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Inspiring Minds: Bülent Güneralp

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Courtesy of Bülent Güneralp
Bülent Güneralp, left, with his voice student Kenan Oktay.

Bülent Güneralp is an opera crossover baritone, voice teacher and coach, and creator of The Vocathletic System for Voice, Singing & Speech. He was nominated as an Inspiring Mind by his student , Kenan Oktay.

Kenan is a recent graduate of Tufts University and found Bülent through a simple Google search- a search that Kenan says changed his life. Kenan has been taking lessons, mainly online, from Bülent, a Eugene resident, for the past two years.

In this episode, Kenan shares his appreciation for Bülent's unique style of teaching, and the overall impact Bülent has made on his life.

Bülent's voice students come from such diverse paths as opera, musical theater, jazz, rock, heavy metal, pop, R&B, a cappella, gospel, country, and public speaking. His students' growing tapestry of performances can be found at his website.

Love Cross joined KLCC in 2017. She began her public radio career as a graduate student, serving as Morning Edition Host for Boise State Public Radio in the late 1990s. She earned her undergraduate degree in Rhetoric and Communication from University of California at Davis, and her Master’s Degree from Boise State University. In addition to her work in public radio, Love teaches college-level courses in Communication and Sociology.