Biography – Andy Boettner
Andy Boettner’s musical background is rich and varied. He started singing before he can remember and gained invaluable experience singing and playing drums in bands that covered most of the popular musical-styles but specialized in jazz/blues/pop/rock, and their own original music.
He was a soloist and an ensemble-member throughout grade school and college performing in quartets, madrigal groups, chamber vocal ensembles, show choirs, large choral groups and toured Europe as a soloist and member of the Fullerton Youth Chorale.
Teaching and Students
Boettner Vocal Studios was first established in 1976 and has been consistently producing singers of the highest caliber for over 39 years. Singers have come from all over the world to benefit from Andy’s extensive grasp of the technical requirements of singing and his unique approach to vocal problem solving. Some of his students include:
More about Andy’s Students
Andy’s students (past and present) include television personalities, Broadway stars, and soloists with the San Francisco Opera, the San Diego Opera, the New York City Opera, and the New York Metropolitan Opera. The year 2009 proved to be another incredibly successful year for Boettner Vocal Studios. Recently, three of Andy’s students starred on Broadway in three different productions simultaneously.
Education Background
Andy earned his Bachelor of Arts degree with an emphasis on Music Education and finished Master’s of Music degree courses-work with an emphasis on Vocal Performance at California University at Fullerton.
Andy studied voice privately for three years with Leona Roberts, past President of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (N.A.T.S.), former head of voice department California University at Long Beach and voice faculty-member at California State University at Fullerton.
Andy studied voice privately with the late Dr. Roger Ardrey for three years and also completed his graduate-level Science and Vocal Pedagogy courses. Later, he privately studied voice and operatic literature with the late Michael Kirkjian and also with Jane Paul, former head of the voice department of California State University at Fullerton. He also studied choral conducting with David Thorsen and with the late Dr. Howard Swan, teacher of famous choral maestro Robert Shaw.
He studied voice privately for three years with the world famous ‘cutting-edge’ voice teacher, Seth Riggs – who first encouraged him to open his own studio.
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My “Stage Background’ Highlights
As a stage performer, he has had the opportunity to perform leading roles in:
Awards and Performing Milestones
Latest Update: Jan 12, 2021
Originally Published: May 24, 2013