Karen Brunssen

Northwestern University

Bio: Karen Brunssen, Professor of Music, Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University, Co-Chair-Music Performance, NATS Immediate Past-President, American Academy of Teachers of Singing (member). Karen is a frequent teacher, clinician, and adjudicator throughout the United States, Canada, Asia, and Europe. Her book, The Evolving Singing Voice: Changes Across the Life Span, chronicles how changes in respiration, vibration, and resonance impact expectations for singing throughout a lifetime. Residencies include Cambridge University, the Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Shallaway Youth Choir in Newfoundland and more. She attended Luther College, Yale University, and Kent State University and is a recipient of the Luther College Weston Noble Award.