specialists, and speech-language
pathologists” (7/16, online edition)
● “The Singer’s Library: The Alexander Technique Leads to a Journey of Vocal
Discovery” (5/16)
● “The Singer’s Library: Cantabile: A Class Voice Text for a Student Budget”
(4/16)
● “The Singer’s Library: Savvy Strategies for Successful Teaching” (3/16)
● “Stephanie Blythe: With a song in her heart” (1/16)
● “The Singer’s Library: Singing in Greek: A new guide to lyric diction explores
the sounds and songs of Greek culture” (1/16)
● “The Singer’s Library: Tenor Talk: Historical tenors analyzed by one of their
towering representatives,” Franco Corelli and a Revolution in Singing: Fifty-Four
Tenors Spanning 200 Years” (12/15)
● “The Singer’s Library: Master Singers: Advice from the Stage” (11/15)
● “The Singer’s Library: Strategies for the 21st-Century Singer: Interview with
author Susan Mohini Kane” (10/15)
● “Joyce DiDonato: The power in one voice” (9/15)
● “The Singer’s Library: Conquering Performance Anxiety: Interview with author
Sharon L. Stohrer” (Summer 2015)
● “The Singer’s Library: Defining Moments: A new dictionary offers standard
definitions for modern singers” (5/15)
● “The Singer’s Library: The Modern Castrato: Gaetano Guadagni and the Coming
of a New Operatic Age” (4/15)
● “The Singer’s Library: Are You Ready to Rock: Interview with Matthew
Edwards” (3/15)
● “The Singer’s Library: So You Want to Sing: Interview with Author Karen Hall”
(12/14)
● “Princess of Persistence: Lise Lindstrom” (11/14)
● “Fired Up: Soprano Jennifer Rowley is Blazing Ahead” (Summer 2014)
● “Between the Moon and New York City: Isabel Leonard” (4/14)
● “Bel Canto Can Belto: Exploring Musical Theatre Vocal Techniques with Mary
Saunders-Barton” (3/14)
● “Georgia on Her Mind: BBC’s Cardiff Singer of the World Jamie Barton” (10/13)
● “Home Bass: Samuel Ramey Returns to His Alma Mater as Artist-in-Residence”
(9/13)
● “Voice Lessons via Videoconference” (3/13)
● “Music Theater Degree Programs: BM vs. BFA” (9/12)
● “Gender Bender: Is it best to study with your own voice type?” (9/12)
● “Put Me In, Coach! The Role of the Vocal Coach in Young Artist Programs”
(Summer 2011)
● “Paul Kiesgen, In Memoriam: Lessons on Listening” (6/11, online edition)
● “Finding Your Voice at Bard College Conservatory” (9/10)
● “Handled with Care: Dolora Zajick and the Institute for Young Dramatic Voices”
(1/10)
● “Choral Pedagogy: A New Kind of Choral Music Education,” co-written with
Jeremy Manternach, Ph.D. (3/09)
● “Recent Winners of the Met National Council Auditions Tell All” (1/09)
● “Making a Lasting Career: Conductor Joseph Rescigno Tells How” (8/08)
● “Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre: Ten Years of Bringing Professional Opera to
Eastern Iowa” (1/08)
● “Staying Physically and Mentally Well” (4/07)
● “Adolescence Again?” (10/06)
Guest Lectures/Presentations:
● “Introduction to Vocology,” 2nd presenter, with Lynn Maxfield, PhD, Cal-Western
Region Conference (1/23)
● “Effects of Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises on Singing Teacher Voice
Fatigue After Varied Teaching Modes,” 2nd presenter, with Jeremy Manternach,
PhD, podium presentation, 2022 Hybrid PAVA Symposium, Minneapolis (8/22)
● “Singing and Teaching Music Theater: A Vocology-Informed Approach,”
Summer Vocology Institute, Utah Center for Vocology (7/22, 7/21)
● “Comparison of Voice Teacher Voice Quality Before and After Online Instruction
and Masked, In-Person Instruction Using Acoustic and Perceptual Measures: A
Pilot Study,” lead author, with Jeremy Manternach, PhD, poster paper, National
Association of Teachers of Singing 57th National Conference, Chicago (7/22)
● “Using Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises as a Vocal Tract ‘Reset’ in
Singing,” lead presenter, with Lynn Maxfield, PhD, podium presentation, 7th
International Physiology & Acoustics of Singing Conference, held virtually and
hosted by the Faculdade de Novo Horizonte (FNH), Baía, Brazil (5/22)
● “Performing Authentic Auditions,” Ogden Musical Theatre, Utah (scheduled for
1/22, postponed due to COVID-19)
● “Respiration Revisited: Are Current Breathing Techniques Inspired or Have They
Expired?” podium presentation, Cal-Western Regional NATS Virtual Conference
(1/22)
● “The Impact of Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Warm-Up and Cool-Down Procedures
on Singing Teacher Voice Fatigue After Online Instruction: A Pilot Study,” lead
presenter, with Jeremy Manternach, PhD, poster presentation, 2021 Fall Voice
Conference, Miami, FL (participated virtually) (10/21)
● “Acoustic and Perceptual Measures of Singing Voice Teacher Voice Quality Prior
to and After Online Instruction: A Case Study,” 2nd presenter, with Jeremy
Manternach, PhD, poster presentation, 2021 Virtually PAVA Symposium (8/21)
● “Acoustic and Perceptual Qualities of Music Theater Mix in Four Professional
Singers,” lead presenter, with Lynn Maxfield, PhD, podium presentation, The
Voice Foundation’s 50th Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice,
Philadelphia (participated virtually) (5/21)
● “Solutions to Problems, Comparisons and Cost/Benefits, Discussion of Technical
Setups and Virtual Platforms,” with Seth Keeton, DMA, Virtual Performance
Voice Conference, University of Utah Voice Disorders Center & National Center
for Voice and Speech (4/21)
● “Acoustic Changes in Music Theater Singing over Four Years of University
Study,” lead presenter, with Lynn Maxfield, PhD, podium presentation
○ Presented at the 2020 Virtually PAVA Symposium (8/20)
○ Accepted as a poster presentation for The Voice Foundation’s 49th Annual
Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, Philadelphia (5/20)
[symposium initially canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic before shifting
to an online format]
○ Accepted as a podium presentation for the Pan American Vocology
Association Symposium, Santiago, Chile (10/19) [symposium canceled
due to civil unrest]
● “What’s Going On When We Sing?” 4-day series of lectures, Just Sing Vocal
Camp, Juan Diego Catholic High School, UT (7/20)
● “Formalized Curiosity: An Overview of Six Years of Collaborative Research on
Music Theater Singing and Training,” 2nd presenter, with Lynn Maxfield, PhD,
podium presentation, National Association of Teachers of Singing 56th National
[Virtual] Conference (6/20)
● “Journal of Singing Forum,” panelist, National Association of Teachers of
Singing 56th National [Virtual] Conference (6/20)
● “Music Theater Singing Defined and Demonstrated,” Utah Theatre Association,
University of Utah (1/20)
● “Your Voice: How It Works and How to Keep It Healthy,” lead presenter, with
Lynn Maxfield, PhD, Utah Theatre Association, University of Utah (1/20)
● “CCM Singing,” Central Utah NATS Day Conference, Provo (9/19)
● “Musical Theatre Singing: The Sounds and the Techniques,” Utah High School
Musical Theatre Awards, Salt Lake City (5/19)
● “Multi-Disciplinary Care of the Injured Performing Artist,” with Marshall Smith,
MD, FACS, Tiffany Lyon, MS, CCC-SLP, and Lynn Maxfield, PhD, Performance
Voice Conference, University of Utah Voice Disorders Center & National Center
for Voice and Speech (4/19)
● “Building a Career in Music Theater,” Idaho Thespian Festival, Boise (1/19)
● “Vocal Health: Fact vs. Fiction,” Idaho Thespian Festival, Boise (1/19), Utah
Theatre Association, Weber State University (1/19)
● “Music Theater By the Book,” podium presentation, Cal-Western Regional NATS
Conference and Auditions, University of Nevada, Reno (1/19)
● “Bridging the Choral/Vocal Divide: The Farmer and the Cowman Should be
Friends,” lead presenter, with Jeremy Manternach, PhD, podium presentation,
National Association of Teachers of Singing 55th National Conference, Las Vegas
(6/18), Snow College SNATS (11/18)
● “Singing Music Theater: A Guide to Styles and Techniques,” Summer Vocology
Institute, National Center for Voice and Speech, Salt Lake City (7/18), Alabama
NATS Fall Workshop, University of Northern Alabama (9/18)
● “Survey of University Acting Majors Regarding the Most Useful Elements of
Singing Training,” lead presenter, with Jeremy Manternach, PhD, Voice and
Speech Trainers Association/Pan American Vocology Association Joint
Conference, Seattle (8/18)
● “Perceptual and Acoustic Qualities of the Music Theater Singing Voice,” 2nd
presenter, with Lynn Maxfield, PhD, Voice and Speech Trainers Association/Pan
American Vocology Association Joint Conference, Seattle (8/18)
● “You’re a Singer. Yes, You Are!” Mornings with Masters, University of Utah
Youth Theatre, Salt Lake City (8/18)
● “Music Theater Singing: From Beginning to Broadway,” Idaho State Thespian
Festival, Boise (1/18)
● “Teaching Music Theater & Commercial Music in a Classical World,” with
Kerilyn Johnson & Errik Hood, DMA, NATS Cal-Western Regional Conference
& Auditions, University of Utah (1/18)
● “What I Wish I Knew About Studio Voice Teaching When I Was in College,”
panel discussion, NATS Cal-Western Regional Conference & Auditions,
University of Utah (1/18)
● “Belt does not have to be a four-letter word,” Utah Theatre Association, Davis
Conference Center (1/18)
● “Music Theater at the Next Level: A Video Exploration of Skills and
Expectations,” SummerSong 2017, Westminster College, UT (6/17), Utah Theatre
Association, Davis Conference Center (1/18), Idaho State Thespian Festival,
Boise (1/18)
● “Presentation/Discussion of What Every Singer Needs to Know About the Body,”
with Errik Hood, DMA, and Seth Keeton, DMA, Northern Utah NATS (11/17)
● “Effects of Various Semi-Occluded Exercises on Music Theatre Singing,” with
Lynn Maxfield, PhD, and Jeremy Manternach, PhD, Pan American Vocology
Association Symposium, Toronto (10/17)
● “Perceptual Differences between Professional and Novice Musical Theatre
Singers,” with Lynn Maxfield, PhD, The Voice Foundation’s 46th Annual
Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, Philadelphia (6/17)
● “Vocal Mythbusters Q&A,” Panel member with Ingo Titze, PhD, Kristine Tanner,
PhD, and Marshall Smith, MD, FACS, moderated by Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer,
PhD, CCC-SLP, Performance Voice Conference, University of Utah Voice
Disorders Center & National Center for Voice and Speech (4/17)
● “Singing Music Theatre: A Guide to Styles and Techniques,” guest lecture for
Science-Based Voice Education and Measurement graduate class, University of
Iowa (4/17)
● “CCM Singing,” Central Utah Chapter, NATS (3/17)
● “Can’t We All Just Sing Along?” TEDxSaltLakeCity (9/16)
● “Acoustic Differences between Professional and Novice Musical Theatre
Singers,” poster paper presentation, lead presenter, with Lynn Maxfield, PhD,
National Association of Teachers of Singing 54th National Conference, Chicago
(7/16)
● “Vocal Health Mythbusters Q&A,” Panel member with Ingo Titze, PhD, Kristine
Tanner, PhD, and Marshall Smith, MD, FACS, moderated by Julie
Barkmeier-Kraemer, PhD, CCC-SLP, Performance Voice Conference, University
of Utah Voice Disorders Center & National Center for Voice and Speech (4/16)
● “Music Theatre Singing, Part I & II,” Idaho State Thespian Festival, Boise (4/16)
● “Music Theatre Singing—How it’s Done!” Utah Theatre Association, University
of Utah (1/16)
● “Music Theatre Vocal Techniques,” SummerSong vocal camp, Westminster
College, UT (6/16, 6/15), Vocal Pedagogy Class, University of Utah School of
Music (11/15)
● “Acting through Singing,” Kensington Theatre Company, Daybreak Community
Theatre, South Jordan, UT (9/15)
● “Ping! (Not Press): Breathing and Resonance Strategies to Avoid Heavy
Adduction in CCM/Belt Singing,” Performance Voice Conference, University of
Utah Voice Disorders Center & National Center for Voice and Speech (4/15)
● “Musical Theatre Singer’s Workshop,” Utah Theatre Association, Brigham Young
University (1/15)
● “Beginning to Belt: Breaking Down the Basics,” Utah Theatre Association,
Weber State University (1/14)
● “An Introduction to Opera” & “Tosca: An Introduction,” Saint Joseph Catholic
Schools, Fort Atkinson, WI (10/13)
● “Philosophy of Music,” University of Utah Philosophy Club (2/12)
● “Music and the Psalms” for Diaconate Formation Class, Diocese of Salt Lake
City (12/09)
● “The Primary Instrument: Vocal Music Workshop” for Annual Diocesan Pastoral
Congress, Diocese of Salt Lake City (10/09)
● “Opera Characterization” for St. John’s Univ./College of St. Benedict, MN (9/08)
● “How to Listen to Music,” and “Music in Our Lives/Music in Our Church,” for
Youth Music Retreat, Diocese of Salt Lake City (5/07)
● “Pursuing a Career in Music” for Recital Forum, Saint Mary’s College, IN (2/06)
● “Teaching Singers with Emphysema and other Pulmonary Diseases” at the 2006
New Voice Educators Symposium, Indiana University (2/06)
● Guest Clinician, SummerSong 2005: Renewal for Church Musicians sponsored by
the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Theology, Center for Liturgy, and
Office of Campus Ministry
○ Presented clinics entitled: “The Body/Voice/Spirit Connection” and
“Practical Vocal Technique”
● “Auf Gottes begehren…: Treatment of Religious Figures in Gustav Mahler’s Des
Knaben Wunderhorn Settings” at the 2005 New Voice Educators Symposium,
Indiana University (1/05)
● “Registers in the Male Voice” for Vocal Pedagogy class at Saint Mary’s College,
IN (3/05)
● “The Alexander Technique” for Vocal Pedagogy class at the University of Notre
Dame (11/03)
Guest Masterclasses/Vocal Workshops:
● Salt Lake Community College Department of Theatre (2/22)
● Ogden Musical Theatre, Utah (scheduled for 1/22, postponed due to COVID-19)
● New York University-Steinhardt (4/21)
● University of Nevada-Reno, Musical Theatre Program (2/21)
● Weber State University, Utah (2/21)
● Westminster College, Utah (3/21, 11/17, 11/15, 4/15)
● Snow College, Student NATS Chapter (11/20)
● Summer Vocology Institute, National Center for Voice and Speech, Utah (7/18)
● Alabama NATS Fall Workshop, Northern Alabama University (9/18)
● Juan Diego Catholic High School, Utah (6/20, 5/18)
● Rise Up Children’s Choir, Utah (8/20, 8/17)
● SummerSong, Westminster College, Utah (6/17, 6/16, 6/15)
● Central Utah NATS Chapter (9/19, 3/17)
● St. John’s University, Minnesota (10/15, 9/08)
● Northern Utah NATS Chapter (2/15)
● University of Minnesota Morris (11/10)
● Saint Mary’s College, Indiana (4/06)
● Andover High School, Minnesota (10/05)
● Apple Valley High School, Minnesota (4/02)
Performance:
Opera/Musical Theatre
● Utah Lyric Opera & Utah Valley Symphony
○ Remendado in Carmen (5/16)
● Rocky Mountain Reader’s Theatre
○ Mr. Lindquist in A Little Night Music (concert version) (6/15)
● University of Utah (Faculty Guest Artist)
○ Miles Gloriosus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
(4/15)
○ Tiger Brown (cover Street Singer) in The Threepenny Opera (11/14)
● Lyrical Opera Theatre, Utah
○ Goro in Madama Butterfly (6/14)
● Salt Lake Shakespeare
○ King Sextimus in Once Upon a Mattress (6-7/13)
● Oper im Park, Sankt Anton am Arlberg, Austria
○ Belmonte in Die Entführung aus dem Serail (8/12)
● Utah/Idaho Performing Arts Company/Utah Midwinter Song Festival
○ Ferrando in Cosí fan tutte (concert version, 1/12)
○ Artaban in The Other Wise Man by M. Ryan Taylor (12/09)
● Utah Light Opera Company
○ Opera Vignettes, arias and scenes in concert (5/09)
○ Ferrando in Così fan tutte (scenes, 5/09)
● New Opera Works of Utah
○ Lasus in The Lion & the Wood Nymph by Jonathan Price (premiere, 8/07)
○ The Quantum Mechanic in Quantum Mechanic by John G. Bilotta
(premiere, 8/07)
○ Stag/Sun in The Dreamweaver by Erica Glenn (premiere, 8/07)
○ Artaban in The Other Wise Man by M. Ryan Taylor (premiere, 12/06)
● Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
○ Nemorino (cover) in L’Elisir d’Amore (6/07)
● Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN/Purcellville Public Library, VA
○ Johnny in Witness by Zae Munn (premiere, 4/06)
● Cleveland Chamber Symphony
○ Voice from the Mob in Santa Claus by Edwin London (12/02)
● Apprentice Artist, Skylight Opera Theatre, Milwaukee, WI (1997/98, 1998/99);
○ Samuel in The Pirates of Penzance (9-10/98)
○ Bob in The Threepenny Opera (1-2/98)
● Carroll College Summer Opera Theatre, Waukesha, WI
○ Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus (7/99)
○ Tamino in The Magic Flute (7/98)
● Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
○ Don Basilio in The Marriage of Figaro (scenes) (2/99)
● Colorado Lyric Theatre Festival, University of Colorado-Boulder
○ Ferko in The Gypsy Baron (7/96)
● Quite Light Opera Company, MN
○ Giuseppe in The Gondoliers (7/95)
Oratorio/Concert Work
● Utah Children’s Choir, American Fork Youth Choirs, Timpanogos Chorale (UT)
○ Tenor soloist in A Community Easter Celebration (4/19)
● Sinfonia Salt Lake & Utopia Early Music
○ Tenor soloist in Bach Cantata BWV 211, Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht
(Coffee Cantata) (3/18)
● Westminster College Choirs and Orchestra (UT)
○ Tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah (Christmas portion) (12/16)
● Davis County Symphony (UT)
○ Tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah (Christmas portion) (12/12)
● Utah Lyric Opera
○ Tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah (selections) (12/10)
● Utah Premiere Brass and Utah Light Opera
○ Tenor soloist in Karl Jenkins’s The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace (5/09)
● Utah Chamber Chorale and Orchestra
○ Tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah (selections) (5/07, 12/08)
● Timpanogos Chorale and Orchestra, UT
○ Tenor soloist in Schubert’s Mass in G (3/08)
● Viva Voce Chorus of Salt Lake City
○ Tenor soloist for Broadway Pops concert (5/07)
● American Fork Symphony, UT
○ Tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah (Christmas portion) (12/06)
● Orchestra and Chorus of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Park City, UT
○ Tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah (Christmas portion) (12/06)
● University of Notre Dame Liturgical Choir
○ Guest soloist, national broadcast, Hallmark Channel (7/06)
○ Guest soloist in Buxtehude Cantata BuxWV 4, Alles, was ihr tut (9/05)
● South Bend Chamber Singers, Heartland Chamber Chorale, Fort Wayne
Children’s Choir, IN
○ Tenor soloist in Orff’s Carmina Burana (5-6/06)
● Women’s Choir and Collegiate Choir of Saint Mary’s College, IN
○ Tenor soloist in Stravinsky’s Cantata (5/06)
● South Bend Symphony, South Bend Chamber Singers, Notre Dame Chorale, IN
○ Tenor soloist in Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass (4/06)
● LaPorte County Symphony Orchestra, IN
○ Guest soloist for “A Night on Broadway” Pops concert (4/05)
● University of Notre Dame Chorale and Chamber Orchestra
○ Tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah (selections) (12/03 and 12/05)
○ Tenor soloist in Bach Cantata BWV 131, Aus der Tiefen (11/03)
● Black Hills Symphony Orchestra and Dakota Choral Union, SD
○ Tenor soloist in Bach’s Magnificat (12/01)
○ Tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah (Christmas portion) (12/01)
● Black Hills Chamber Orchestra and Dakota Voices
○ Tenor soloist in Bach Cantata BWV 140, Wachet Auf (9/01)
● Minnesota Center Chorale and Orchestra
○ Tenor soloist in Hovhaness’ Magnificat (3/97)
● St. John’s Boy’s Choir, Abbey Schola and Chamber Orchestra, MN
○ Tenor soloist in Mozart’s Coronation Mass (5/96)
Recital
● California: California State University Sacramento (3/03); Humboldt State
University (3/03); Pacific Union College (3/03)
● Idaho: Robert Burns Supper, Boise Burns Society (1/18)
● Indiana: Saint Mary’s College (4/03, 2/06); University of Notre Dame (10/03);
Indiana University South Bend (5/03); LaPorte Concert Series (4/03); Holy Cross
College (4/02)
● Iowa: Coe College (3/06); Waldorf College (3/06)
● Kentucky: Georgetown College (10/06)
● Minnesota: University of Minnesota Morris (11/10); St. John’s University Alumni
Recital (9/08)
● South Dakota: Black Hills Summer Festival of the Arts (7/00); Black Hills
Chamber Music Society (4/00); St. Thomas More High School, Rapid City (1/00)
● Texas: Texas Lutheran University (3/07); University of Texas-Austin (10/03);
Saint Mary’s University (10/03)
● Utah: University of Utah Faculty Recital (2013, 2014, 2015); Westminster
College Faculty Recital (9/16); Robert Burns Supper (2008-2017); Classic Voice
Recital Series, American Fork Arts Council (3/07); Salt Lake Opera Appreciation
Guild (3/07)
● Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Guest Recital (3/06); Milwaukee
Music Teachers’ Association Debut Award Recital (4/98)
Significant recital repertoire includes Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte, Finney’s
Chamber Music, Finzi’s A Young Man’s Exhortation and Let Us Garlands Bring,
Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Schumann’s Dichterliebe, Vaughan Williams’s
Songs of Travel, and more than ninety settings of James Joyce poems. World and regional
premieres by Frank Ferko, Bryan Beaumont Hays, Garth Neustadter, and Axel Theimer.
Master Classes/Private Lessons
● Dalton Baldwin, Michael Belnap, Richard Boldrey, Robert Breault, Richard
Cumming, Faith Esham, Kurt Hansen, Sharon Mabry, Elizabeth Mannion, Erie
Mills, Patti Peterson, Regina Resnik, Joseph Rescigno, Giorgio Tozzi, Roger
Vignoles, Clifton Ware, William Watson
Musical Direction/Stage Direction:
● Music Director/Orchestra Conductor
○ Sandy Arts Guild, UT
■ Shrek the Musical (8/15)
■ Footloose (8/14)
○ Juan Diego Catholic HS
■ The Drowsy Chaperone (11/12)
■ Crazy for You (11/11)
■ Once Upon a Mattress (2/11)
■ Cinderella (10/10)
■ Thoroughly Modern Millie (10/09)
■ Beauty and the Beast (3/09)
■ Funny Girl (10/08)
■ South Pacific (10/07)
● Orchestra Conductor
○ Bluffdale Arts Council, UT
■ 42
nd
Street (8/13)
■ Annie (8/10)
○ Murray Arts in the Park, UT
■ West Side Story (8/16)
■ Aida (John/Rice, 8/11)
■ Anything Goes (8/08)
○ West Valley Arts Council, UT
■ West Side Story (6/17)
■ Peter Pan, (6/10)
○ Draper Arts Council, UT
■ Beauty and the Beast (8/09)
● Stage Director/Music Director
○ Draper Arts Council
■ Amahl and the Night Visitors (12/07)
● Music Director
○ Utah Midwinter Song Festival
■ Cosí fan tutte (concert version), (1/12)
● Stage Director
○ New Opera Works of Utah
■ The Lion and the Wood Nymph by Jonathan Price (premiere, 8/07)
● Assistant Stage Director
○ Juan Diego Catholic HS
■ The Curious Savage, (2/10)
● Vocal preparation
○ Fundraising Concert Event, Utah AIDS Foundation
■ Songs for a New World (9/18)
○ Juan Diego Catholic HS
■ A Grand Night for Singing musical revue (1/07)
■ Calamity Jane (9/06)
● Opera Chorus Director
○ University of Notre Dame
■ Dido and Aeneas (spring 2003)
■ The Happy Prince by Malcolm Williamson (spring 2003)
Service/Leadership Positions/Committee Membership:
● National Association of Teachers of Singing
○ Associate Editor, Journal of Singing (7/16-present)
○ Sub-Committee Co-Chair, NATS-Recognized, Science-Informed, Voice
Pedagogy Curriculum Committee (11/21-7/22)
○ Chair/Facilitator, NATS Vocal Pedagogy Textbook Study Group, Utah
NATS District (8/21-present)
○ District Governor, Utah NATS (6/18-7/20)
○ Adjudicator, Poster Paper Sessions, 2018 NATS National Conference, Las
Vegas (6/18)
○ On-site Coordinator, 2018 Cal-Western NATS Conference & Auditions,
University of Utah (1/18)
○ President, Northern Utah NATS Chapter (5/14-5/18)
○ Regional Governor Nomination Committee, Cal-Western NATS (spring
2014)
○ Board Member, Northern Utah NATS (spring 2012-summer 2020)
○ Officer (Membership Secretary), Indiana University Student NATS
(2004-2006)
○ Symposium Chair, 2006 IU Student NATS New Voice Educators
Symposium
● Pan American Vocology Association
○ Ethics Committee (10/22-present)
○ Podium and Poster Presentation Abstract Peer Reviewer, PAVA
Symposium (2021, 2022)
○ PAVA Journal Committee (9/20-4/21)
○ Board of Directors (8/18-10/20)
○ Western Region Governor (8/18-10/20)
● University of Utah
○ Search Committee for Vice President for Research, College of Fine Arts
representative (9/22-present)
○ U of U Inclusive Design and Design Justice Committee, College of Fine
Arts representative (6/21-present)
○ Planning Committee, Performance Voice Conference, University of Utah
Health, Voice Disorders Center & Utah Center for Vocology
(9/15-present)
○ College of Fine Arts
■ CFA Faculty Excellence Awards Selection Committee (2/22-4/22)
■ CFA Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
(11/19-5/22)
○ Department of Theatre
■ Executive Committee (8/22-present)
■ Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
(12/20-present)
● Co-Chair (11/21-present)
● Personal/Interpersonal/Organizational Development
Subcommittee (2/21-present)
■ Department of Theatre Recruitment Committee (10/20-5/21)
■ Department of Theatre Faculty Handbook Committee
● Curriculum Policies, Standing Committees, Associate
Chair Subcommittee (Spring 2020)
■ Department Review Committee, Department of Theatre (Spring
2018)
○ Student Advising
■ PhD Committee for Michelle Bythrow, School of Music
(9/21-present)
■ DMA Committee for Michelle Pedersen, School of Music
(8/21-present)
■ BFA Honors Thesis advisor, Lauren Rathbon, Theatre
■ BFA Senior Project advisor, Sophie Gassaway, Theatre
● Other organizations
○ Liturgical Music Committee, Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City
(1/09-1/11)
○ Board member, Draper Arts Council, UT (2006-2009)
○ Festival Coordinator, Hugo Wolf: A Festival of Song (2003), which
presented three collaborative faculty and student recitals between the
University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s College, Indiana University
South Bend, and Bethel College
Awards/Honors/Adjudication/Additional Experience:
● “2021 Forum Article of the Year Award” from the Voice and Speech Review for
“Voice Screenings for University Students: The Why and the How,” 2nd
author, with Brett Myers, PhD, CCC-SLP, and Karin Titze Cox, MA, CCC-SLP
(published 5/21, awarded 3/22)
● Article “Assigning Racially and Ethnically Specific Repertoire: The Student Veto
Option,” among the top 20 Most-Read Articles (#9) of 2021 shared by NATS
Intermezzo Newsletter
● 2021 Faculty Excellence in Research Award, College of Fine Arts, University of
Utah
● Peer Reviewer, Revista de Investigación e Innovación en Ciencias de la Salud
(Journal of Research and Innovation in Health Sciences) of Colombia (special
vocology edition) (8/21)
● Adjudicator, Singer of the Year Competition, Snow College Student NATS
Chapter (2/17)
● 2016 Voice Pedagogy Award, NATS Foundation
● Adjudicator, Classical Singer Competition, University of Utah (4/16)
● Adjudicator, Northern Utah NATS auditions (2012-present)
● Adjudicator, Utah NATS Artist Award Competition (NATSAA), Cal-Western
Region (2/12)
● Music Director/Conductor for Crazy for You which was a finalist for “Best
Musical,” “Best Ensemble,” and “Best Orchestra” in the 2012 Utah High School
Music Theater Awards
● Music Director/Conductor for Once Upon a Mattress which was a finalist for
“Best Orchestra” in the 2011 Utah High School Music Theater Awards
● Judge, Opera-in-a-Month Competition for original one-act operas, sponsored by
Vocalworks.org (5/07)
● Judge, Sacred Voice 2007 International Art Song Competition, Vocalworks.org
(2/07)
● Host/Producer, WSND 88.9 FM Classical Radio, Notre Dame/South Bend, IN
● Adjudicator, South Dakota Young Vocal Artist of the Year Competition (2000)
● Outstanding Student of Choral Music, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1999)
● Winner, Debut Recital Competition sponsored by the Milwaukee Music Teachers
Association (1998)
● Division Winner, State NATS auditions in both Minnesota (1994) and Wisconsin
(1997, Graduate Division)
Student Accomplishments:
● Students and former students cast in professional productions
○ International Broadway Tour: Phantom of the Opera
○ National Broadway Tours: Book of Mormon, Legally Blonde: The
Musical, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Something Rotten!
○ Off-Broadway: The Players Theatre, The York Theatre Company, New
York Musical Festival
○ Disney’s Frozen, Live at the Hyperion in California Adventure
○ Cats the Musical, Royal Caribbean International Oasis of the Seas
○ Theatrical Cast Vocalist, Oceania Insignia World Cruise, Norwegian
Cruise Lines
○ Universal Studios Japan
○ New York Stage and Film
○ Guthrie Theater, MN
○ Paper Mill Playhouse, NJ
○ The Muny, MO
○ Musical Theatre West, CA
○ McCoy Rigby Entertainment, CA
○ 3D-Theatricals, CA
○ Moonlight Amphitheater, CA
○ Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, WI
○ Theatre By the Sea, RI
○ Peterborough Players, NH
○ Pioneer Theatre Company, UT
○ Salt Lake Acting Company, UT
○ Tuacahn Center for the Arts, UT
○ La Comedia Dinner Theatre, OH
○ New York Lyric Opera Theatre
○ The North Street Playhouse, VA
○ Soloists, Utah Symphony, Jerry Herman: The Broadway Legacy Concert
○ Hale Center Theatre, UT (Sandy, West Valley, and Orem)
○ The Grand Theatre, UT
○ Egyptian Theatre, UT
○ The Ziegfeld Theater, UT
○ Salt Lake Shakespeare Company, UT
○ Live Shows at Lagoon! Theme Park, UT
● 2nd Place, 2016 Classical Singer International Vocal Competition, Musical
Theatre University-Young Artist Division, Boston
● 2 singers in the finals (top 7), 2017 Classical Singer International Vocal
Competition, Musical Theatre University-Young Artist Division, Chicago
● Apprenticeships
○ Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, Manhattan
○ New York Lyric Opera Theatre
○ Ohio Light Opera
○ Open Jar Institute (NYC)
○ Pine Mountain Music Festival (MI)
○ Utah Lyric Opera/Utah Vocal Arts Academy Summer Opera Workshop
○ University of Utah Youth Theatre
● 2 recipients of the The ASCAP Foundation Jerry Herman Broadway Legacy Prize
● Regional Finalist, New York Lyric Opera’s National Vocal Competition
● State and Regional NATS auditions placewinners
○ Advanced Musical Theatre, Upper College Musical Theatre, Lower
College Musical Theatre, and High School Musical Theatre categories
● “Best Actress” finalist in the 2011 Utah High School Music Theater Awards
● Numerous Superior (I) ratings at State High School Solo & Ensemble
Competitions in Indiana, Michigan, South Dakota, and Utah
● High school students have earned admission to college performing arts programs
including the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (NY), Berklee College
of Music (MA), Catholic University of America (Washington, D.C.), Chapman
University (CA), Peabody Conservatory of Music (MD), New York University,
Oklahoma City University, University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater Actor
Training Program, University of Southern California
● 1
st
place, Vocal Division, South Bend Symphony Concerto Competition (IN)
Professional Membership:
● National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), Full Membership
● Pan-American Vocology Association (PAVA), Voting Member
● Music Theatre Educators’ Alliance (MTEA)
● Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA)
● New York Singing Teachers Association (NYSTA)
Press/Interviews:
● Guest on the VocalFri Podcast (part of the NATSCast Podcast Network) to discuss
the Summer Vocology Institute (2/12/23)
https://www.vocalfri.com/e/summer-vocology-institute-ingo-titze-lynn-maxfield-
brian-manternach?fbclid=IwAR0DDE2NCZ5kt0esXhwCEIrFwSxmn6YDTtHM4
PqfC4iWevCo7EhdoSoAThA
● Featured in The University of Utah Magazine in “Singing in the Brain” by
Benjamin Gleisser (Winter 2022),
https://magazine.utah.edu/issues/winter-2022/singin-in-the-brain/?fbclid=IwAR1
ZvtcZy0BHYw1es7shq3xBRbpVbrQGmoowzTmRykUyEHgpDSGtCrSdcdM
● Featured in The Finer Points, the official blog of the University of Utah College
of Fine Arts, in “Brian Manternach: Taking the Art of Singing to a Whole New
Level,” by Adam Griffiths, (10/26/17),
http://finearts.utah.edu/news/the-finer-points-blog/item/287-brian-manternach-tak
ing-the-art-of-singing-to-a-whole-new-level
● Featured in the Utah Music Educators Association Journal in “Can’t We All Just
Sing Along?” by Debby Wetzel (Winter issue, 2017)
● Interview/Feature for Studio 5 on KSL TV (Salt Lake City NBC affiliate) for
segments on “You can sing, even if you think you can’t,” (12/12/16),
https://studio5.ksl.com/?nid=71&sid=42547676
● Referenced in “Singing for Health” by Maggie Spicer on the Salt Lake County
Healthy Lifestyles Blog, (11/30/16), http://slco.org/healthy-lifestyles/blog/
● Interviewed for The Daily Utah Chronicle in “TEDx Time in Salt Lake City,” by
Erin West (9/16/16)
● Interviewed for The 21st Century Voice Teacher: Blending Tradition and
Innovation, the official blog of Einerlei Publishing, in “Pro Bono Performing: To
Sing or Not to Sing (9/16/16)
● Featured in The Finer Points blog in “TEDx Salt Lake City features CFA
Professors” (9/13/16)
● Featured in The Finer Points blog in “Celebrating 5 faculty members’ latest
achievements” (4/25/16)
● Interviewed for The Intermountain Catholic in “Singer gives students insight into
life at the opera,” by Christine Young (11/25/11)
● Interviewed for South Bend Tribune in “Of love, spring, they sing: Chamber
Singers to present Carmina Burana” by Michael Snyder,
http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2006-05-19/news/26930294_1_love-poetry-n
azis-choral-sections (5/19/06)
Reviews:
“Everyone fit their roles perfectly, from the lovely dancers that played the courtesans, to
the forceful General Gloriosus (Brian Manternach), to the philandering Senex (Lucas
Goodrich). There wasn’t a weak singer in the cast.”
-Utah Theatre Bloggers, 4/7/15
“Brian Manternach’s Police Chief Tiger Brown was an especially amusing character due
to his straight-faced nonchalance in the face of dramatic circumstances.”
-Utah Theatre Bloggers, 11/13/14
“...particular mention must be made of Alexandra Camastro as Jenny; Brian Manternach
as Tiger Brown, the police commissioner; Austin John Smith as the Street Singer; and
Lauren Rathbun as Lucy, Tiger Brown’s daughter. They were all invested in their
characters and gave convincing portrayals.”
-Salt Lake Magazine and reichelrecommends.com, 11/10/14
*This production was named by Salt Lake Magazine to be
one of “Utah’s Top 10 Classical Performances of 2014”
“Brian Manternach played King Sextimus the Silent. Although the character
communicates entirely through actions and facial expressions, the role is one of the most
enjoyable to watch in the play (much like the Mute in The Fantasticks). Manternach fully
capitalized on the comedic nature of his character, especially in “Man to Man Talk,”
which, combined with Marshall Barer‘s lyrics (sung by Yerke), made me laugh harder
than at any other time in the play.”
-Utah Theatre Bloggers, 6/29/13
“Shalee Mortensen Schmidt as Queen Aggravain and Brian Manternach as King
Sextimus also give vivid portrayals. Manternach is ingenious in the comic ‘Man to Man
Talk.’”
-Deseret News, 6/26/13
