Talamantes Wilkerson Voice Studio

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Wishing all involved in MAD Drama’s production all the best for a successful and fun run! 💫🎭🎉 Get thee to the theater!!

We continue to read, research, and learn to help keep us and our studio members healthy and well. Keep singing, safely.

MET Orchestra / Princeton Study Reveals Surprising Findings About Air Flow In Trained Opera Singers The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra – the only world-class orchestra in America furloughed with no pay since April 1, 2020 – has been actively pursuing ways to ...

Fascinating presentation by Aleba Gartner and Phil Kline! Check out the BHP YouTube channel to tune in to events past or ongoing. We’re on for a master class tonight at 7:30 with seven talented participants!

Today's Berkshire High Peaks Festival events! Register now!
11:00 AM-- Aleba Gartner and Phil Kline, "Trending Now!" How has the world of publicity changed under quarantine? How can organizations and artists stay relevant during this time? What are some of the examples of artists and organizations leading the way forward in a pandemic, and how does this work? What kind of content are editors and writers looking for?
7:30 PM-- Danielle Talamantes and Kerry Wilkerson--A masterclass for vocalists with Danielle Talamantes and Kerry Wilkerson, founders of the High Peaks Vocal Program.
Register: http://berkshirehighpeaksmusic.org/calendar.html

Official Website Berkshire High Peaks Festival for Outstanding Young Instrumentalists and Singers

Just wrapped up our group orientation; the 2020 BHP Festival is officially kicked off! 🎶🎉🎶🎉

berkshirehighpeaksmusic.org Monday, July 20th 11:00 AM-- Alexander Shtarkman, “32 Piano Sonatas—Beethoven Journey” Russian-born pianist Alexander Shtarkman will take us into the Beethoven cosmos in a voyage through works that great piano masters have approached with humility and awe.

Virtual Choral Festival

Our 2020 Virtual Choral Festival - Together in Song is officially a wrap! Grateful for a fulfilling and bonding experience with familiar and new faces and voices 🎵❤️🎶 Looking forward to viewing the performance of our six choral selections after all recordings have been submitted and Arts Laureate works their expertise and magic!

twvoicestudio.weebly.com ​ Together in Song is a Virtual Choral Festival sponsored by the Talamantes Wilkerson Voice Studio designed for singers of all ages and stages to focus on applying healthy, sustainable vocal...

Virtual Choral Festival

Repertoire has officially been selected for the TWVS Virtual Choral Festival: Together in Song. Composers include: Tallis, Bach, Haydn, Brahms, Vaughan Williams, Dehlinger. Registration closes June 30!

twvoicestudio.weebly.com ​ Together in Song is a Virtual Choral Festival sponsored by the Talamantes Wilkerson Voice Studio designed for singers of all ages and stages to focus on applying healthy, sustainable vocal...

During this time of social unrest, we would feel complicit if we were to remain silent. We want to be perfectly clear with our former, current and future students where we stand.
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What we are witnessing in this time of social unrest is the ongoing struggle of humanity to confront the inequalities of oppressive human systems. This is an unfortunate yet absolutely necessary part of the process to achieve a social order which honors all of humanity. While we are not optimistic that we will see such a society in our lifetime, looking through the lens of history, we are very hopeful that over the course of future generations, the rapidly coalescing global community will demand such a world.



Speaking of George Floyd's death, General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated in a June 11, 2020 article in the Washington Post:

“His death amplified the pain, the frustration, the fear that so many of our fellow Americans live with day in and day out. The protests that have ensued speak not only to his killing, but to the centuries of injustice toward African Americans.”

And a friend recently sent us an article from the blogger, Seth Godin, in which he states:

“The systemic, cruel and depersonalizing history of Black subjugation in my country has and continues to be a crime against humanity. It’s based on a desire to maintain power and false assumptions about how the world works and how it can work. It’s been amplified by systems that were often put in place with mal-intent, or sometimes simply because they felt expedient. It’s painful to look at and far more painful to be part of or to admit that exists in the things that we build.”

And lastly, Dr. John Wilkerson (Kerry’s father), stated in his sermon on May 31, 2020:

"The reign of God is wherever the poor and marginalized are lifted up, and their needs are met, rather than being ignored or treated with disdain by privileged people who are in control, politically, socially, racially and economically. Centuries of biblical interpretation have attempted to spiritualize or minimize the reality that the bible is a book by, about and for the poor and marginalized peoples of the world. It not only says that God blesses and loves such victims of oppressive human systems but also that such people are in fact God’s agents and leaders in rejecting and dismantling such systems built upon oppression and inequality.”



Through the years, we cannot count how many students and/or parents of students have thanked us for providing a ‘safe place’ for them to learn and grow in their singing. We feel this is, by far, the highest compliment we have ever received.

The Talamantes Wilkerson Voice Studio is open to all, closed to none. We like to think of ourselves as a small studio with a big heart. Regardless of country of origin, immigration status, race, creed, religion or sexual orientation, all are welcome to join us in our continuous effort to create an inclusive community that calls, equips and sends singers into this world to be a strong voice for all of humanity.

We truly believe the power of singing and the universal language of music are capable of transforming the world in which we live for the better.

Danielle Talamantes
Kerry Wilkerson

Less than ten days to register for this summer's Berkshire High Peaks Virtual Festival; we're excited for all the events programmed! http://www.berkshirehighpeaksmusic.org/index.html

We were thrilled to be invited by to give a talk on vocal health to four of their classes this past week. Go forth, hydrate, and sing!

What a fantastic weekend of music-making it's been for our studio! Congratulations to those of you who performed in our first ever Virtual Soirée! See the program attached; bravi tutti!!! And, especially Jane Kaye for providing such beautiful accompaniment tracks for everyone!

That’s a wrap! Second Virtual Master Class was equally successful! Thank you to all our wonderful students and to Rick Davis for such insightful and inspiring advice! 🎶🎶🎶

First Virtual Master Class is in the books! Congratulations to all for braving this new format; unanimous agreement it was a huge success! Many thanks to Rick Davis, our inspiring clinician! Looking forward to Round 2 this afternoon 🎶🌟👏🏼

We are so grateful to not only be home safe from our European trip but also feeling healthy! We are teaching online lessons up a storm and reveling in the feeling of normalcy associated with it. Be in touch, schedule a lesson, we want to make music with you!

Still floating from the inspiring artistry from some of our brightest and incredibly promising studio members. Last night’s house concert resulted in generous patronage directly benefiting scholarships for this summer’s participants in the Berkshire High Peaks Music Festival!

Wonderful weekend of beautiful singing!!! Congratulations 2020 NATS student auditions!!! Special thanks to our amazing collaborative pianists, Jane Moore Kaye and Faith Ellen Lam!!

Proud of the cast and crew of South Lakes High School’s 2020 Broadway Night!

Now accepting applications for this summer's 2020 Berkshire High Peaks Music Festival (for rising first year college students through emerging artists); deadline is March 30!

Wonderful performances this weekend at Woodson High School’s Dessert on Broadway! Bravi tutti but especially Amy Moir for such a fabulous production!

Bravi tutti to the performers for today’s Epiphany Soirée; an afternoon of uplifting music and light 🎶✨💫

That’s a wrap for the 2020 NATS Winter Workshop here in NYC. Looking forward to returning to the Studio and imparting all the wonderful wisdom we gleaned!

This coming Monday, 12/9! Let us know if you’re interested in joining; only three slots left!

We so enjoy working with each other’s students when one of us is unavailable. To quote one studio member: “Working with Kerry is like strength training and working with Danielle is like Pilates.” We’ll take it!! 🎶😁💪🏼

Patti LuPone Has a Warning for the New Generation of Musical Theater Actors

Wise words from a class act!

backstage.com If advice from a two-time Tony-winning icon is something you’re interested in, read on.

Congratulations Bonnie Pohland and Aidan Smith for successfully auditioning into VA Honor Choir!!