Exploring English Lyrics: Selection and Pronunciation of English Art Song Repertoire

Versatile artist, teacher, arts administrator, and baritone Allen Henderson is Executive Director of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). In this position, he serves as administrator for the International Congress of Voice Teachers held every four years at locations around the world. He is also Professor of Music at Georgia Southern University where he teaches voice and for many years taught foreign language diction.

Cheri Montgomery is a member of the voice faculty at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University and an author and lecturer on the topics of voice and diction. Her published texts include: the Lyric Diction Workbook Series (for English, Italian, Latin, German, French, Spanish, and Russian lyric diction courses); the IPA Handbook for Singers, Phonetic Readings for Lyric Diction, and Phonetic Transcription for Lyric Diction (for the abbreviated lyric diction course); and A Sketchbook Atlas of the Vocal Tract and The Singer's Daily Practice Journal, volumes I, II, III (for private and class voice).