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Meet the Team

Our staff strives to create an inclusive, encouraging environment, in which all students feel valued and safe. We build a culture of positivity and fun, and then aid our students in singing musically, taking risks, and learning new skills.

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​Nathan Wubbena has performed as a soloist and chorus member locally and internationally; he has won awards in both classical and musical theater competitions, and he been cast in several lead roles in musical productions. He has performed with critically acclaimed choral ensembles, most recently performing with the Denver-based group Kantorei. He also arranges a cappella music, which he uses with the groups he directs and performs himself; he has several years of experience with a cappella groups, both singing in and directing them, and currently directs elite a cappella ensembles, at both middle and high school levels. 

Mr. Wubbena holds a Master of Music Education (with a Conducting Specialization) from Colorado State University. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Northern Colorado with his Bachelor of Music Education, specializing in Vocal, Piano, and General Music. 

​He has taught students in the public schools from K-12. He has been the director of numerous well-received musicals, and his choirs have won competitions with superior ratings. In 2015, Nathan received the Outstanding Young Music Educator Award from the Colorado Music Educator's Association. He is the co-founder of this camp.

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Mister Tim is a prolific and award-winning singer, composer, actor, teacher, artistic director and conductor, Mister Tim has performed around the world in thousands of shows with dozens of performing groups.  He has performed on the stage of America's Got Talent, was a headline performer on the Las Vegas Strip, and has appeared in movies, on television, and in numerous viral internet hits. 

As one of the leading innovators in modern a cappella music, Mister Tim has created more than a dozen award-winning groups that have toured around the world.  His groups include 2010 International Harmony Sweepstakes Champions Plumbers of Rome, comedy quartet and internet celebrities moosebutter, all-'80s party rockers Rubix, indie-rock vocal band THROAT, beatbox quartet Mouth Beats, and the world's first (and only?) a cappella heavy metal band Placental Armageddon. 

​Mister Tim performs around the globe with his solo vocal live-looping show, with a cappella acts, as lead singer of the Irish rock band Delilah's Revenge, and with the retro close-harmony trio Vintage. He is the co-founder of this camp.

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Hannah Judson is an amazingly versatile vocalist and gifted teacher. Singing pop, rock, r&b, jazz, and classical music, she graduated with honors from the University of Colorado-Boulder with a degree in Music Education. She has years of experience in choirs and theater productions. While at CU-Boulder she performed with and was business manager for the collegiate a cappella group “Mile 21.”

​In addition to her considerable performing talent, Ms. Judson has an infectious positive attitude, as well as wonderful kindness about her. She excels at creating a safe space and teaching advanced skills to her student. Ms. Judson teaches choir at Westminster High School in Westminster, Colorado and performs with the a cappella group Rubix. She has been with the camp since its inception, in 2017.

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Ben Thompson is a piano player, composer, and teacher that currently lives in the Boulder/Denver area. He is a versatile musician, mixing jazz improvisation, classical music, salsa, funk, and rock to create his own musical identity. Ben has a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies which he attained in 2020 from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

During the summer of 2018, Ben played with the National Repertory Orchestra where he worked with Michael Stern, Chris Deviney, and She-e Wu. In 2020, he was selected to participate in the IASJ music conference in New York City before the conference was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    
While being a gigging and composing musician, Ben also loves teaching music. He works with CCJA (Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts), an organization that’s purpose is to let kids learn jazz from professional jazz musicians, of which he is an alumni. In addition to CCJA, he works as an accompanist at Niwot HS, as well as teaches students individually.

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Ascent Vocals is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Longmont, CO dedicated to bringing quality music education opportunities to students throughout Colorado and maintaining the vitality of the choral art form in our state and in our world.

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