Nancy Andersen 
Music Skills Specialist of Voice; Voice Chair, Hartt Community Division
Email:
nandersen@hartford.eduNancy Andersen is chair of Vocal Studies at The Hartt Community Division and is co-founder of the Hartt Summer Vocal Institute: Musical Theatre Intensive Program. She is a member of the faculty in the Vocal Studies Division and the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at The Hartt School, and Hillyer College at the University of Hartford.
Prior to her positions at the University of Hartford, she was on the faculty at Southern Connecticut State University, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, and the Devereux Foundation. She was the Collaborative Arts/Concert Coordinator at First Church of Christ in Wethersfield, Connecticut for 18 years and served as Manager of the Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival/USA for nine years.
Ms. Andersen earned her Bachelor of Science in Music Education and Psychology at West Chester University; earned Kodaly Certification at The Hartt School and did further graduate work at The Hartt School in Vocal Performance and Early Music Performance Practic. She has studied voice with Jane Sheppard, Julianne Baird (early music), Mary Mack, Jerome Pruett, and Zehava Gal; voice care and vocology studies with Dr. Linda Carroll, Jean Westermann Gregg, Starr Cookman, Dr. Anat Keidar; and Peak Performance Training with Rae Tattenbaum.
Ms. Andersen is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda.