Program Highlights
55th Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice
May 27 – May 31, 2026
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Quintana Awardee Lecture:
When Algorithms Meet the larynx:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of AI in Voice Care
Diane Bless, PhD
Keynote Speech:
Let Me Pitch in to Discussions on Pitch
David M. Howard, FREng, PhD, CEng, FIET
Masterclass (Friday at AVA):
Rolando Villazon, tenor
G. Paul Moore Lecture:
In Search of the Voice: From Biology to Becoming
Susan Thibeault, PhD
Friday Morning Special Session:
Unlocking Voices: Music and the Arts in Prison
Moderator: Katherine Verdolini Abbott, PhD, CCC-SLP
Speakers:
Jermain Archer, MPS, Charles Moore, MPS, Alex Roveda, PhD, Michael Morgan, PhD,
John Packard, baritone, Mary Cohen, PhD
Friday Workshops
Panel Discussions:
- Bridge2AI-Voice: Advancing Voice-based Health
Through Data Science, Ethical AI, and Cross-disciplinary
Collaboration. - What’s up Your Sleeve: International Panel to Manage Dysphonia
- Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Reinnervation:
Historical Perspectives and Current Trends.
A Panel in Memory of Harvey M. Tucker, MD. - Inside the Integrated Voice: Endocrine, Metabolic, and
Psychogenic Dimensions of Vocal Health - Caring for the Vocal Athlete:
Health, Illness, and Recovery in the Professional Singer
Friday Morning Special Session:
Unlocking Voices:
Music and the Arts in Prison
8:00am Introduction
Katherine Verdolini Abbott, PhD, CCC-SLP
8:10am Sing Sing – A Look at the Arts in Prison
Jermain Archer, MPS, Charles Moore, MPS
8:45am The Science Behind Music-Based Interventions in Incarceration
Alex Roveda, PhD
9:20am Coffee Break
9:50am Odysseus in Juvenile Detention
Michael Morgan, PhD
10:25am Preparing and Executing the Role
John Packard, baritone
10:45am Vocal Arts in Prisons: The Whys and Hows
Mary Cohen, PhD
11:15am Panel Discussion
Moderator: Katherine Verdolini Abbott
Panel: Archer, Moore, Roveda, Morgan, Packard, Cohen
2026 Gala Awardees
Friday, May 39th, 2026
