Schmidt Vocal Arts

Schmidt Vocal Institute
2020-07-22 - 2020-07-25
Registration Deadline: March 15, 2019

Schmidt Vocal Competition - Waco, Texas
2020-10-24 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
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Schmidt Vocal Competition - Oxford, Ohio
2020-10-31 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)

Schmidt Vocal Competition - West Palm Beach, Florida
2020-10-31 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)

Schmidt Vocal Competition - New York, New York
2020-11-14 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)

Schmidt Vocal Competition - Nashville, Tennessee
2020-11-14 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)

Schmidt Vocal Competition - Boulder, Colorado
2020-11-21 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver)

Schmidt Vocal Competition - Las Vegas, Nevada
2020-11-21 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

SVA Alumni Mixer: Get to know your fellow alumni!
2021-01-10 15:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Come meet other SVA alum before our first webinar, Mindful Yoga for Singers. We’ll introduce everyone to the SVA alumni committee that has helped us bring new programming to our alumni. Don’t miss this chance to connect with your fellow singers!

Webinar: Mindful Yoga for Singers with Dr. Katherine Jolly
2021-01-10 15:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
Join us for a webinar with Dr. Katherine Jolly of Oberlin Conservatory as we explore yoga techniques to reduce performance anxiety.
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Soprano Katherine Jolly is an Associate Professor of Voice at Oberlin Conservatory. She has appeared in leading coloratura and soubrette roles with companies including Opera Theatre Saint Louis, Houston Grand Operaco., Florida Grand Opera, New York City Opera, Virginia Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland, American Lyric Theatre and Piedmont Opera. She has recently performed with the Phoenix Symphony, the Richmond Symphony, Northwest Florida Symphony, Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra, Chamber Project STL, Bach Society of Saint Louis and the Kingsbury Ensemble. Katherine’s recording of new works by composers Evan Williams and Evan Mack will be released on NAVONA records in 2019, with pianist Emily Yap Chua.
Dr. Jolly received the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, and has presented workshops on yoga, singing, and performance anxiety nationally, including the Voice Foundation, Performing Arts Medical Association International Symposium, National Association of Teachers of Singing, and the National Percussion Pedagogy Conference. In addition to her 2006 Metropolitan Opera National Council Grand Finals Award, she has received awards from the George London Foundation, Opera Theatre Saint Louis, and the McAllister Foundation, among others. She is a frequent guest clinician with organizations including the Schmidt Foundation, Opera Theatre Saint Louis’s Spring Training program, NATS, and ArtsBridge.

Master Class: Opera Arias with Christine Goerke
2021-01-24 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
It’s a Soprano Fest with Christine Goerke, who has sung much of the great soprano repertoire, starting with the Mozart and Handel heroines and now earning critical acclaim for the dramatic Strauss and Wagner roles. Check out this master class with SVA alumni sopranos – all voice types welcome in the audience!

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Soprano Christine Goerke has appeared in the major opera houses of the world including the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Washington National Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Seattle Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Opera , New York City Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Paris Opera, Théâtre du Châtelet, Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, Deutsche Oper Berlin, La Scala, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Teatro Real in Madrid, Teatro Municipal de Santiago, and the Saito Kinen Festival. She has sung much of the great soprano repertoire, starting with the Mozart and Handel heroines and now earning critical acclaim for the dramatic Strauss and Wagner roles. She has received praise for her portrayals of the title roles in Elektra, Turandot, and Ariadne auf Naxos, Brünnhilde in the Ring Cycle, Kundry in Parsifal, Ortrud in Lohengrin, Leonora in Fidelio, Eboli in Don Carlos, The Dyer’s Wife in Die Frau ohne Schatten, Cassandre in Les Troyens, Ellen Orford in Peter Grimes, Female Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia, Alice in Falstaff, and Madame Lidoine in Dialogues des Carmelites.
Ms. Goerke has also appeared with a number of the leading orchestras including the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra (in Boston, Carnegie Hall, and the Tanglewood Festival), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, Radio Vara (at the Concertgebouw), Sydney Symphony, New Zealand Symphony, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms, and the Hallé Orchestra at the Edinburgh International Festival. She has worked with some of the world’s foremost conductors including James Conlon, Sir Andrew Davies, Sir Mark Elder, Christoph Eschenbach, Claus Peter Flor, James Levine, Sir Charles Mackerras, Kurt Masur, Zubin Mehta, Andris Nelsons, Seiji Ozawa, David Robertson, Donald Runnicles, Esa-Pekka Salonen, the late Robert Shaw, Patrick Summers, Jeffery Tate, Christian Thielemann, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Edo de Waart.
Ms. Goerke’s recording of Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony with Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Classical Recording and Best Choral Performance. Her close association with Robert Shaw yielded several recordings including Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes, Poulenc’s Stabat Mater, Szymanowski’s Stabat Mater, and the Grammy-nominated recording of Dvorak’s Stabat Mater. Other recordings include the title role in Iphigenie en Tauride for Telarc and Britten’s War Requiem, which won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance.

Alumni concert
2021-01-28 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for a spotlight of four alumni singers at each event

Webinar: Developing Your Brand on Social Media with Elizabeth Fildes
2021-02-07 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
Confused how you should present yourself online? If so, then you need to attend this webinar! Elizabeth Fildes from 21C Media Group will guide our participants to the best way to develop your brand and maximize your social media presence. Bring your questions with you!

https://21cmediagroup.com/people/elizabeth-fildes/

Alumni Concert
2021-02-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-02-25 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for a spotlight of four alumni singers at each event!

Application Deadline: SVC Georgia
2021-02-13 23:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York)

Application Deadline: SVC Pennsylvania
2021-02-20 23:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York)

Application Deadline: SVC North Carolina
2021-02-20 23:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York)

Master Class: French and Italian Art Songs with Russell Thomas
2021-02-21 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)

VIRTUAL Schmidt Vocal Competition - Atlanta, Georgia
2021-03-06

Application Deadline: SVC California
2021-03-06 23:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York)

Master Class: Alexander Technique Part 1 with Matthew Cahill & Audrey B Luna
2021-03-07 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)

VIRTUAL Schmidt Vocal Competition - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2021-03-13

VIRTUAL Schmidt Vocal Competition - North Carolina
2021-03-13

Master Class: Alexander Technique Part 2 with Matthew Cahill & Audrey B Luna
2021-03-14 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)

Master Class: Alexander Technique Part 3 with Matthew Cahill & Audrey B Luna
2021-03-21 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)

VIRTUAL Schmidt Vocal Competition - Berkeley, California
2021-03-27

Application Deadline: SVC Minnesota
2021-03-27 23:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York)

Master Class: Art Songs with Marietta Simpson
2021-03-28 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
SVA Alumni Singers perform art songs with renowned soprano, Marietta Simpson. Marietta Simpson is Rudy Professor of Music (Voice) at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she has served on faculty since August 2005. Known for her deeply expressive, richly beautiful voice, Simpson has sung with every major orchestra in the United States, under many of the world’s greatest conductors.

Application Deadline: SVC Indiana
2021-04-03 23:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York)
