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The Vocal Arts Program Faculty

Phyllis Curtin

Vocal Arts Program Chairman

soprano

Phyllis Curtin enjoyed a full time career as concert and opera singer for thirty-eight years. This career took her to major opera houses singing leading roles in the United States and Europe, including the Vienna Staatsoper, La Scala, New York City Opera, Teatro Colon and the Metropolitan Opera.
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Kayo Iwama

Vocal Arts Coordinator

vocal coach

American collaborative pianist Kayo Iwama has concertized extensively with singers throughout North America, Europe and Japan and has performed in some of the most prestigous venues including the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, Weill Recital Hall, Boston's Jordan Hall, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood, the Kennedy Center, Tokyo's Yamaha Hall and the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.
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Howard Watkins

Vocal Arts Coordinator

vocal coach

American pianist Howard Watkins is in the vanguard of the current generation of collaborative pianists. In recent years, he has assisted some of the world’s leading musicians both on the concert stage and in his work as an assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera.
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Stephanie Blythe

mezzo-soprano

Ms. Blythe has sung in many of the renowned opera houses in the US and Europe including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Seattle Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, and the Opera National de Paris.
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Linda Hall

opera vocal coach

Pianist Linda Hall pursued her undergraduate studies at the Oberlin Conservatory and the Salzburg Mozarteum. She holds a graduate degree in piano performance from The Juilliard School.
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Kenneth Griffiths

vocal coach

Born and educated in Australia, where he was a recognized soloist and accompanist, Kenneth Griffiths furthered his musical studies in London and Munich.
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Mark Morris

guest faculty

Mark Morris was born on August 29, 1956, in Seattle, Washington, where he studied with Verla Flowers and Perry Brunson.
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Lucy Shelton

soprano

Winner of two Walter W. Naumburg Awards - for chamber music and solo singing - soprano Lucy Shelton enjoys an International career generously marked by prestigious performances.
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Alan Smith

piano

Pianist Alan Smith enjoys a reputation as one of the United States' most highly regarded figures in the field of collaborative artistry.
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