{"id":7,"date":"2013-08-14T21:07:07","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T21:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww2.ursulaoelke.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2022-04-12T13:41:30","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T13:41:30","slug":"portrait","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ursulaoelke.com\/en\/portrait\/","title":{"rendered":"Portrait"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">I was born and raised in St. Gallen, Switzerland and fascinated by the human voice from earliest childhood on.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">I had a flaming passion for many other instruments, especially the recorder, the piano, the Transverse flute and all kinds of percussion instruments with keys like xylophones and vibraphones. I tried out every instrument that I found at home. In our family very different styles of music were played as well as listened to: ranging from down-to-earth Swiss yodeling to Italian opera, German schlager to groovy Hard Rock.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">To this day I am interested in varied fields and styles of music. My main instruments became the voice and the piano.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">These are some of the most important stages so far:<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #973253;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Piano study at\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">ZHDK<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0with Verena Schaller-Pfenninger (teacher\u2019s degree 1987, concert diploma 1991)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #973253;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Education as an Integrative Voice Trainer IST<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0with Romeo Alavi Kia (Integrative Voice Trainer since 2004)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #973253;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Voice study at\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">SAMP<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0with Stefania Huonder (teacher\u2019s degree 2008) <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #973253;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Certificate as a syng:TRAINER by Prof. Kenneth Posey, 2016<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Since 1996 I\u2019ve been teaching piano and voice at the local grammar school\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Kantonsschule am Burggraben<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">. Additionally I offer private lessons and repetition for singers and instrumentalists in my own studio in St. Gallen.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">I have been enjoying playing chamber music in varied formations (different duos and trios) for many years, see also Booking Ensemble for more details. I also perform as a pianist and singer in churches, in orchestra- and chamber music, for private events, weddings, funerals, concerts, theatre productions and recitals both in Switzerland and abroad.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Would your fingers like to dance on the piano? How about setting your voice free? Or do you need music from me or one\u00a0of my ensembles for your personal or business event? <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Just let me know.<\/span><\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I was born and raised in St. Gallen, Switzerland and fascinated by the human voice from earliest childhood on. 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