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Ma Voice Pedagogy student Emily Lowe has been invited to present at AOTOS and PEVOC!

Tuesday 21st May 2024

Ma Voice Pedagogy student Emily Lowe has been invited to present at AOTOS summer conference and PEVOC in Santander!

Emily will present her paper "Gender inclusive voice lessons; can we do better?", which she previously presented at GEMMA in Copenhagen and NATs in Knoxville.

We're excited to hear how Emily gets on.

Congratulations, Emily!

Emily Lowe

Emily, a Performing Arts graduate from the University of Sunderland, boasts an impressive career performing with top acts in Europe, including Andrea Bocelli's UK Arena Tour and Ray Davies' Meltdown finale at the Royal Festival Hall...


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