Patrick Michael Wickham
A medically-trained voice physiologist, Mr. Wickham's innovative work as a master teacher has gained international acclaim. A recognized expert in "functional" voice training, Mr. Wickham served as the PDP (Professional Development Program) Director of the New York Singing Teachers' Association. Mr. Wickham is a professional voiceover artist, actor and internationally-acclaimed singer and is in demand as a lecturer in master classes and programs all over the country and abroad. Specializing in popular opera, legit musical theatre and contemporary repertoire, his performance career has spanned over twenty years in venues ranging from Broadway to major opera houses and concert halls all over the world and as a featured performer on Cunard's Queen Mary 2.
In addition to studies in voice and composition at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music, the Manhattan School of Music, and The Julliard School, Mr. Wickham has pursued studies in voice anatomy and physiology (specializing in developmental Otolaryngology) at the renowned Vanderbilt Voice Center (Vanderbilt Medical School). He is a proud student and protege of Maitland Peters, Chairman of the Voice Department at the Manhattan School of Music and a proud graduate of the William Esper Studio (having extensively studyied with Mr. Esper for five years)
Mr. Wickham has been featured as a vocal consultant/expert for Inside Edition, Vh1, and ESPN, Time Out, The New Yorker, Backstage and the Village Voice. His students include many celebrities and professional singers who have appeared on and off Broadway as leads and supporting players in over eighty shows nationally, as well as principal and supporting performers at tier 1 opera houses across the country and Europe. His students are signed with record labels such as Jive, Atlantic, Universal, Virgin, So So Def and Sony Music.