NICHOLAS HUTCHINSON,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Nicholas Hutchinson, piano has performed throughout the United States as both collaborator and soloist. He was a prizewinner in the Kosciuzko Foundation National Chopin Competition and the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, and was a finalist in the Oberlin International Piano Competition. A passionate teacher, Dr. Hutchinson is currently a lecturer at DePaul University and has taught at a number of educational institutions including the Steppingstone School for the Potentially Gifted and the Chelsea Center for the Arts. He is also co-director of Friends Music Camp, a Quaker-based summer music camp in southeast Ohio.
He received both his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Accompanying and Chamber Music and his Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the University of Michigan and his Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Michigan State University. His former teachers include Martin Katz, Louis Nagel, Arthur Greene and Yong Hi Moon.
He received both his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Accompanying and Chamber Music and his Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the University of Michigan and his Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Michigan State University. His former teachers include Martin Katz, Louis Nagel, Arthur Greene and Yong Hi Moon.
SHANNON MCGINNIS,
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
Pianist Shannon McGinnis has been recognized for her skilled performances and solid support in partnerships with some of the brightest stars in the classical vocal music world. Recent highlights include appearances with soprano Kiera Duffy, as part the 2013 Collaborative Works Festival; tenor Nicholas Phan, on a live broadcast for WFMT’s “Impromptu” series; soprano Deborah Voigt, as part of a star-studded gala performance for Sing for Haiti; and mezzo-soprano Jennifer Rivera, for A Prairie Home Companion, broadcast live from the Ravinia Festival. 2015 brings multiple performances in Chicago with soprano Amy Conn, kicking off with a recital of songs by Edvard Grieg, Francis Poulenc, Tom Cipullo, and Charles Ives, at the Chicago Cultural Center’s Preston Bradley Hall.
McGinnis serves as adjunct faculty and vocal coach at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, where, in addition to coaching graduate level vocal performance majors and teaching courses in undergraduate and graduate diction, she has led a popular graduate seminar devoted to modern and contemporary American art song. In 2015 she returns for the third consecutive summer to Up North Vocal Institute, where she serves on the faculty as French vocal coach.
A passionate advocate for art song and the education of young singers, McGinnis is a founder of Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago (CAIC), where she currently oversees a series of master classes and workshops for singers and pianists and is responsible for instituting the organization’s brand new Vocal Chamber Music Fellowship. McGinnis served as Executive Director of CAIC from its founding in 2010 until 2014, a position that oversaw the inauguration of the annual Collaborative Works Festival (now in its fourth year), the very popular “Lieder Lounge” series, the annual Winter Workshop, and the annual Spring Master Class, programs which have featured such notable artists as pianist Martin Katz, baritone Jesse Blumberg, soprano Susannah Phillips, tenor Nicholas Phan, mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor, countertenor David Daniels, soprano Laquita Mitchell, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, baritone Joshua Hopkins, pianist Kevin Murphy, and mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung.
Also at home in the world of opera, McGinnis has held internships and appointments with the Opera Company of Philadelphia, DePaul University Opera Theater, Decorah Opera, DuPage Opera, and Kentucky Opera. In summer 2013, McGinnis joined the coaching staff of the Ryan Opera Center at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, for the Center’s workshop performances of Il barbiere di Siviglia
Prior to moving to Chicago in 2006, McGinnis held the position of Assistant Professor of Piano and Coordinator of Accompanying at Truman State University. She was awarded the Doctor of Musical Arts in Accompanying and Chamber Music from the University of Michigan, as a student of renowned pianist Martin Katz.
McGinnis serves as adjunct faculty and vocal coach at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, where, in addition to coaching graduate level vocal performance majors and teaching courses in undergraduate and graduate diction, she has led a popular graduate seminar devoted to modern and contemporary American art song. In 2015 she returns for the third consecutive summer to Up North Vocal Institute, where she serves on the faculty as French vocal coach.
A passionate advocate for art song and the education of young singers, McGinnis is a founder of Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago (CAIC), where she currently oversees a series of master classes and workshops for singers and pianists and is responsible for instituting the organization’s brand new Vocal Chamber Music Fellowship. McGinnis served as Executive Director of CAIC from its founding in 2010 until 2014, a position that oversaw the inauguration of the annual Collaborative Works Festival (now in its fourth year), the very popular “Lieder Lounge” series, the annual Winter Workshop, and the annual Spring Master Class, programs which have featured such notable artists as pianist Martin Katz, baritone Jesse Blumberg, soprano Susannah Phillips, tenor Nicholas Phan, mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor, countertenor David Daniels, soprano Laquita Mitchell, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, baritone Joshua Hopkins, pianist Kevin Murphy, and mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung.
Also at home in the world of opera, McGinnis has held internships and appointments with the Opera Company of Philadelphia, DePaul University Opera Theater, Decorah Opera, DuPage Opera, and Kentucky Opera. In summer 2013, McGinnis joined the coaching staff of the Ryan Opera Center at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, for the Center’s workshop performances of Il barbiere di Siviglia
Prior to moving to Chicago in 2006, McGinnis held the position of Assistant Professor of Piano and Coordinator of Accompanying at Truman State University. She was awarded the Doctor of Musical Arts in Accompanying and Chamber Music from the University of Michigan, as a student of renowned pianist Martin Katz.
NICHOLAS PHAN,
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Named one of National Public Radio’s Favorite New Artists of 2011, Nicholas Phan continues to distinguish himself as one of the most compelling young tenors appearing on the prestigious concert and opera stages of the world today.
He has appeared with many of the leading orchestras in the world, including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, English Chamber Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. He has also appeared at the BBC Proms, as well as the Edinburgh, Ravinia, Rheingau and Marlboro music festivals. Among the conductors he has worked with are Harry Bicket, Pierre Boulez, Alan Curtis, James Conlon, Jane Glover, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Manfred Honeck, Bernard Labadie, Nicholas McGegan, Zubin Mehta, Helmuth Rilling, David Robertson, Robert Spano, and Michael Tilson Thomas. He has also been presented in recital by Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and the University of Chicago. An avid proponent of vocal chamber music, he has collaborated with pianists Mitsuko Uchida, Richard Goode, Jeremy Denk; guitarist Eliot Fisk; and Jennifer Montone (Principal Horn of the Philadelphia Orchestra), among others.
Also considered one of the rising young stars of the opera world, Mr. Phan's recent opera performances have included his debuts at Glyndebourne Opera and the Seattle Opera, as well as appearances with the New York City Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Atlanta Opera, Portland Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, Opéra de Lille, Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf and Oper Frankfurt.
Mr. Phan’s debut solo album, Winter Words, made many “Best of 2011” lists including those of the New York Times, The New Yorker, TimeOut New York, Boston Globe and the Toronto Star. His growing discography includes the Grammy-nominated recording of Stravinksy’s Pulcinella, with Pierre Boulez and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; the world premiere recording of Elliott Carter's orchestra song cycle, A Sunbeam's Architecture; a recording of the opera, L’Olimpiade, with the Venice Baroque Orchestra; Bach's St. Matthew Passion with Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; and two more solo albums: A Painted Tale, featuring songs by Dowland, Purcell, Blow, Lanier, and Ferrabosco; and Still Falls the Rain, listed by the New York Times as one of the “Best Classical Albums of 2012”.
More information about Nicholas Phan can be found at his website.
He has appeared with many of the leading orchestras in the world, including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, English Chamber Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. He has also appeared at the BBC Proms, as well as the Edinburgh, Ravinia, Rheingau and Marlboro music festivals. Among the conductors he has worked with are Harry Bicket, Pierre Boulez, Alan Curtis, James Conlon, Jane Glover, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Manfred Honeck, Bernard Labadie, Nicholas McGegan, Zubin Mehta, Helmuth Rilling, David Robertson, Robert Spano, and Michael Tilson Thomas. He has also been presented in recital by Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and the University of Chicago. An avid proponent of vocal chamber music, he has collaborated with pianists Mitsuko Uchida, Richard Goode, Jeremy Denk; guitarist Eliot Fisk; and Jennifer Montone (Principal Horn of the Philadelphia Orchestra), among others.
Also considered one of the rising young stars of the opera world, Mr. Phan's recent opera performances have included his debuts at Glyndebourne Opera and the Seattle Opera, as well as appearances with the New York City Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Atlanta Opera, Portland Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, Opéra de Lille, Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf and Oper Frankfurt.
Mr. Phan’s debut solo album, Winter Words, made many “Best of 2011” lists including those of the New York Times, The New Yorker, TimeOut New York, Boston Globe and the Toronto Star. His growing discography includes the Grammy-nominated recording of Stravinksy’s Pulcinella, with Pierre Boulez and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; the world premiere recording of Elliott Carter's orchestra song cycle, A Sunbeam's Architecture; a recording of the opera, L’Olimpiade, with the Venice Baroque Orchestra; Bach's St. Matthew Passion with Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; and two more solo albums: A Painted Tale, featuring songs by Dowland, Purcell, Blow, Lanier, and Ferrabosco; and Still Falls the Rain, listed by the New York Times as one of the “Best Classical Albums of 2012”.
More information about Nicholas Phan can be found at his website.
BOARD OF DIRECTORSMichael Freilich
Adolfo Laurenti Shannon McGinnis Nicholas Phan Jonathon Thierer Frank Villella Philip Wilder |
ADVISORY BOARDDavid Daniels,
countertenor Amy Iwano, Executive Director The University of Chicago Presents Martin Katz, pianist Lisa Seischab, Vice President, Strategic Advancement George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film Louise K. Smith, Management Consultant |
all performance and master class photography by Elliot Mandel
