Upcoming Chapter Events
Classical Vocal Master Class led by Dr. Katharin Rundus
2:30pm, October 31, 2026, MiraCosta College, Oceanside
Katharin Rundus, DMA, is a nationally recognized voice teacher, choral conductor, singer and author. As a gifted soprano, Dr. Rundus has performed in opera, oratorio, musical theater, and as a professional chorister in Italy, Germany, France, and England, as well as in the US. For twenty-five years she was the Director of Vocal Studies at Fullerton College where she taught voice and oversaw the more than one hundred and fifty students studying voice either privately or in classes each semester. During her tenure, she conducted the Fullerton College Chamber Singers and the Women’s Chorale. Since 2002 she has maintained a dynamic voice studio at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at the California State University at Long Beach. Her students from both music schools are successfully engaged in performing and teaching in the United States as well as Europe and Asia.
Katharin has presented workshops and clinics on voice building and voice training for teachers, choral conductors, and their students and choristers for more than twenty-five years,. In response to participants’ requests for more information about her ideas and vocal exercises, Cantabile: A Manual About Beautiful Singing (Pavane Publishing) was developed and published in 2009. A practical vocal pedagogy textbook, it is in a Third Edition (2022) and in use in colleges and universities throughout the United States and abroad. Cantabile Voice Class (Pavane Publishing, 2015), a text for academic voice classes, and Choral Cantabile (Pavane Publishing, 2017) continue to provide practical and voice science information for voice teachers and choral conductors.
Dr. Rundus received the Bachelor of Music degree from Coe College, the Master of Music degree from Westminster Choir College and the Doctor of Musical Arts from the Claremont Graduate University where she studied and researched the use of spectral analysis in the voice studio. She continued her studies in voice production and voice habilitation post-doctorate with Ingo Titze and Katherine Verdolini at the National Center for Voice and Speech, receiving a Certificate in Vocology.
2:30pm, October 31, 2026, MiraCosta College, Oceanside
Katharin Rundus, DMA, is a nationally recognized voice teacher, choral conductor, singer and author. As a gifted soprano, Dr. Rundus has performed in opera, oratorio, musical theater, and as a professional chorister in Italy, Germany, France, and England, as well as in the US. For twenty-five years she was the Director of Vocal Studies at Fullerton College where she taught voice and oversaw the more than one hundred and fifty students studying voice either privately or in classes each semester. During her tenure, she conducted the Fullerton College Chamber Singers and the Women’s Chorale. Since 2002 she has maintained a dynamic voice studio at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at the California State University at Long Beach. Her students from both music schools are successfully engaged in performing and teaching in the United States as well as Europe and Asia.
Katharin has presented workshops and clinics on voice building and voice training for teachers, choral conductors, and their students and choristers for more than twenty-five years,. In response to participants’ requests for more information about her ideas and vocal exercises, Cantabile: A Manual About Beautiful Singing (Pavane Publishing) was developed and published in 2009. A practical vocal pedagogy textbook, it is in a Third Edition (2022) and in use in colleges and universities throughout the United States and abroad. Cantabile Voice Class (Pavane Publishing, 2015), a text for academic voice classes, and Choral Cantabile (Pavane Publishing, 2017) continue to provide practical and voice science information for voice teachers and choral conductors.
Dr. Rundus received the Bachelor of Music degree from Coe College, the Master of Music degree from Westminster Choir College and the Doctor of Musical Arts from the Claremont Graduate University where she studied and researched the use of spectral analysis in the voice studio. She continued her studies in voice production and voice habilitation post-doctorate with Ingo Titze and Katherine Verdolini at the National Center for Voice and Speech, receiving a Certificate in Vocology.
Past Chapter Events
MiraCosta College Concert Hall
2:30pm Nov 15, 2025
“From Throat Health to Vocal Wealth: Vocal Hygiene for the Performer”
Steve Uliana, MM, MS, CCC-SLP & Daniel J. Cates, MD
Daniel Cates, MD is a board-certified otolaryngologist – head and neck surgeon with fellowship training in laryngology. With a subspecialty focus on disorders affecting the larynx and upper aerodigestive tract, Dr. Cates is dedicated to helping patients improve their quality of life by restoring essential functions like voice, breathing and swallowing. His advanced fellowship training in the care of the professional voice equips him to provide specialized care for patients, including singers, speakers, and others who rely on their voices for their profession.
Steve Uliana is a Speech Pathologist and Singing Voice Specialist at the UC San Diego Center for Airway, Voice, and Swallowing where he sees a variety of patients for upper airway and voice disorders as part of an interdisciplinary team. Prior to his career in speech pathology, Steve was a professional classical singer, having performed with opera houses and symphonies both nationally and internationally.
"The 10 Steps of Musical Theatre Auditioning"
Presented by Robert Meffe 2:30pm Saturday, March 22nd, 2025 Rhapsody Hall, SDSU |
Robert Meffe, Head of the SDSU MFA Musical Theatre Program, spent twenty-two years in New York City as a professional conductor, music director, keyboardist, orchestrator, arranger and music copyist. His Broadway credits include: Associate Conductor of Little Women and the last six years of Les Misérables, keyboards for Evita (2012 revival), Newsies, The Phantom of the Opera, Avenue Q, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Grey Gardens, and Bombay Dreams.
Mr. Meffee holds a MM in Choral Conducting from the College-Conservatory of Music at University of Cincinnati and a BA from the University of Notre Dame. |
Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) Masterclass and Workshop with Dr. Marisa Lee Naismith
On Feburary 9th and 10th we welcomed Commercial and Contemporary Music (CCM) singing voice pedagogue, Dr. Naismith for a Masterclass and Workshop. Currently on the faculty at Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, she is the author of “Singing Contemporary Commercial Music Styles: A Pedagogical Framework” and the host of “A Voice and Beyond” podcast. These are free events, sponsored by SDNATS.
Both Events Located in Rhapsody Hall, SDSU Campus
Dr. Marisa Lee Naismith Bio
On Feburary 9th and 10th we welcomed Commercial and Contemporary Music (CCM) singing voice pedagogue, Dr. Naismith for a Masterclass and Workshop. Currently on the faculty at Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, she is the author of “Singing Contemporary Commercial Music Styles: A Pedagogical Framework” and the host of “A Voice and Beyond” podcast. These are free events, sponsored by SDNATS.
Both Events Located in Rhapsody Hall, SDSU Campus
Dr. Marisa Lee Naismith Bio
Masterclass and Career Development Talk with Dr. Dana Varga
Friday, September 29th, 2023 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
SDSU School of Music (Rhapsody Hall)
Friday, September 29th, 2023 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
SDSU School of Music (Rhapsody Hall)
Lecture Recital: The Music of Alice Barnett Stevenson by Dr. Katina Mitchell
Dr. Yewon Lee, piano
Dr. Yewon Lee, piano
NATS SD Board Member Katina Mitchell will present a Lecture Recital featuring the compositions of Alice Barnett Stevenson (May 26, 1886 – August 25, 1975), of San Diego. This Lecture Recital will be presented prior to the Honors Concert on Fall Auditions Day, October 28th 2023, at MiraCosta College Concert Hall. All are welcome to attend this event.
Past Chapter News
NATS SD Executive Board Member Published in the Journal of Singing
The San Diego NATS Executive Board would like to congratulate board member Travis Sherwood on his recent, leading-article publication in The Journal of Singing, Volume 80, No. 1, September /October 2023. His article is entitled "Evolving the Master-Apprentice Tradition: A Pathway Back to Student-Centered Pedagogy."
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Congratulations to our Spring 2023 Commercial Music POWPOP Competition winners!
1st place: Lisa Pan
2nd place: Andrew Reynolds
3rd place: Kaitlyn Taylor
1st place: Lisa Pan
2nd place: Andrew Reynolds
3rd place: Kaitlyn Taylor
Our Mission:
The San Diego Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) serves teachers of singing and singing students in our local community. We strive to advance excellence in singing through teaching, performance, scholarship, and research, and to use our art form to unite and heal the community in which we live.
Our Commitment to Inclusivity:
NATS San Diego is committed to celebrating diversity among our membership, and seeks to serve the community at large. We are committed to ensuring that all voices are valued and heard in an inclusive environment.
The San Diego Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) serves teachers of singing and singing students in our local community. We strive to advance excellence in singing through teaching, performance, scholarship, and research, and to use our art form to unite and heal the community in which we live.
Our Commitment to Inclusivity:
NATS San Diego is committed to celebrating diversity among our membership, and seeks to serve the community at large. We are committed to ensuring that all voices are valued and heard in an inclusive environment.
