Bill J. Adams

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Bill J. Adams

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Bill J. Adams, D.M.A., is a Professor in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts at Nova Southeastern University's Halmos College of Arts and Sciences. He is a Certified Master Trainer of Estill which is a speech language pathology-based voice pedagogy integral to more than 800 voice instructors in 33 countries worldwide. As a Certified Master Teacher of Acting and Singing with Archetypes, Dr. Adams exposes students to ground-breaking performance training and influential theatre educators from Wales to Washington State. Tasked with exploring effective delivery of academic theatre programs at the national level, he is theChair of Southeastern Theatre Conference’s (SETC) College & University Division. Dr. Adams spearheaded the development of THEA 2500 Healthcare Theatre and team-teaches the course with Melissa Morris, Patel College of Healthcare Sciences’ Director of Simulation. For this inter-professional innovation, ongoing efforts to promote student success, and outstanding service, Dr. Adams was honored as the College’s Distinguished Professor in 2019. 
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Since 2013, Dr. Adams has served on grant panels for the Broward Cultural Division recommending $4,424,480 to support community artists, and in 2018, he served as Principal Investigator for the creation of Facing Forward, a health awareness docudrama funded by the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation ($43,899). The project exposed hundreds of students to important health information, and a panel discussion, “Health Awareness: Grant-Funded Theatre Devised to Educate Audiences” was presented, with Mark Duncan, at SETC in Knoxville. 
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Dr. Adams has also been the Artistic Director of the Renaissance City Men’s and Women’s Choirs in Pittsburgh as well as South Florida Chorale Arts, Inc. Under his leadership, both award-winning community choruses commissioned and premiered major works such as Mementos of Millay by James Mulholland, Eight Candles by Bruce Lazarus, and an arrangement of Melissa Etheridge’s “Tuesday Morning” which was performed as a tribute to American hero Mark Bingham at the United Flight 93, 9-11 crash site in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. 
 
Specializing in the effective synthesis of acting and singing technique, Dr. Adams’ performance resume is character driven. While living in New York, he premiered the role of Ariel in The Rape of the Lock and performed Vašek in The Bartered Bride with the Bronx Opera Company. Other notable roles include Ciccio in Most Happy Fella with William Michals and Jessica Hershberg at Palm Beach Dramaworks, Loutzenheiser the mad trapper in Cannibal: the Musical with the Promethean Theatre, Mike in William Bolcom’sA View from the Bridge with Opera Theatre of Pittsburg, the Mayor in Albert Herring with Orlando Opera Company, and Zangara in Sondheim’s Assassins with Orlando Civic Theatre. 

Education/Academic qualification

D.M.A., Vocal Performance, University of Miami

… → 1998

M.M., Vocal Performance, University of Kentucky

… → 1992

B.M., Vocal Performance, University of Kentucky

… → 1988

External positions

Private Voice Instructure, Point Park University

Jan 1 2005 → Jan 1 2007

Artistic Director, Renaissance City Choirs

Jan 1 2004 → Jan 1 2007

Instructor of Voice, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Jan 1 2003 → Jan 1 2005

Artistic Director, South Florida Choral Arts, Inc.

Jan 1 1999 → Jan 1 2002

Director, Barry University

Jan 1 1998 → Jan 1 2002

Bachelor of Music Degree Program Development, Barry University

Jan 1 1998 → Jan 1 2002

Assistant Professor of Music, Barry University

Jan 1 1998 → Jan 1 2002

Assistant Conductor of Musical Theatre Productions, Barry University

Jan 1 1997 → Jan 1 1998

Adjunct Professor of Music, Barry University

Jan 1 1997 → Jan 1 1998

Adjunct Faculty, Valencia Community College

Jan 1 1994 → Jan 1 1995

Resident Artist, Orlando Opera Company

Jan 1 1992 → Jan 1 1995

Industry Professional, Orlando Opera Company

Jan 1 1992 → Jan 1 1995

Box Office Manager, University of Kentucky

Jan 1 1989 → Jan 1 1990

Vocal Director for Musical Theatre Productions, University of Kentucky

Jan 1 1987 → Jan 1 1990

Faculty Member, University of Kentucky

Jan 1 1987 → Jan 1 1990

Assistant Box Office Manager, University of Kentucky

Jan 1 1987 → Jan 1 1989

Private Voice Instructor, Carnegie Mellon University

… → Jan 1 2006

Disciplines

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Music
  • Music Performance
  • 29 Presentation
  • 1 Article
  • 1 Comment/debate
  • 1 Digital or Visual Products
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