Heidi Moss Erickson - Singer and Scientist

Jessica interviews Heidi Moss Erickson, a singer & scientist. 

Heidi double majored in biology and vocal performance at Oberlin and went on to grad school to study biochemistry with an emphasis in neuroscience. Her postgrad research on telomeres led to a landmark paper in the research journal Cell. 

For over 20 years, Heidi has had an extensive career as an opera singer and concert soloist with a focus on new music. Heidi teaches vocal physiology at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and applied voice at UC Davis. In 2007 she came down with a rare nerve injury which resurrected her passion for how the brain controls singing. Her column “Minding the Gap: connecting research from neuroscience to vocal pedagogy” will be a regular feature in the Journal of Singing starting September 2022.

Learn more at heidimosserickson.com

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Credits
Produced and Hosted by Jessica Wan
Co-produced, edited, and sound design by Naomi Tepper
Theme music by Denys Kyshchuk and Stockaudios from Pixabay

Musical excerpts:
Nähe des Geliebten by Henry Mollicone, performed by Heidi Moss Erickson  
Hinüber Wall'Ich by Kurt Erickson, performed by Heidi Moss Erickson, pianist Kurt Erickson, and violist Paul Yarbrough