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Eric Bronner, Tenor, M.M., M.S., CMVT, CCCM—of Riverside, RI, performs opera, oratorio, art song, chamber music, music theatre, and cabaret throughout New England, and has also performed as a soloist nationally and abroad. His performances have aired on BBC radio in England, and NPR radio and PBS television in the United States. He teaches on the voice and communication faculties at several universities in New England. An alumnus of the NATS Professional Teacher Training Internship, he has also published three articles in The Journal of Singing. He is a two-time recipient of the Arts Education Fellowship from the Rhode Island Foundation. He served as artistic director of the Jamestown Chamber Music Series, and musical director of Flickers Arts Collaborative.
 

Current and Recent Teaching:
• Salve Regina University: Voice faculty, Vocal Methods class, ESL American English Diction class, Music Dept.; Newport, RI
• Roger Williams University: Voice faculty, Music & Theatre Depts.; Public Speaking Class, Communications Dept.; Aesthetics Class, Core Curriculum; Bristol, RI
• Rhode Island College: Voice and Articulation Class, Vocal Improvement Class, Communications Dept.; Providence, RI
• The Music School of the RI Philharmonic: Voice faculty; Providence, RI
• The McClosky Institute of Voice: Summer Seminar faculty; Boston, MA
 
Academic Education:
• M.M. - Vocal Performance, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA
• M.S. - Journalism-Public Relations, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
• B.A. - Theatre/Communication, Purdue University
• CMVT – Certified McClosky Voice Technician
• CCCM - Certified Contemporary Commercial Music Voice Pedagogy
• NATS – Professional Teacher Training Internship Alumnus
 
National Publications:
• Journal of Singing, "New Standards for Singers: The Next Generation of Great American Songbook Writers," March/April, 2007.
• Journal of Singing, “Cabaret for the Classical Singer: A History of the Genre and a Survey of its Vocal Music,” May June, 2004.
• Journal of Singing, “A Beginning Voice Teacher’s Guide to Repertoire for the Beginning Voice Student,” September/October, 2003. 

Representative Singing Engagements:
• Aldeburgh Music Festival (Saxmundham, England)
• Napa Zarzuela Festival (CA)
• Townsend Opera (Modesto, CA)
• First Coast Opera (St. Augustine, FL)
• American Classics (Boston, MA)
• Cape Cod Opera (MA)
• Opera Providence (RI)
• Longfellow Chamber Opera (MA)
• Longwood Opera (Boston, MA)
• Ocean State Light Opera (Providence, RI)
• Newport Baroque Orchestra (RI)
• Providence Singers (RI)
 
Representative Roles:
• Ferrando-Cosi
• Tamino-Magic Flute
• Alfred-Fledermaus
• Pedrillo-Seraglio
• Basilio-Marriage of Figaro
• Ferdinand-Christopher Columbus
• Ralph-Pinafore
• Nanki-Poo-Mikado
• Fairfax-Yeomen
• Spoletta-Tosca
• Slender-Merry Wives
• Many musical theatre leads
 
Representative Solo Oratorio:
• Handel-Messiah
• Saint-Säens-Christmas Oratorio
• Carissimi-Jonas
• Schütz-Requiem
• Haydn-many Masses
• Mozart-many Masses
• Mendelssohn - many Cantatas
 
Representative Press Quotations:
• “Bronner beautifully sailed with ease. He possesses a clear tenor voice — Lorraine Lucciola, Providence Journal (RI)
• "Talk about the top singers in Boston: Eric Bronner has top notes so sweet, and strong, you think you've died and gone to heaven."   -- Beverly Creasey, Theatre Mirror (Boston)
• “… deft comic acting from Eric R. Bronner” — Richard Dyer, Boston Globe
• “Among the thrills were sensational comic turns by Eric R. Bronner” — Beverly Creasey, Theatre Mirror (Boston)
• "Tenor Eric Bronner is athletic, and perfectly at ease, he's more than terrific. His duets with Barbara are perfection." -- Bob Feldheim, The St. Augustine Record (FL)
• "As the lead young couple, Eric Bronner as Tamino and Krista Wilhelmson as Pamina were outstanding. Bronner has a resonant tenor voice with clarity of diction that enabled the audience to follow the English translation easily." -- John Zeugner, Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
•“… equally impressive was Eric Bronner who doubled as King Ferdinand and a perpetually inebriated waiter” — Sherman Spencer, Stockton Record (CA)
• “Bronner is an energetic overall talent who is fascinating to watch. His attitude on stage is one of a performer who really enjoys what he is doing and this endears him instantly to his audience. Bronner shows a solid knowledge of good, relaxed professional acting technique” — Alice Corners, Richmond Palladium (IN)

Contact:

Eric Bronner
401-654-4941
EricTenor@Hotmail.com

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