What:  Community Choral Workshop

Clinician:  Dr. Robert Glor

When:  Friday, November 5, 2010

Time:  7:00 – 9:15 (dessert and coffee reception follows)

Where: St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 1510 E. 7^th Street, Charlotte

Cost:  Free!

Workshop description

Singing in a choir or chorus, it’s easy to develop habits that constrict our singing instrument or even wreck permanent damage on our voices.  Dr. Robert Glor, with over 30 years of experience working with adults and school-age singers, has extensive experience in diagnosing and correcting the problems of individual choral singers as well as entire ensembles.  His techniques have been proven in the community chorus rehearsal rooms, the church choir rooms, and the classrooms.  

During the workshop, we will work together on a piece, and have extended time for Q&A and demonstration of diagnosis and correction of singer problems and issues.  If you’re a church choir singer, a singer in a community chorus, a director, a teacher, or just wonder what it might be like to sing in a group, this workshop will provide you with practical information you can immediately put to use.  Improve your singing, the singing of your chorus or students, and get more joy out of the effort you expend.

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Charlotte

Through artistic achievement, education, and engagement, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Charlotte endeavors to create a society which values and respects its lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender members.  We value collaboration and seek to build bridges of community among the LGBT and straight communities.  

Dr. Robert Glor

Robert has been the Choral Director and Music Education teacher at Chamblee High School for over fifteen years.  His choral groups consistently receive superior ratings in various Choral festivals.  He was also the Artistic Director for the Atlanta Feminist Women’s Chorus for six years, and has developed choral programs for Atlanta’s MCC churches.  He is currently the Artistic Director of Our Song, Atlanta’s only mixed gay/lesbian chorus.  The ensemble has received wide recognition for their artistic achievements and dramatic programming

A native of Missouri, Robert received his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Missouri State University.  While in St. Louis, he developed choral programs at MCC churches, taught public school and completed a Master Degree in Voice Performance from Webster University.  He received his Doctoral degree in Music Education from Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA. 

Robert is an active member of MENC, GMEA, ACDA and serves on the Board of Directors for GALA choruses, Inc.  Additionally, he has had leadership training in England and Ireland and has completed Level I of the Choral Music Experience.  Robert has been involved with choral music performance and conducting for over 30 years.