Joan La Barbara
Joan La Barbara | |
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| Also known as | Joan La Barbara |
| Born | Joan Linda Lotz June 8, 1947 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Avant-garde, Classical, Vocal |
| Occupations | Vocalist, composer, actress, educator |
| Instruments | Vocals, electronics |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Labels | Wizard, Chiaroscuro, Nonesuch, New Albion, Lovely Music, Mode, New World |
| Website | joanlabarbara |
Joan Linda Lotz La Barbara (born June 8, 1947) is an American vocalist and composer known for her explorations of non-conventional or "extended" vocal techniques. Considered to be a vocal virtuoso in the field of contemporary music, she is credited with advancing a new vocabulary of vocal sounds including trills, whispers, cries, sighs, inhaled tones, and multiphonics (singing two or more pitches simultaneously).