Winter Master Class

A VOICE FOR ALL:
EXPLORING DIVERSITY THROUGH SONG

Craig Terry, master teacher

FEBRUARY 18, 2020
6:00 - 8:00pm
DePaul University School of Music

This public master class, presented in partnership with DePaul University School of Music, will be curated and led by pianist Craig Terry, who has launched an international career, regularly performing with some of the world’s leading singers and instrumentalists. Lauded for his “sensitive and stylish” (New York Times) and “superb” (Opera News) playing, Mr. Terry is in his eleventh season as Assistant Conductor at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and currently serves as Music Director of the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center.

APPLICATION
INFORMATION

To be considered for participation, applicants are asked to submit the following to collartschicago@gmail.com no later than January 10, 2020:

Name of applicant
Current resumé
Names and email contact information of two musical references (current voice teacher/coach and one other)
Proposed repertoire: two art songs - for voice and piano - in contrasting style (any language, any stylistic period; include title of work, name and dates of composer, name of poet or other text source material
A brief statement* (50-100 words) explaining how your choices fit within the master class theme. *Statements may be used in master class program or other publicity for the event

Applicants will be notified of their acceptance no later than January 20, 2020.

Selections are to be performed from memory.

Participants are expected to attend the class in its entirety.

Singers may apply individually, or as part of a singer/pianist duo.

A pianist will be provided for singers who apply individually.

CRAIG TERRY,
master teacher

Lauded for his “sensitive and stylish” (New York Times) and “superb” (Opera News) playing, pianist Craig Terry has launched an international career regularly performing with some of the world’s leading singers and instrumentalists. Currently Mr. Terry is Music Director of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center and is in his eleventh season as Assistant Conductor at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Previously he served as Assistant Conductor at the Metropolitan Opera after joining its Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.

Mr. Terry has performed with such esteemed vocalists as Jamie Barton, Stephanie Blythe, Christine Brewer, Nicole Cabell, Sasha Cooke, Eric Cutler, Joyce DiDonato, Giuseppe Filianoti, Denyce Graves, Susan Graham, Bryan Hymel, Brian Jagde, Joseph Kaiser, Quinn Kelsey, Kate Lindsey, Ana María Martínez, Susanna Phillips, Luca Pisaroni, Patricia Racette, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Hugh Russell, Bo Skovhus, Garrett Sorenson, Heidi Stober, and Amber Wagner. He has collaborated as a chamber musician with members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra, the Gewandhaus Orchester, and the Pro Arte String Quartet.

Craig Terry was recently named Artistic Director of “Beyond the Aria,” a new concert series presented by the Harris Theater in collaboration with the Ryan Opera Center and Lyric Unlimited. His discography includes "Songplay" with Joyce DiDonato, “Diva on Detour” with Patricia Racette, “As Long As There Are Songs” with Stephanie Blythe, and “Chanson d’Avril” with Nicole Cabell.

Mr. Terry hails from Tullahoma, Tennessee, received a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Tennessee Technological University, continued his studies at Florida State University and received a Masters of Music in Piano Performance/Accompanying from the Manhattan School of Music where he was a student of pianist Warren Jones.

all performance and master class photography by Elliot Mandel