Music at St. George’s

April is YogaVoice Month!

Your voice is your unique tool for connection, communication, and service in the world. Your voice provides the means by which something specific is expressed, represented, or revealed. Your voice, as a reflection of your Self, is both vulnerable and powerful.

YogaVoice® is a personal transformation technology founded by opera singer and yoga teacher Mark Moliterno that helps you to find your deep, inner purpose and its clear expression. Time-honored yoga practices, yoga therapy techniques, and a wellness-based voice training method help you remove the obstacles that might be impeding your authentic voice. YogaVoice® training provides essential tools for cultivating an empowered voice in singing, public speaking, teaching, and entrepreneurship.

During the month of April, St. George’s is offering the YogaVoice wellness program to the St. George’s community as a way to grow the voices of our congregation, lectors, singers, and leaders. No experience in Yoga is required, and all techniques are adaptable to insure individual comfort and success.

There will be three 1-hour introductory sessions led by Director of Music Ministries John Vreeland to provide basic information and practice in breathing, body awareness, and phonation. They will be held on the following Mondays April 8th, 15th, and 22nd at 7 pm in the choir room.

The YogaVoice workshop, led by founder Mark Moliterno, will take place on:
Friday, April 26, 7 pm – 9 pm: Introductory Lecture
Saturday, April 27, 9 am – 4 pm: Yoga practice and YogaVoice techniques
Sunday, April 28,  1:30 pm – 4 pm: Yoga review and individual phonation practice with Mark

All sessions are free, thanks to funding provided by the Elizabeth Howard Fund.
For more information about YogaVoice, visit their website.
To sign up, click here.

About Mark:
Mark Moliterno, MM, E-RYT500, C-IAYT, YACEP, POLY, is an award-winning professional opera singer, voice teacher, yoga teacher/educator, IAYT-certified Yoga Therapist, workshop leader, and author. He is considered a thought-leader in the area of 21st Century vocal technology, a master teacher of both singing and classical yoga, and a specialist in helping people understand and connect to their authentic voices.

Mark holds the BM and MM degrees in Voice and Opera from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music where his teacher and mentor was the famous vocal pedagogue, Richard Miller. His extensive performing career has taken him to many countries in a variety of leading operatic roles and as a concert soloist and recitalist.

Since 2009, Mark has also refined his gifts and skills as a yoga teacher and yoga therapist. He is the Creator and Founding Partner of YogaVoice®, a unique personal transformation technology that combines several traditions of Yoga with Systematic Voice Technique, to develop authenticity and wellness in the art of singing and personal communication. A sought-after clinician, he presents YogaVoice® workshops internationally at professional conferences and gatherings.

Mark has published articles in YogaLiving Magazine and The Journal of Singing. He is a co-author of The Musician’s Being and The Musician’s Breath, and is the author and featured instructor of The Musician’s Breath Yoga DVD. He will be a featured author in an Oxford University Press book on 21st Century Vocal Pedagogy, due in early 2025.

Mark Moliterno was the recipient of the prestigious Patrick D Kenan Award for Vocal Health and Wellness from the Duke Voice Care Center (2019). He is a member of the Part-Time Faculty at The New School College of Performing Arts in New York City and maintains private voice and yoga therapy studios in New Jersey, New York City, eastern Pennsylvania, and remotely.