Background
Michael Collver was born on May 1, 1953, in San Diego, California, United States.
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Collver graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor of science degree.
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Michael Collver was born on May 1, 1953, in San Diego, California, United States.
Michael Collver studied at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland specializing in early vocal techniques and cornetto. He also graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor of science degree.
Michael Collver currently works on the faculty at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge and has taught cornetto and early vocal techniques at summer courses in Europe and the U.S.
As a professional vocalist and cornettist, Collver worked with Ensemble Sequentia of Cologne, the Empire Brass Quintet, Tafelmusik, Boston Baroque and the Boston Camerata. Many of these concerts have been augmented by recordings with, Telarc International, Erato, Deutsche EMI, and Harmonia Mundi. In America he has performed as an oratorio soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Roger Wagner Choral and the major orchestras in San Antonio, Vancouver, Montreal, Quebec, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Collver is a founding member of Project Ars Nova (P.A.N.) with which he has concertized extensively in Europe and the U.S.