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Established in 1966, our pioneering Center for Music Therapy (CMT) uses guided music experiences to help individuals meet life's challenges.
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Voice Masterclass with Tim Culver
Free and open to the public
April 15 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Spend an afternoon learning vocal technique from Tim Culver, Interim Director and Professor of Voice at Kent State University.
Voice students of The Music Settlement will perform selections for Mr. Culver, who will provide suggestions and strategies for strengthening the performance in a live masterclass. The program is free and open to the public. Vocalists of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to attend.
ABOUT TIM CULVER
Tenor Timothy Culver has been described as having “a rich but penetrating tenor” and that he “faces florid tenor writing with a fearless vivacity.” Since his professional debut in 2003, he has performed over forty different stage roles. Equally at home in both operatic and musical theatre works, Mr. Culver has performed with Atlanta Opera, Ann Arbor Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, The Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Cleveland Opera Theater, Canton Symphony Orchestra, Porthouse Theatre, Akron Symphony, Nightingale Opera Theatre, Bar Harbor Music Festival and the Cleveland Orchestra. Some recent roles include Calaf in Turandot, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Werther in the title role, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Luigi in Il Tabarro, Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Canio in I Pagliacci, Il duca di Mantua in Rigoletto, Alfredo in La Traviata and Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore. During the inaugural season of the Opera Theatre of Lucca in Lucca, Italy, Mr. Culver performed and studied under the direction of internationally renowned baritone, Lorenzo Malfatti. A frequent recitalist, oratorio and concert soloist, Mr. Culver sang in the U.S. premiere of Erwin Schulhoff’s H.M.S. Royal Oak with the Cleveland Chamber Symphony. In 2012, Mr. Culver was selected to participate in the Cleveland Art Song Festival where he worked with international artists Christine Brewer, Roger Vignoles and Warren Jones.
Currently, Mr. Culver is Interim Director and Professor of Voice in the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent State University, where he earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. He resides in Stow, Ohio with his wife and three children.
