Voice | Brian Dolphin and Elisabeth Laprelle | All Levels | Period 2 | Week 4 (July 27-31, 2026)
This workshop will feature songs we have learned from other ethnomusicologists and ones that we learned while doing fieldwork. Regions include Ukraine, Georgia, Albania, Lithuania, Bali, Tanzania, Venezuela, England, and the United States. Expect to sing cool, dense, and beautiful harmonies that will make your spine tingle.
About the Instructor
Brian Dolphin is a Thomas J. Watson Fellow, Fulbright recipient, and doctoral candidate in Ethnomusicology at the CUNY Graduate Center. He has studied and performed folk and original music all over the world, in villages and large venues alike. He leads an active life as a songwriter, performer, producer, and songleader, uniting diverse communities through the “Dolphin & You” Patreon and Community Sing, Ukrainian Village Voices, and the Philly Folk Choir.There are many ongoing collaborations, including with his wife Elizabeth LaPrelle through their album of original and traditional Lullabies. They also comprise half of the “freak folk” band Doran, who released their first album with critical acclaim from Pitchfork, NPR, The Guardian, Bandcamp, Record Crates United, and Raven Sings the Blues.