Anne Denbow
Anne Denbow has a long and varied collaborative history with Converse University. She has served as Musical Director for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Promise of Tomorrow, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, 1776 and Cabaret, and served as a keyboardist for Godspell with The Department of Theatre and Dance. She has also performed with Converse Opera Theatre in Dido and Aeneas and The Impressario. In The Tender Land, she created the character of “Granny” for her Upstate stage debut. She has soloed on many occasions with The Spartanburg Festival Chorus, both here and in Germany.
Anne’s eclectic career has included performing the roles of “The Mother” in Amahl and the Night Visitors, “Marsinah” in Kismet, “Mabel” in The Pirates of Penzance, “Angelina” in Trial by Jury, “Aline” in The Sorcerer, “Josephine” in H.M.S Pinafore, “Magnolia” in Showboat, “Jenny Lind” in Barnum, “Laurey” in Oklahoma, “Tuptim” in The King & I, “Hope” in Anything Goes, “Hodel” in Fiddler on the Roof, “Amalia” in She Loves Me, and “Elizabeth” in Robert & Elizabeth in regional, summer stock and dinner theaters nationwide and cruise ships around the world. While working for Cunard Lines, Ltd., Anne wrote and performed in her own ballroom and cabaret shows, featuring a wide range of repertoire from big band, jazz and pop to Broadway, operetta and opera.
Awards received include the Rowe Fellowship for Graduate Study at The New England Conservatory of Music, where Ms. Denbow earned both Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees with Honors, First Place in the National Association of Teachers of Singing New England Regional Auditions and Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Great Lakes Regional Auditions. She is a member of The National Association of Teachers of Singing, Actor’s Equity Association, an honorary member of Pi Kappa Lambda, and a past member of The American Choral Director’s Association. As the vocal health specialist, Anne co-authored a choral textbook series for grades K-12, entitled Experiencing Choral Music, published by McGraw Hill/Glencoe Corporation.
Ms. Denbow has held the position of Adjunct Instructor of Voice at Converse University, Wofford College and USC Upstate where she has taught applied and class voice, in addition to specialized courses in musical theatre and cabaret performance, in addition to teaching for The Lawson Academy and maintaining an active private studio. She recently retired as Director of Liturgical Arts at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Spartanburg after twenty years! Anne has previously held full-time vocal/choral faculty positions at both Coastal Carolina University and Ashland University. In more recent years, she has obtained certification as a YogaVoice® Instructor. She would be thrilled to help you or your child find their “authentic” voice!