The Singer’s Gym fills a need that is met nowhere else in the Bay Area. It allows singers to explore, grow and try out new things in a supportive environment.
A.R., mezzo soprano

Ben and Kathy combine years of invaluable professional experience and they bring their compassion, insight and humor to sessions that achieve positive results.
R. T., tenor
The Singers’ Gym has helped me find and release my true voice. With the combination of practical and spiritual support offered by Ben and Kathy, I’ve managed musical feats I never thought I could pull off and found musical depths I didn’t know I had.
T.L., soprano

A new branch of The Singer’s Gym has sprouted: public performances.

Our first performing venture was a workshop production of two new one act operas. The two composers are Shira Kammen ("The Lady Fortune") and Ben Bernstein ("The Man in the Mirror"). The project has received generous support from our donors and grants from the the East Bay Community Foundation, the Zellerbach Family Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

Ben’s opera went on to be selected for four performances at the American Handel Festival in Seattle in March 2011. It was a critical and box office success! He also received a grant from Meet the Composer for this occasion. (Read about it all on Facebook!)

We will be setting up dates for recitals for Singer’s Gym singers, as well as community events (come and sing!). Stay turned.




The photos on our site were graciously provided by Jim Meredith and David Hand.