To celebrate our world view and multi-cultural interests, Estill Voice International produces an international symposium every two years. In presentations and workshops led by some of our most gifted teachers and invited guests from the scientific, medical and voice training communities, we explore the world of vocal possibilities.
Since our second symposium, we have also celebrated those who have made significant contributions to the field of voice through Estill Voice International’s Estill Lifetime Achievement Award. This award recognizes outstanding individuals who have served as role models to others and have devoted their life-long careers to the advancement of voice research and/or voice education. These individuals have led the voice profession with an open mind and heart, inspiring inventiveness and meeting the needs of others without aesthetic bias. They have embraced the mission of Jo Estill: to bring voice training into all regions of the world.
11th Estill World Voice Symposium- Vienna, Austria
The 11th Estill World Voice Symposium will be held in Vienna, Austria in the summer of 2023. Stay tuned for the official announcement coming soon!
10th Estill World Voice Symposium- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (ONLINE)
The 10th Estill World Voice Symposium was held fully online, 7-9th July 2021. It was hosted by Estill Voice International, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Estill Lifetime Achievement Award went to Estill Voice International Founding Partner, Mary McDonald Klimek.
9th Estill World Voice Symposium- London, United Kingdom
The 9th Estill World Voice Symposium was held 9-11 August 2019 at King’s College London hosted by The Voice Explained.
Our theme was Let’s Get Physical as a nod to the moving anatomy at the core of every Estill Voice Training Figure. You’ve asked for diction, and we’ve listened by highlighting Jo Estill’s Diction for Performers in the 2-Day Symposium Pre-course.
7th Estill World Voice Symposium- Melbourne, Australia
Our 7th Estill World Voice Symposium was held by St. Kilda Beach in Melbourne, Australia on January 5-7, 2015.
Estill Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: John Tomich, MBBS, FRACS; Otorhinolaryngologist (ENT), Adelaide, Australia.
6th Estill World Voice Symposium – Harvard University – Cambridge, MA, USA
Our 6th Estill World Voice Symposium was held at Harvard University on August 2-4, 2013.
Estill Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients: Dr. Steven Chicurel (on left) and Dr. Osamu Fugimura, accepted by his son, Makoto Fujimura.
2nd Estill World Voice Symposium – Orlando, Florida, USA
Our 2nd Estill World Voice Symposium was held on August 7-9, 2005 in Orlando, Florida, USA.
Estill Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients: Helen Tiller and Julie Fortney, DMA.
1st Estill World Voice Symposium – Santa Rosa, California, USA
The 1st Estill World Voice Symposium was held on July 30 – August 1, 2003 in Santa Rosa, California, USA.