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Leslie Harrington
Leslie Harrington Quick Facts
Main Areas: Singing and Performing, Using instinct reflexes to optimise vocal productionCareer Focus: Singing Performing Artist, Voice Teacher
Affiliation: www.singingworld.com, The Harringtons, LLC
Leslie Harrington Leslie Harrington’s early years were on a ranch in western Oklahoma. His first musical experience was in a talent contest in 1951. Leslie and his brother won the contest and he made his first income from singing. Private study of music and performance in voice began with Mary Pedigo in Elk City, Oklahoma in 1959. In junior-high and high school Leslie receiving many commendations and awards for his singing.
Oklahoma State University awarded Mr. Harrington a full scholarship grant in music for vocal performance. There he began the study of vocal pedagogy with Sunny Van Eton along with choral conducting, elementary and secondary music education, as well as stage and concert performance. In Chicago at Moody Bible Institute Leslie continued vocal pedagogy with Dr. Wilbur Burton. At American Conservatory Of Music Mr. Harrington studied Bel Canto technique with Eileen Deneen and coached art song repertoire and opera styles with John Browning, renowned concert pianist and vocal coach.
In Los Angeles, California he studied vocal technique privately with Elisabeth Parham, Professor of Vocal Music at California State University, Northridge. There he coached with David Scott, Dean of Music at Cal-State - Northridge, and appeared in several of their productions. He also coached and performed with Henrietta Pelta, founding director emeritus of Euterpe Opera of Los Angeles. Mr. Harrington prepared several roles with well-known vocal coach Jack Metz, Marilyn Horn’s favorite repertory coach in California.
Mr. Harrington has also been in many workshops and master classes in acting and performance with other prominent performing artists including Lee Strasberg (eminent actor and founder of the Actors’ Studio), Beverly Sills (distinguished operatic soprano, General Director of New York City Opera), Tito Capobianco (famed operatic stage director, General Director of various major opera companies), Licia Albanese (soprano, celebrated opera star), and Luciano Pavarotti (illustrious tenor, opera and concert star).
In New York City he studied vocal technique many years with John Bullock (father of Sandra) and Franco Iglesias (teacher of Placido Domingo, famous opera tenor), and been mentored by such opera luminaries as Jerome Hines and Franco Corelli. Mr. Harrington’s performance career includes concert, opera, around the country and internationally. He commenced his concert career almost as soon as he began vocal studies. Leslie has credits in musical theatre, film and daytime television, as well as audio recording and commercial advertising in both television and radio. His operatic career got underway in Chicago with several community groups leading to a summer workshop with Isaac Van Grove, coach and conductor for Mary Garden (famous opera star) at Inspiration Point Music Festival in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He continued in apprenticeship with Santa Fe Opera and Western Opera Theater in San Francisco and San Diego Opera Workshop. Leslie also toured in the western United States with the William Hall Chorale of Los Angeles as principle soloist. While in New York City he performed as principle artist with many regional opera companies, with various NYC community theater, opera, and musical workshops, and international productions. He was invited to join the Broadway cast of “EVITA”. While in “EVITA,” Mr. Harrington began performing in broadcast commercial advertisements. Mr. Harrington recorded the American Musical Theatre Commemorative Edition of “NAUGHTY MARIETTA” honoring Victor Herbert for the Smithsonian Institution of Washington, D.C. receiving critical acclaim by Stereo Review (Feb. 1982) and other publications for the recording. He joined the Broadway National Tour of “OKLAHOMA!” from the musical’s first Broadway revival. He has similarly been acclaimed for his concert and operatic performance by news and current affairs periodicals including THE NEW YORK TIME, NEW YORK MAGAZINE, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, THE LOS ANGELES TRIBUNE, and many other publications around the United States and internationally. His singing has also contributed to national primetime television commercials: “Diet Pepsi – Uh Huh! The Audition” with Ray Charles (Super Bowl XXV, 1991), and New Coke “Desert Island” (1985) as examples. Performing has been most rewarding to Mr. Harrington and he enjoys sharing his experience and education. At every occasion whether simple or grand, in ensemble, as soloist, principle artist, or teacher he shares the gift of singing with as much fervor as when he first began. Because of his expertise in vocal pedagogy and performance experience his co-performers have frequently turn to him when they have vocal problems. Mr. Harrington has been on the faculty of the University of New Mexico - Taos as adjunct instructor. He has also taught applied music courses in voice at Adams State College, Alamosa, CO and at the College of Santa Fe, NM. Mr. Harrington teaches privately in Santa Fe, N.M. and has developed www.singingworld.com to instruct vocal technique in live videoconference sessions to all those anywhere who wish to learn the thrill of singing with ease.
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To assist in learning the reflexive inspirational nature of the tonal scale you may order a “Keyboard of the Voice T-Shirt”. The “Keyboard of the Voice T-Shirt” comes in various sizes and colors.
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Leslie Harrington
Of the three fundamental reflexes of the human survival instinct: Circulation,Appetite, and Breathing, only the Breath is Inspiring.
Inspiration is the first action of self awareness, the first consciousact a body does when it is born. Circulation and Appetite begin in thewomb. Only Breathing begins at birth.
Inspiration is by nature spiritual and thus eternal in character,while appetite is enslaved to time and the vagaries of base passions. The reflex of Appetite is the cause and source of selfishness and greed, while thesource of Breathing, the air, must be shared with all. The act of Inspiration is the spark of life with which we live.
The economy of the world is based on principle of consumption or appetite and requires destruction. To survive humanity must develop or mature or evolve to the higher principles of inspiration in creation in order to control the baser issues of appetite.
Worshipping Inspiration in every breath taken is the most accessible path for any seeker to enlightenment, and by instinct is available to all living beings.
Intonation on inspiration applied with inflection of intention is the magical exercise of incantation or singing in common terms.
Singing is the perfect tool for mastering emotions, as well. The therapeutic benefits of being in control of traumatic emotional memories employed to create beautiful singing are well documented. Singing is the first language of humanity and the most effective means of bringing a crowd into accord.
It is time for humanity to be in accord, what better way than by working in concert and harmony singing together?
Getting Started With Leslie Harrington
Please visit www.SingingWorld.com to begin thejoy of singing, or if you already sing, learn how to use inspiration toapproach the eternal magical capability of your voice.
To get started you will need:
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On the website there is a link to the videoconferencing application, www.Skype.com whichis a free download. SKYPE.com can be used for live video conferencing,text chatting, and file sharing.
To assist in learning the reflexive inspirational nature of the tonal scaleyou may order a “Keyboard of the Voice T-Shirt”. The “Keyboard of theVoice T-Shirt” comes in various sizes and colors.
Contacting Leslie Harrington
Leslie may be contacted through www.singingworld.com.
His e-mail is leslie@singingworld.com.
You may also visit his studio when you come to Santa Fe, New Mexico, a community of inspiring beauty in landscape and fine art, as well as camping and sports, and southwest culture including world class musical and stage performance.
