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BVA AGM and Annual Study Day: Sing Again – Rehabilitating the singing voice

SATURDAY 21 September 2024
9.15 – 17:00 BST (Registration from 9.15)

Venue: University College Hospital Education Centre, 250 Euston Road, London NW1 2PG

LIVE and STREAMED EVENT (VIDEO RECORDED)

Whatever the musical genre, singers at any level – professional, student or amateur, adult or child – can experience voice loss or injury. The effect can feel catastrophic. Fortunately, with the right treatment, a pathway through vocal rehabilitation can be successfully negotiated. In recent years, remarkable strides have been made in surgery, speech therapy, singing pedagogy, and physical therapies such as massage, all of which offer a hugely improved outlook for patients.

This BVA study day highlights several aspects of current practice and research. The opening session outlines the special considerations needed when operating on singers, given by Dr Nick Hamilton, ENT surgeon and laryngologist at UCLH. Insight into the approach of an interdisciplinary voice clinic comes from Rehab Awad and Linda Hutchison, from one of the UK’s leading voice teams at Lewisham Hospital. Different life stages require tailored approaches; sessions addressing the specific needs of both ageing voices and children are presented by Abi Simpson and Dr Rebecca Moseley-Morgan, and Pamela Hay.

This event will benefit any professional who works with singers: clinicians, teachers, musical directors, choral leaders, as well as singers themselves.

Ticket Pricing

Early Bird Rate (Deadline, Friday 6 September)
BVA Member: £90
Non-member: £105
Student/recent graduate: £40 (student ID required)

Standard Prices
BVA Member: £110
Non-member: £125
Student: £40 (student ID required)

Video Recording only (available after event): £75

Recording link included in all prices. Prices DO NOT include lunch. A range of food options is available in the Euston area.

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Programme

Time	Event	Speakers/Hosts
09:15	Registration for AGM	—
09:30	ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2024	—
10:30	Registration for President’s Morning tea/coffee	—
11:00	Welcome and Introduction	Nikos Spantideas (Chair)
11:15	Surgical Considerations in Managing the Singing Voice	Nick Hamilton
11:45	The Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation of the Singing Voice	Linda Hutchison & Rehab Awad
12:30	LUNCH	—
13:45	Rehabilitation of a Mature Singer	Rebecca Moseley-Morgan
14:45	Afternoon tea/coffee	—
15:15	Addressing Singing Problems in the Singing Child	Pamela Hay
16:15	Forum: Q & A	—
16:45	Close	—

PRESENTERS

Rehab Awad

Dr Rehab Awad MBBCh, MSc, MD, PG Dip (Voice Disorders) has been leading the voice services for both adults and children at Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust since 2009. She is lead voice therapist in the multidisciplinary voice clinic and the main therapist providing pre- & post-operative voice rehabilitation for patients who undergo phonosurgery. She has also been leading the Parallel Voice Clinic at UHL since 2011, and visiting Associate Professor of Phoniatrics Sciences at Kasr Alaini Hospital, Cairo University since 2017. Rehab has a long experience in managing voice disorders in both adults and children, providing a holistic approach to improving voice quality and ensuring the multidisciplinary approach to addressing voice problems. She has a special interest in working with professional voice users (singers, actors, performers) using treatment naso-endoscopy.

Nick Hamilton

Nick Hamilton is a consultant laryngologist at the Royal National ENT Voice Centre, University College London Hospital. He trained within the London Deanery and undertook a fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital Voice Institute in Boston, USA. He holds a PhD in regenerative medicine and leads a research group at UCL investigating biological therapies for vocal cord scarring and atrophy.

Pamela Hay

Polish-American soprano Pamela Hay was born in New York City and lives in London. She received her Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, and her Postgraduate Certificate from the Royal College of Music, London. Alongside her extensive performing career (BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra and Hallé Orchestra, solo recitals: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Salzburg, Belgium, Costa Rica, Royal Opera House Covent Garden) Pamela has been a teacher. She has worked concurrently as principal animateur for English Pocket Opera Company since 2013, leading opera education workshops for thousands of school children across London in their renowned “SingFest” series, which culminate in large-scale performances of operas at venues including the Royal Albert Hall. Pamela is Chair Elect of the AOTOS, having also served as Editor of the Annual Review magazine, and mentoring Fellows from the National Youth Choir Fellowship. Pamela is very proud to be a mentor for Arts Emergency. She is also a member of the BVA and the ISM.

Linda Hutchison

Linda Hutchison is a singing teacher, vocal rehabilitation coach and presenter involved in the multi-disciplinary world of voice. She is a member of the NHS Voice Clinics’ team at University Hospital Lewisham. Her involvement in Voice Clinics began in 1997, when she began her ‘apprenticeship’ in the renowned Sidcup Voice Clinic. She is on the Vocal Staff of her Alma Mater, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she works with both the singers and actors. Linda is a past President of the British Voice Association and was for many years a member of its Education Working Party. She was the original organiser and director of Fundamentals of the Singing Voice, the BVA’s professional development course which aimed to balance science with artistic freedom. With Ron Morris she co-authored If in doubt, Breath Out! a book on breathing and support for singing based on the Accent Method.

Rebecca Moseley-Morgan

Royal College of Music alumna, Dr Rebecca Moseley-Morgan has worked nationally and internationally as a professional opera singer. She is now a leading exponent of working with mature voices using innovative, science-informed pedagogy based on her doctoral research at UCL. She gives singers the technical skills they need to deliver the requirements of the music and to maintain optimal vocal functionality despite age-related changes. She works with all levels of individual singers and with choirs through one-to-one training, workshops and seminars. Rebecca’s work has been presented at major conferences throughout Europe and the UK. She is currently devising a new vocal pedagogy training course for teachers of mature voices and is writing a book due for publication 2025. Rebecca is Chair of the BVA Education working party, and currently Treasurer.

Nikolaos Spantideas (Chair)

Nikos Spantideas, MSc, PhD, MRCS(ENT) is an ENT specialty surgical registrar and a Speech and Language Therapist. He holds an MSc in Voice Pathology from University College London, and a PhD from the Medical School of Ioannina. Currently, he is a registrar for East of England Deanery. He has served as elected vice president of the Association of Scientists of Speech Therapy of Greece for six consecutive years (2008-2013). His main clinical, research and academic interest is voice and voice pathology, and he has published several papers on the topic. He is President of the British Voice Association for 2023-2024.

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