Instructor of Voice Jeffery Norris began his professional career at the age of nineteen singing with Fred Warings' Pennsylvanians. He then made his orchestral debut with the Omaha Symphony singing Bach's Mass in B Minor, which marked the beginning of many solo symphony performances which include the demanding baritone roles of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Handel's "Messiah", and the requiems of Verdi, Mozart, Faure, Durufle & Brahms, and several Broadway reviews.
Very much at home in opera as well as straight dramatic plays Mr. Norris' stage experiences range from operas such as The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, La Boheme, Tosca and La Traviata, to Kurt Weils, Three Penny Opera.
His primary vocal studies were with of John Maloy at the Eastman School, with Beverly Johnson at the Aspen Music Festival, and with Martial Singher at the Music Academy of the West, with additional private studies with William McIver.
An active educator, Mr. Norris serves as instructor of voice at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. His former students have been represented in every major conservatory and the finest schools of music in the United States, with many proceeding to enjoy professional careers in both performance and education. In 2006 Mr. Norris was honored as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts Instructor, and one of two teachers recognized nationally, Mr. Norris was named as "Distinguished Teacher in the Arts" for 2007 by the National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts.
