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Lori Fredrics

Born in New York City, soprano / educator Lori Joachim Fredrics is presently expanding her career from the opera house and concert hall into the area of vocal jazz. Lori is, indeed, a rare breed among operatic soprano/mezzo-sopranos, as she is equally at home singing avant garde new music, 'legit' musical theatre, standard and scat-style jazz, as well as pop- style background vocals.She is known for her rich vocal tone, expressive interpretation, precise intonation, accurate musicianship and incredibly clear diction in four languages. She is a knowledgeable exponent of art song repertoire, specializing in the works of Schumann, Mahler, Ravel, and Faure as well as works by contemporary American composers, including those by her husband, Howard Fredrics. She also regularly performs jazz standards including Strayhorn/Ellington Classics, Gershwin, Weil, modern jazz compositions and well known virtuostic vocalese favorites such as "Twisted" by Annie Ross, "The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines" first heard on Joni Michell's Mingus Album and her own version of "Moody's Mood for Love".

Lori has performed as a backing vocalist for bands and songwriters since the very beginning of her career, most recently, she recorded as a guest vocalist on "Simple" a track on Madding Crowd's new CD single entitled" Modern Man".

As a University instructor of voice and private coach to many professional singers, Lori has been a mentor to performers on both sides of the atlantic.

Lori has sung at international level opera houses and has appeared on stage with Sam Ramey, Catherine Malfitano, Ramon Vargas, Joyce Di Donato, Anna Maria Martinez and has sung under the baton of Robert Spano, Patrick Summers and Roberto Abbado among others.

Roles performed include Octavian in" Der Rosenkavalier" , Cherubino in "The Marriage of Figaro" and Maria in "The Sound of Music".

Lori made her London stage directing debut in "The Whitechapel Whirwind" at the Bloomsbury Theatre in 2004.

Lori has worked in many capacities within the music and entertainment industry including as an Artist Manager, Researcher and Theatrical Agent

Lori Fredrics Writes and Performs a Song for the Actionaid Charity

Source: All About Jazz
February 14, 2008

With the help of Lori Fredrics and Auracle Music performers ActionAid campaigners gave ministers at the UK Department for International Development a Valentine's Day to remember. A special blues song with political lyrics by Lori Fredrics was presented to Douglas Alexanderof DID to encourage him to put women's issues at the front of the UK's new HIV strategy. Lori was joined by her husband Howard Fredrics, singer songwriter Heidi Jo Hines and action aid campaigners who were able to obtain ...
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Primary Instrument

Vocals

Location

New York City

Willing to teach

Intermediate to advanced

Credentials/Background

Primary Instrument

Vocals

Location

New York City

Willing to teach

Intermediate to advanced

Credentials/Background

Bachelor of Music in Music management William Paterson University Master of Music in Voice Performance Univerity of Texas at Austin Has taught singing on faculty at William Paterson University, Texas A&M University, Kingston University of London and has served as an applied music consultant for Brown University of Providence RI. Rates £40.00 per hour Over twenty years private studio instructor Areas of Instruction 1. Jazz singers who would like to aquire a strong healthy technique including breathing, breath support, resonance, range extension to improve the tone of your voice and it's functioning. If you are a professional jazz singer who feels more comfortable in up tempo tunes because ballads expose your voice in less flattering ways, you may wish to explore gaining some assistance from Lori . She is one of the rare experts who understands speech-level snging from th Italian "parlando" basis of bel canto. Have a listen to the sound clips on http://www.auraclemusic.co.uk/ lori_joachim_fredrics.html and decide for yourself whether you think Lori can improve your voice without disturbing your style. 2.Classical singers wishing to explore jazz styles learn how to adjust their technique to encompass a more naturalistic style How to warm up your voice Vocal Technique Instruction in scales and modes including major/minor, pentatonic and minor blues. Advice on how to select appropriate keys for your repertoire An understanding of basic jazz harmony Exercises to improve your ability to improvise Lori Fredrics' Six Steps to Jazz Singing 1. Learning to sing the bass line of a jazz standard 2. Learning to sing the complete chord changes 3. Memorizing an instrumental solo with scat syllables 4. Composing your own solo 5. Improvising with materials from steps 1-4 6. "free" improvisation Call 020 82556426 for a free 1/2 hour consultation recordings of Lori's students are available for those interested in exploring study with her.

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