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Board of Directors

Board officers

Dorene Wernke, President
David F. Durenberger, J.D., Vice President
Kent E. Eklund, Ph.D., Treasurer
Jan McDaniel, Secretary

Board of directors

Warren Beck
Bruce Becker
Philip Brunelle
Uri Camarena
Steve Fox
P. Gayle Fuguitt
John Geelan
Cay Shea Hellervik
Karen A. Humphrey
Arthur W. Kaemmer, M.D.
Nicolai A. Lewis
Mike McCarthy
David L. Mona
Robert Muschewske
Paul Pribbenow
Mary Ann Pulk
Debra Sit
Peter Spink
Julie Zelle

Honorary directors

Dominick Argento
William Bolcom
Dave Brubeck
Aaron Copland*
Eskil Hemberg*
Håkan Hagegård
Betty Hulings*
James Earl Jones
Garrison Keillor
Donald Mitchell
Helmuth Rilling
John Rutter
Peter Schickele

*In remembrance


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  • "As an honorary VocalEssence Board member, I was privileged to premiere two works for narrator and orchestra commissioned for me.  It is wonderful that VocalEssence promotes and celebrates the human voice both in speaking and singing."
    James Earl Jones, Actor

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