P.O. Box 111
3074 Muri b. Berne
Switzerland

+41 79 416 60 05


Instructor

Rhonda Dorsey, the singer/songwriter, voice teacher and vocal arranger was born in t he music metropolis Philadelphia, PA. After completing her BA in Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania she journeyed to Europe where her favorite pastime became her life’s passion & profession. She has performed in the USA and Europe with Phil Collins, Mike And The Mechanics, The Carpenters, Clark Terry, Hendrix Cousins, Pepe Lienhard, DJ Mephisto, DJ Jamie Lewis and Jammin’ feat. Rhonda Dorsey and has opened shows for The Hawkins Family, Tower of Power, Maceo Parker & Marla Glen, to name a few. Hers was the original voice heard in the Swisscom Corporate Identity Campaign that was composed and produced by Chris Moser for tonart productions, Berne, Switzerland in 1998. She’s in demand as a Lead Vocalist, Recording Session Singer, Choir Director and Course Instructor and is currently working on her self-written and co-produced debut album. Rhonda has worked at the Berne University of the Arts as a voice teacher of the Pop Music Masters Program since 2003. She is a member of the European Voice Teachers Association (EVTA.CH) and the founder of ln Voice.

Resume (partial list)

Voice Teacher
Over the past 20 years Rhonda’s shared her skills and passed on her experience while teaching at the following schools, workshops and enterprises:
  • Voice Teacher/Lyric Author/Songwriter, Tonart Productions, Berne, Switzerland
  • Voice Teacher; Musikwerkstatt Basel, Switzerland
  • Voice Teacher; Jazz und Rock Schule, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
  • Voice Teacher/Administrator; Musikallee 90, Brig, Switzerland
  • Voice Teacher/Ensemble Instructor; Langnau Jazz Nights, Master Class for Jazz Improvisation
  • Voice Teacher; Jazz/Pop Singing Lesson-Demonstration, EVTA.CH
  • Course Concept/Instructor; Live on Stage Workshop, Musikwerkstatt Basel, Switzerland
  • Course Concept/Instructor; Live on Stage Workshop, Sommercasino Basel, Switzerland
  • Course Concept/Instructor: Background Vocal Arrangements & Performance, HKB, Berne
  • Course Concept/Instructor; The Evolution of African American Music & Vocal Performance, HKB, Berne, Switzerland
  • Course Instructor; AMiGo, Gospel Soloist Workshop, Minden, Germany
  • Course Instructor; Joy For People, Gospel Soloist Workshop, Dokkum, Netherlands
  • Choir Director; Jazz und Rock Schule Gospel Choir, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
  • Choir Director/Founder; Gospel Joy, Brig, Switzerland
  • Choir Director; Leh Ya Dschare - Meine Nachbarin by Fortunat Fröhlich, Brig, Switzerland
  • Choir Director; Gospel Nights Christmas Concerts, Schule Seidenberg, Berne, Switzerland
  • Choir Director; Urban Gospel Choir, Solothurn, Switzerland
  • Choir Director; Vineyard Ad hoc Gospel Choir & Friends, Berne, Switzerland
  • Choir Co-Director; Secondary School Oberwichtrach, Switzerland

Singer/Songwriter/Vocal-Arranger
Rhonda has written for and/or performed with the following artists:
  • Phil Collins; Brother Bear Movie Premier Concert Background Vocalist
  • Mike & The Mechanics; SFDRS TV-Show Background Vocalist
  • Jammin’ feat. Rhonda Dorsey; Lead Vocalist, Background Vocal Arrangements & Performance
  • Soul Of Switzerland on Sony Records; featured Lead Vocalist & Background Vocal Arrangements & Performance
  • Betty Legler; Humanaut Tour, Background Vocalist
  • Marc Sway; BMG Germany Showcase, Background Vocalist
  • Ivo; CD All in All, Studio Background Vocalist
  • Nanina Ghelfi; Songwrting, Kiss My Hand
  • DJ Mephisto; State of Mind Tour, Italy & Co-Author/Singer of the single Waiting For Love
  • Hendrix Cousins; CD For Right Now, Background Vocal Arrangements and Studio & Stage Performance
  • Hendrix Cousins; CD Hendrix Cousins, Background Vocal Arrangements and Studio Performance
  • Grand Mother’s Funck; Heebie Jeebies Dance, Background Vocal Arrangements and Studio Performance
  • Contrast Family; CD-Soul Power, featured Lead Vocalist and Background Vocalist and Studio/Stage Performance
  • Stefanie Heinzmann; Lyric Co-Author, Xtal from the CD Masterplan
  • Shiva; Lyric Co-Author, CD Meaning Defeat Machine
  • Oberwalliser Teachers Choir; Soprano of the 200 Years Rossini, 500 Years America Concerts
  • Alex Ruedi Bigband & Da Capo Choir; Soprano of the Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert
  • Gospel Joy; Gospel Choir Lead Vocalist, Compositions & Arrangements
  • Urban Gospel Choir; Lead Vocalist, Compositions & Arrangements
  • Vineyard Ad hoc Gospel Choir & Friends; Lead Vocalist, Compositions & Arrangements


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