Vocal Performance alum Brian Manternach publishes first book 

Vocal Performance alum Brian Manternach (MM 1999, Music) celebrates the publication of his first book, “Voices of Influence: The Journey of a Teacher and Student in the Voice Studio,” with Bloomsbury Publishing.  

The novel is a memoir about Manternach’s relationship with his professor, Robert J Harrison, while studying under him at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he earned his Doctor of Music degree in Voice Performance and Literature. Manternach is currently an associate professor at the University of Utah Department of Theatre and research associate at the Utah Center for Vocology.