"Nicholas Isherwood is one of the most intriguing and astounding performers as well as voice teachers in the U.S. and Europe right now. I had a tremendously valuable opportunity to study with him at CalArts in 2008 and through out the years following that, I continued to seek his advise for a variety of music and performance related projects. He is a widely-respected voice teacher, famous for many contemporary/baroque performances and recordings with the most important composers of the 20th and 21st Centuries, and his knowledge of the international music scene is absolutely profound. During my studies with him, I landed my first gig with the LA Philharmonic Orchestra, and he guided me well through the difficult solo passages of Schnittke's symphony. In addition, I was introduced to the legendary Silvano Bussotti, who immediately heard my audition after learning that I was studying with Nicholas Isherwood, which followed by an offer to sing with the prestigious Santa Cecilia Academy. Even now, whether working upon his recommendation at Berlin Konzerhaus, or with the Bang on a Can All-Stars, I return to the exercises that he instilled into my vocal practice. As a student, I was not only treated with professional respect and trust by Mr. Isherwood, I was also taken seriously, encouraged to seek out new singing opportunities, and was always supported and safely nurtured in my pursuit as a creative human being. And as I am continue to grow as an emerging singer on the contemporary and cross-cultural stage, I can only hope one day to sing in as many world-premieres as Mr. Isherwood!"
Timur Bekbosunov
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"Nicholas has great intuition and can figure out exactly what (and how) to teach his students to help them improve vocally.
  Nicholas played a very important role in my finishing my Master’s degree. We worked together for a short time, but in that time, we made tremendous progress. I was preparing for a very difficult contemporary solo recital as well as the title role of Dido and Aeneas. We worked on perfecting technique: basic and advanced from breath support, pure vowels, trills, legato, and ornamentations. We focused on cultivating the art of early music (Purcell) as well as the advanced nuances in of the 20th century music (Crumb).
  Nicholas is the kind of voice teacher that doesn’t let anything by. He is ALWAYS listening, noticing, analyzing, and communicating. I am very grateful that I had the chance to work with him."
Reyna Zack
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"One unique aspect of Nicholas’s teaching is his ability to inspire his students to take risks in their performances—and in their lives beyond the stage.  The risks that I’ve taken as a singer thanks to Nicholas’ advice and support have helped me to seize other opportunities in my life outside of singing."
Christie Finn
Currently training with VocaalLAB Nederland
Graduate of Manhattan School of Music’s Contemporary Performance Master of Music Program
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"Studying with Nicholas was my first real introduction to contemporary music and the avant-garde.  Ever imaginative and enthusiastic, he found a way to bring challenging work within our grasp and making it engaging and fun.  Now, with my students, I try to capture that same sense of adventure.  In a country with a much shorter history of the western classical music tradition, there are many avenues yet unexplored in the conservatories.  I attempt to afford my students the opportunity to expand their vision of the vocal world.  As a performer, I find myself much more open to experimentation with vocal color and interpretation in general.  I am continually striving to push my own limits.  For this way of looking at the voice, and it's repertoire, I owe much thanks to my formative experience with Nicholas and his wide breadth of knowledge from dramatic madrigal to the newest, edgiest, in-your-face, redefining-your-understanding-of-music pieces."

Angela Ahiskal
Soprano, Teacher of Voice
Ankara University State Conservatoire
Ankara, Turkey