CALENDAR
JUL 20-24, 2020
On faculty to teach Audition Techniques and Making A Three-Year Plan to participants in the 2020 program.
FACULTY
CoOPERAtive Program
Princeton NJ
JUL 5, 2020
Three sessions: Learning and Teaching Styles, Opera Improvisation, and Role Preparation .
MTAC 2020 Convention
CLINICIAN
Music Teachers' Association of California
Los Angeles CA
JUN 13, 2020
Master class for the seven Tier II finalists in the Competition.
MASTER CLASS
James Toland Vocal Arts Vocal Competition
Oakland CA
APR 20 - MAY 6, 2020
Co-create and direct a pastiche opera based on a socially relevant topic (TBA). The project will culminate in two performances followed by talkbacks with the cast and directors about the creative process.
Co-creator: Brett Finley
Performances May 5 & 6, 2020.
RESIDENCY
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
JAN 11, 2020
Session: "Opera Improvisation: It's just full of surprises!"
Interactive session introduces collaborative exercises designed to increase listening sensitivity, harmonic awareness, vocal expression, and emotional connection to music and text.
PRESENTER
National Opera Association National Conference
Cleveland OH
SEPT 30, 2019
One-day residency on Performance Techniques and Musical Improvisation.
RESIDENCY
Ithaca College School of Music
Ithaca NY
SEPT 27-28, 2019
Two-day residency on Performance Techniques, Musical Improvisation, Career Planning and Marketing for Singers.
RESIDENCY
Peabody Conservatory - John Hopkins University
Baltimore MD
SEPT 23-24, 2019
Residency focused on preparing SMC students with Auditions Class and Career Planning.
RESIDENCY
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica CA
SEPT 18-20, 2019
Resident Artist and Featured Guest of the Helen McMaster Endowed Professorship in Vocal and Choral Studies.
Two packed days for Performance Techniques, Musical Improvisation, Audition Preparation, Career Planning, and a Pastiche Opera created with the students.
RESIDENT ARTIST & FEATURED GUEST
Bowling Green State University, College of Musical Arts
Bowling Green, OH
OCT 2-3, 2019
Two-day residency for teachers and students including Performance Techniques, Career Planning, Holistic Pedagogy (for Vocal Pedagogy class), an all-department Improvisation session, and a public live-stream master class.
RESIDENCY
Syracuse University Setnor School of Music
Syracuse NY
JUN 18-19, 2019
Performance Techniques, Mock Auditions, Musical Improvisation
Pianist for Musical Theatre Showcase at National Opera Center
Cooper Voice Studio Boutique Broadway
CLINICIAN
Cooper Voice Studio Boutique Broadway
New York City, NY
MAR 19, 2019
Performance Techniques, Musical Improvisation, and Master Classes.
RESIDENCY
Biola University
Los Angeles, CA
MAR 1, 2019
How to create a career plan, develop time management skills, and how to budget for the cost of their careers.
GUEST LECTURER
California State University, Northridge
Northridge, CA
FEB 17, 2019
Communication techniques for New Jersey's public television station anchors, correspondents and producers.
ON-AIR TALENT TRAINING SESSION
NJTV
Newark, NJ
FEB 17, 2019
Teacher Seminar on the Holistic Pedagogy methods used at OperaWorks for over 30 years and with thousands of singers nationwide.
NYC WINTER SESSION
Shetler Studios & Theatres
New York, NY
FEB 11-12, 2019
Audition Techniques, Performance Techniques, and Learning and Teaching Styles in Vocal Pedagogy.
RESIDENCY
Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Boston, MA
JAN 3, 2019
"Pastiche Productions: Making Opera Personal for 21st Century Students"
Co-presenters: David Ronis, Daniel Hunter-Holly, Catherine Compton
PRESENTER
National Opera Association Conference
Salt Lake City, UT
JAN 3, 2019
Adjudicator for NOA Collegiate Scenes Competition Finalists
Co-adjudicators: James Bobick; Carla Rae Cooke; Darla Diltz; Shelby VanNordstrand
ADJUDICATOR
National Opera Association Conference
Salt Lake City, UT
OCT 23 & 30, 2018
Performance Techniques and Audition Skills for graduating seniors.
RESIDENCY
Orange County School for the Arts
Orange County, CA
OCT 20 - 21, 2018
Master Classes, Musical Improvisations, Coachings, and Mock Auditions
RESIDENCY
LATOUR Voice Studios
Las Vegas, NV
OCT 16, 2018
Performance Techniques and Audition Skills for graduating seniors.
RESIDENCY
Orange County School for the Arts
Santa Ana, CA
OCT 9, 2018
Performance Techniques and Musical Theatre Master Class and work with individual students in creating stronger performances.
MASTER CLASS
Mater Dei High School
Santa Ana, CA
JUN 3 - JUL 23, 2018
Oversee three intensive program's staff, faculty, and participants. Teach Performance Techniques, Music Improvisation, Career Planning, and co-create final pastiche production.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
OperaWorks Summer Intensive Programs
Northridge, CA
MAY 11, 2018
All day residency for the Lamont School of Music at University of Denver. Performance Techniques, Music Improvisation, Master Classes, and Career Planning.
RESIDENCY
Lamont School of Music, University of Denver
Denver, CO
MAY 4 & 6, 2018
Two collaborative concerts with soprano Christie Conover, mezzo Kristin Gornstein, and Ryan Drickey on violin/fiddle. The program includes music from each soloist's background - Sweden, Jewish, Wyoming, New Mexico - and musical improvisations.
www,finetunedsociety.org
CONCERTS
Fine Tuned Society
Boulder & Denver, CO
APR 16 - 23 2018
Co-create and direct a pastiche opera based on their university students' bi-lingual, bi-cultural experiences in a school on the US-Mexico border. The project will culminate in two performances followed by talkbacks with the cast and directors about the creative process.
Co-creators: Daniel Hunter-Holly, Catherine Compton