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study with Dr. Thoresen

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Peter with his MTCA student Sarah Dreier on the opening night of The Fairy Queen, at the East 13th Street Theater in NY, NY

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Now in two convenient Manhattan locations (Washington Heights and midtown), Dr. Thoresen's studio is made up of singers of all ages, studying and performing in NYC and beyond!
Dr. Thoresen is also a proud voice faculty member at Pace School of Performing Arts, Musical Theate (PPAMT), 
Musical Theater College Auditions and
Broadway Kids Auditions


 

What's Happening:
Music-Making & More

Peter with a voice student, after giving a masterclass at the National Conservatory in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in March, 2016
Recent: 
What: Voice teacher/Music Director/Performer in Turkmenistan at the National Conservatory in Ashgabat, through American Voices, the US State Department, and US Embassy in Turkmenistan
Where & When: National Conservatory, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Dec. 12-22, 2016

Faculty Appointment: 
Voice Professor in Musical Theater, Pace School of Performing Arts (PPAMT), Pace Unviersity, NY, start date, fall semester, 2016

National Teaching Award:
Joan Frey Boytim Award for Independent Teachers, presented in Chicago at the National Association of Teachers of Singing National Conference, July, 2016

What: Voice Faculty /Music Director/Performer in Jakarta, Indoensia, through American Voices, YES Academy ASEAN Broadway, & the US State Department
Where & When: Jakarta Institue of Arts, July 29, Aug 13, 2016
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With Noelle McMurtry in The Fairy Queen at East 13th Street Theater, Aug, 2014  photo:Yelena Yeva Photography

What: Cabaret Evening with Florrie Bagel, music director, singer, pianist and co-writer 
Where & When: The Lake Dillon Theatre Company, Lake Dillon, CO, Nov 22 at 6pm and 8:30pm
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What: Heartbreak Express, Role: Dolly Parton's Assistant, world premiere (Lam/Clum)
Where & When: HB Playwrights Theatre, 124 Bank Street, NYC
November 13-21, Click here for tix

What: Winter Harbor Music Festival presents 'Friends and Family,' singer (IVES), with Gena Raps, piano and  Deirdre McArdle, flute 
Where & When: Roerich Museum, 319 W. 107th St. NYC. Oct 18 at 5pm  

What: Winter Harbor Music Festival,  Gala Recital, Faculty Soloist
Where & When: Oceanside Meadows Inn, Prospect Harbor, ME
August 20 at 7:30pm

What: Winter Harbor Music Festival,  Side By Side performance, soloist and participant coach
Where & When: Hammond Hall, Winter Harbor, ME, August 22 at 7:30pm

What: Ballard Institution Service and Celebration, featured soloist  
Where & When: Trinity-St. John's Church, Hewlett, NY, April 30 at 7pm
What: Private Teaching in NY: Tips and Discussion, guest speaker for Project Jumpstart
Where & When: Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, April 16

What: IU Masterclass, guest speaker
(Students of Professor Patricia Havranek)
Where & When: Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, April 14

What: Winter Harbor Music Festival Winter Salon, event host
Where & When: Voice Lessons in Washington Heights, NYC, Jan 16

What: Manhattan Girls Chorus, premiere of Magnificat (Arnesen), Concert emcee
Where & When: December 6 & 7
The Unitarian Church of All Souls (1175 Lexington Avenue, NYC) and The Church of Saint Anthony of Padua (154 Sullivan Street)

What: Heartbreak Express in Concert, featuring SIREN  
Role: Dolly's Assistant, with 
Rhymes With Opera
Where & When: November 14 & 15 at 8pm at HB Playwrights Theatre, 124 Bank Street, New York, NY
Composer: George Lam | Librettist: John Clum

What: The Fairy Queen,
Fairy/Countertenor, with 
dell'Arte Opera Ensemble and The Sebastians, led by Jeffrey Grossman
When & Where: August 8, 9, 16 & 23 at 8pm at East 13th Street Theater Directed by Christopher Caines  
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Peter with Michelle Oesterle, Founder & Artistic Director of Manhattan Girls Chorus at Carnegie Hall on December 15 after Strauss's Feuersnot with Amercian Symphony Orchestra


What: House Concert with 
Carol Wincenc at 
Winter Harbor Music Festival
When & Where: August 13 at 7:30pm | Pt. Alva venue, Winter Harbor, ME

What: Spring Concert: How Can We Keep from Singing?  Manhattan Girls Chorus | Vocal coach
When & Where: June 21, 7:30pm
The Shrine Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, 154 Sullivan Street, NY 

What: Battle Hymns (David Lang), NY premiere | Vocal coach to Manhattan Girls Chorus; with The Collegiate Chorale Singers
When & Where: May 15, 7:30pm
Intrepid Air and Space Museum, NY 

What: Rhymes with Orchestra, soloist (aria by George Lam, prem.), presented by Rhymes with Opera
When & Where: April 29, 7pm
Illinois Jacquet Performance Space at York College CUNY (Jamaica, NY)

What: Unlocking Your Voice, Part II, public speaking workshop
When & Where: April 28, 8pm
New York University, Student Activities Building, NY, NY

Rescheduled for May, 2104
What: Musical Theater Masterclass 
When & Where: March 24 
York Community High School, Elmhurst, Il

What: Mass for 3 Voices (Byrd) with Claudia Dumschat
When & Where: Mar. 5, 7:00pm  
The Church of the Transfiguration 
1 E. 29th St. NY, NY

What: Recording sessions: Sheridan!
A new musical by David Ward-Steinman, book & lyrics by Robert S. Hatten & Richard Brinsley Sheridan, with Joseph Mace, baritone & Tamra Paselk
When & Where: Jan. 24 at 
National Opera Center, NY, NY

What: Feuersnot (R. Strauss), diction coach to soloists & choruses | With American Symphony Orchestra, Manhattan Girls Chorus & The Collegiate Chorale Singers
When & Where: Dec. 15, 2pm
Carnegie Hall, NY, NY  

What: Outreach concert with Congregation Rodeph Sholom's Theater Choir, conductor/pianist
When & Where: Dec. 9, 7:30pm
The Atria | West 86
(333 W 86th Street, NY, NY)

What: Outreach concert with Congregation Rodeph Sholom's Theater Choir, conductor
When & Where: Dec. 16, 8pm
The Hallmark of Battery Park City (455 North End Ave, NY, NY)

What: NYU Student seminar: 
Unlocking Your Voice: Public speaking, networking & more!
When & Where: Nov. 19, 8-10pm
NYU Kimmel Center, Room 406 

What: Below the Surface Cabaret, singer/writer
When & Where: Oct. 27, 10pm
The Underground Lounge
(955 West End Ave, NY, NY)

What: Mitzvah Day concert(s) with Congregation Rodeph Sholom's Theater Choir, music director
When & Where: Oct. 20
The Jewish Home & Hospital, NY, NY

What: 'Arts Professions Panel'
When & Where: Oct. 2, 6pm
NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development | To learn more about the event, click here!
 
What: Midday Recital | Peter Thoresen, countertenor & Claudia Dumschat, piano (Songs of Bolcom) 
When & Where: Sept. 24, 12:30pm  
The Church of the Transfiguration 
(1 E. 29th St. NY, NY)

What: Musical Theater Masterclass, clinician (with Concert Choir students)
When & Where: Sept. 20, 
York Community High School

What: Winter Harbor Music Festival, Soloist, 5th Anniversary Gala
When & Where: August 15
Winter Harbor, Maine

What: Winter Harbor Music Festival, Chorus Master, Haydn's Creation
When & Where: August 16
Winter Harbor, Maine

What: Winter Harbor Music Festival, Managing Director/Voice Faculty 
When & Where: August 11-18
Winter Harbor, Maine

What: Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival, Administrative Director
When & Where: July 28-August 8
The Juilliard School/Mannes College

What: Recording sessions: Sheridan!
A new musical by David Ward-Steinman, book & lyrics by Robert S. Hatten & Richard Brinsley Sheridan, with Joseph Mace, baritone
When & Where: July 23-25 
Opera America studios, New York, NY

What: I Heart New York, Right?, vocal coach, starring Lawrence Evans,
When & Where: July 14 & July 21
The Duplex Cabaret & Piano Bar

What: Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac (Britten), countertenor soloist, with James Barbato, tenor
When & Where: June 23, 11am  
The Church of the Transfiguration 
(1 E. 29th St. NYC)

  Articles, Blog posts
@DrPetesTweets & More 

​Musically Empowering Your Child's Development: Cognitive Benefits of Music Making in the Home by Peter Thoresen for the Feb, 2016 issue of Classical Singer Magazine
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From Basements to Brooklyn: an afternoon with my Grace buddy, Anna Chlumsky by Peter Thoresen for 2014 fall issue of Amazing Grace
Enhancing the Lecture Recital: Carole J. Bufford Shares Advice from 54 Below and Beyond by Peter Thoresen for the Sept, 2014 University issue of Classical Singer Magazine
Experiencing College to the Fullest: Helpful Hindsight from the cast of the Fairy Queen by Peter Thoresen for the Sept, 2014 University issue of Classical Singer Magazine
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Will & Anthony Nunziata: Entertainers, Entrepreneurs, Educators by Peter Thoresen for the Feb, 2014 issue of Classical Singer Magazine Learn more about these artists at willandanthony.com
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Check out my latest blog posting for the Auditions Plus+ Blog: 

The Power of Presence: Online and Onsite (pub. Mar, 2014)

Ear Training for Musical Entrepreneurs  (pub. Nov, 2013)

The Big Read: 
Teaching Countertenors

Click here for everything you've ever wanted to know about CTs and how they breathe, sing and sound!