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CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS
The Song Continues... Master Class: Marilyn Horne
Weill Recital Hall
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Participating Artists:
Janai Brugger, Soprano - University of Michigan
Carolina Castells, Soprano - Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
David McFerrin, Baritone - The Juilliard School
Joshua Stewart, Tenor - The Curtis Institute
Alternates:
Renee Tatum, Mezzo-Soprano - The Juilliard School
Kathryn Louise Lewek, Soprano - Eastman School of Music
Programs of The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall are generously supported by the City of New York: Office of the Mayor, the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York City Council; and by the New York State Council on the Arts.
Meet the Artists
Participating Artists:
Janai Brugger, Soprano - University of Michigan
JANAI BRUGGER, Soprano, 25
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Education: MM, University of Michigan (current); BM, DePaul University
Awards: First Place, Union League and Civic Arts Scholarship Foundation; First Place, American Opera Society; First Place, Chicago NATS
Carolina Castells, Soprano - Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
CAROLINA CASTELLS, Soprano, 25
Hometown: Miami, FL
Education: MM, Indiana University (current); BM, University of Miami
Awards: Third Place, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Southeast District (2007)
Upcoming: Antonia (Les contes d’Hoffmann), Indiana University Opera Theater
David McFerrin, Baritone - The Juilliard School
DAVID McFERRIN, Baritone, 28
Hometown: Amherst, MA
Education: AD, Juilliard Opera Center (current); MM, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music; BA, Carleton College
Awards: Finalist, MONC Middle Atlantic Region (2007); Second Place, Young Patronesses of the Opera Competition (2005); Anne O’Donnell Apprentice Scholarship (2004), Sarasota Opera; Second Place, Irma Cooper Opera Columbus Competition (2003)
Upcoming: New York Festival of Song 2008, Juilliard Concert; Die schöne Müllerin, Kosciusko Foundation; Mr. Webb (Our Town), Juilliard Opera Center
Joshua Stewart, Tenor - The Curtis Institute
JOSHUA STEWART, Tenor, 20
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Education: BM, Curtis Institute of Music (current)
Awards: Joseph Cairns Jr. and Ernestine Bacon Cairns Memorial Fellowship; Music Academy of the West Fellow (2007)
Upcoming: Don Basilio and Don Curzio (Le nozze di Figaro), Nemorino (L’elisir d’amore), Maestro and Torero (Ainadamar), Almeric (Iolanta), Curtis Opera Theater
Alternates:
Renee Tatum, Mezzo-Soprano - The Juilliard School
RENÉE TATUM, Mezzo-Soprano, 27
Hometown: Carlsbad, CA
Education: Artist Diploma / J. O. C, The Juilliard School (current); M.M and PS, The Manhattan School of Music; BM, California State University Fullerton
Awards: Recipient, The Fritz and Lavinia Jensen Foundation (2007); Eastern Regional Finalist, Metropolitan National Council Auditions (2007); Winner, Giulio Gari Foundation (2007); Recipient, Richard F. Gold Career Grant (2006); Winner, Chautauqua Opera Studio Artist Award (2006); First Place, NYSTA David Adams Art Song Competition (2006); Manhattan School of Music Merit Scholarship (2005, 2006)
Upcoming: Nancy (Albert Herring), San Francisco Opera Merola Program; Bersi (Andrea Chenier), Mobile Opera; Mrs. Webb (Our Town), Juilliard Opera Center; New York Festival of Song Concert
Kathryn Louise Lewek, Soprano - Eastman School of Music
KATHRYN LOUISE LEWEK, Soprano, 24
Hometown: East Lyme, CT
Education: MM, Eastman School of Music; BM, Eastman School of Music
Awards: Finalist, Friends of Eastman Opera Competition (2005, 2006); Winner, Eastman Graduate Assistantship Award (2006–08); Recipient, Howard Hanson Scholarship (2002–06); Recipient, Arthur Assum Scholarship (2004–05); Recipient, George E. MacNabb Scholarship (2003–04); Recipient, Seth McCoy Scholarship (2003–04).
Upcoming: B Minor Mass; The Woman (La voix humaine), Eastman School of Music
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