West Side Vocal Academy     ​1301 Weathervane Lane     Akron, Ohio 44313            

Our Instructors

Ron Hazelett, bass, has performed with Kenley Players, Carousel Dinner Theatre, Ohio Light Opera, Cleveland Opera, National Light Opera Company, Spoleto Festival, Akron Symphony and the Cleveland Orchestra.   Mr. Hazelett has taught in the area for over 20 years and his graduating students have been accepted to top-rated schools such as Oberlin, Cincinnati Conservatory, Otterbein, Baldwin Wallace, Kent State, NYU in Vocal Performance and Musical Theatre. Mr. Hazelett holds a BM in Piano and MM in Vocal Performance.​

 

 Susan Wallin, soprano has performed at New York City Opera, Arizona Opera, Opera Carolina, Oper der Stadt Koln in Germany, Cleveland Opera and many other regional opera companies across the United States. She made her Carnegie Hall debut singing the Messiah and has performed with the Cincinnati, Cleveland, Canton, Akron, North Carolina Symphonies among others. Her graduating seniors have been accepted to top rated schools including Eastman, Cincinnati Conservatory, Oberlin, Michigan, Baldwin Wallace, Berklee, Boston Conservatory, AMDA, NYU in Vocal Performance and Musical Theatre. Ms. Wallin holds a BM and a MM in Vocal Performance.