A Message from Our Director- Suzanne Galer:

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“The Future Belongs to those Who Believe in the Beauty of their Dreams”      - Eleanor Roosevelt

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Dear Friends,

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I love this quote by Eleanor Roosevelt, because I have always been a BIG dreamer!

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Having lived a very busy life as a performer, professor, prep school teacher and church musician, my main joy in life is to be present for you, to put you on the stage or wherever your heart takes you.  I’m happy to give back to you all the amazing ideas and experiences that my performances, conductors, teachers, agents, directors, prep schools, degrees, parents, teachers, and church positions nationwide have given me.  You can easily learn about my musical journey on the links above.

My vision is to go far beyond musical notes, facts, and correctness.  Bel Canto builds thinkers, creators, and we want to guide our students to envision their own dreams, to help choose their music, to find their style, and to appreciate their uniqueness.  Know that relaxing, expressing our feelings, and having fun are also our goals.  We can combine that energy and win at life!  

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I think of our music studio as a musical cottage…filled with books, music, ideas, and a therapy cat or two. All ages attend Bel Canto, and our three yearly recitals are a family event.  They are a wonderful place to have your first performance in life, or to hone your skills for those who are already experienced.

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Let us help you win at life while having a little fun.  If you have too many things going on or don’t have time to drive to the studio, we have developed strong zoom and Facetime options during the Pandemic!  Some students actually prefer hybrid or virtual lessons.

 

Take action now!  Text 336-430-8640 for the most immediate response!  Let’s make music!

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BIOGRAPHY

Suzanne Galer has enjoyed serving in many musical communities throughout her life:

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As a Performer, Suzanne won First Place in the New York Vocal Artists Competition in New York City was a National Finalist in the Chicago Lyric Auditions, a Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions.  She made her Carnegie Recital Hall and Columbia Artists Hall Debuts in over ten solo appearances with New York Vocal Artists. She made her European Opera Debut as Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Magic Flute with the Rome Festival Orchestra.  Equally at home in musical theater, Galer performed the role of Anna in The King and I at the Ramsdell Theatre (Michigan), Glinda in The Wizard of Oz (North Carolina Theater) Miss America in Of Thee I Sing (Indiana Theater, Bloomington) and numerous historical musicals, now housed in the Library of Congress with the Comic Opera Guild of Ann Arbor.

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As Prep School teacher of voice and piano, Suzanne got her love of working with Elementary, Middle School, and High School students from her parents, both teachers.  She is the Director of Bel Canto Studios of Palm Beach.  She worked for several years at the Palm Beach Atlantic Prep School teaching both piano and voice.  Suzanne taught music and kindergarten at the Crystal Cathedral Academy in Garden Grove, California. She also taught in the Learning Differences department of the Dwight School in New York City.  She was the youth director for Bethany Church in New York City.  She worked as a choral pianist, choral sectional rehearsal leader, class voice teacher, European Tour Counselor, and cabin counselor at two of Michigan’s largest music centers:  Blue Lake Fine Arts Center, and Interlochen Center for the Arts.   

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As a Professional Church Musician, Suzanne has worked as a professional soloist, recording artist, and soprano section leader for Royal Poinciana and Lost Tree Chapels on Palm Beach.  She has also worked in these capacities at Marble Collegiate Church (New York City), Bethany Church (New York City).  She has worked as a choral music director, organist (manuals), bell choir director, and children’s music director at New Market United Methodist (AL), Stony Brook Church (Long Island), and First United Methodist Church of Boca Raton (West Campus).

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As a College Professor, Suzanne has taught voice, class voice, opera and musical theater workshop, song literature, diction, aria literature, vocal pedagogy, at universities to include Indiana University, State University of New York, Dwight School (NYC), Palm Beach Atlantic University, Indiana Wesleyan University, Sam Houston State University, and Guilford College (NC).  Galer is the past president of Gold Coast National Association of Teachers of Singing (a merger of South Florida and Intra-coastal NATS). Suzanne arrived in Palm Beach in 2012 and is teaching at Palm Beach State College. She holds the DMA and MM in Vocal Performance from the State University of New York at Stony Brook with additional graduate study at Indiana University at Bloomington.

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