CPI 2023: Full Event List

Event Schedule

Week 1

Monday June 5th:

  • Orientation
  • Ana Maria Otamendi and Elena Lacheva: Collaborative Piano: Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
  • Interactive Lecture: Poetry Reading
  • Alissa Rowe: The Role of the Pianist in the Choir Rehearsal

Tuesday June 6th:

  • Nanci Belmont and Charles Goodman: Bells and Whistles: Playing with Brass and Woodwinds 
  • Katie Travis MFA, Vocologist & Kelli Turczyn M.S., CCC-SLP, Vocologist: Vocal Health  
  • MASTERCLASS Simón Gollo (violin)
  • MASTERCLASS Howard Watkins: Now That’s What I Call Italian Arias! 
  • Q&A: Kathy Kelly, Howard Watkins, Rita Sloan 
  • Q&A: Elizabeth Bishop and Paul Groves 
  • Workshop with Alvaro Bitrán: How to Build a Career as a Chamber Musician 

Wednesday June 7th:

  • Ana Maria Otamendi: Learning Effectively 
  • MASTERCLASS Kathy Kelly: Ladies in Song 
  • Open Coaching with Howard Watkins & Krista Reneé Pape 

Thursday June 8th:

  • MASTERCLASS  Rita Sloan: Instrumental Music I, feat. Alvaro Bitrán (cello)
  • MASTERCLASS Elizabeth Bishop: Works in Progress
  • Kathy Kelly: Orchestral Reductions 
  • Q&A: Megan Ihnen (soprano)
  • MASTERCLASS Brian Nabors: Composition

Friday June 9th:

  • Megan Ihnen: Community Talk
  • MASTERCLASS Rita Sloan: Instrumental Music II
  • MASTERCLASS Paul Groves (tenor)
  • MASTERCLASS Mara Gibson (composition)

7 pm: Starry Nights @ CPI RECITAL 

Elizabeth Bishop, Megan Ihnen, Paul Groves (voice)

Kathleen Kelly, Rita Sloan, Howard Watkins, Ana María Otamendi (piano)

Simón Gollo, Kimberly Sparr, Dennis Parker (strings)

Saturday June 10th:

  • MASTERCLASS Kathy Kelly: Arias 
  • MASTERCLASS Brian Nabors (composition)

6 pm: FACULTY AND PARTICIPANT RECITAL Starry Nights @ CPI: II

Simón Gollo, Santiago Salazar, Kimberly Sparr, Dennis Parker, Molly Redfield (strings)

Nanci Belmont (bassoon)

Featuring World Premiere Works by Composition Intensive Program

Week 2

Monday June 12th:

  • Q&A: Warren Jones 
  • MASTERCLASS Warren Jones: Instrumental Music  
  • MASTERCLASS Timothy Jones: Oratorio and Concert Arias
  • Douglas Gordon M.D., The Musician’s Hand and Wrist: Preventing and Treating Injury (Virtual)
  • Brian Speck: Career Readiness Toolkit (for undergraduate singers)

Tuesday June 13th:

  • Ana Maria Otamendi: Latin American Chamber Music 
  • Workshop with Amy Petrongelli: I like to Move it, Move it!
  • Christopher Turbessi: Sight Reading 
  • MASTERCLASS Brian Speck: Aria Package
  • Brian Speck: Careers in Arts Administration 

Wednesday June 14th:

  • MASTERCLASS Warren Jones: Art Song 
  • Open Coaching with Martin Katz Open and Maura Schaefer
  • Open Discussion with Korliss Uecker Open (soprano)

Thursday June 15th

  • Ana Maria Otamendi: Spanish Diction 
  • MASTERCLASS Martin Katz: Instrumental Music 

7pm: OPEN CALL PARTICIPANT RECITAL

Friday June 16th

  • Amy Petrongelli: Diversifying Repertoire Resources 
  • MASTERCLASS Amy Petrongelli: Poetry in Song 

7pm: RECITAL

Starry Nights @ CPI: III 

Sandra Moon, Amy Petrongelli, Korliss Uecker, Timothy Jones (voice)

Warren Jones, Martin Katz, Elena Lacheva, Ana María Otamendi, Christopher Turbessi (piano)

 Espen Lilleslåtten, Dennis Parker (strings)

Saturday June 17th

  • Meet the Composer: Libby Larsen (Virtual) 
  • Elena Lacheva: Opera Prep Step by Step 

7pm: COLLABORATIVE STRINGS FINAL RECITAL

Week 3

Monday June 19th

  • Elena Lacheva: Beginner’s Guide to IPA I
  • Sandra Moon: Advanced German Diction 
  • MASTERCLASS Ana Maria Otamendi: Art Song in Spanish 
  • MASTERCLASS Alexandra Nguyen: Instrumental Music 

Tuesday June 20th

  • Elena Lacheva: Beginner’s Guide to IPA II
  • Ana Maria Otamendi: Advanced French Diction 
  • MASTERCLASS Martin Katz:  A Journey Through French Art Song
  • Q&A: Louise Toppin 

Wednesday June 21st

  • Alexandra Nguyen: Three-Tiered Listening 
  • Sandra Moon: Preparing a Recitative 
  • MASTERCLASS Louise Toppin: African American Art Song 
  • Q&A: Martin Katz 

Thursday June 22nd

  • Christopher Turbessi: What Really Makes Us Happy in a (Musical) Job
  • Sandra Moon: Life in the Fest Lane – Working in Germany (Virtual)
  • MASTERCLASS Martin Katz: Art Song by Hugo Wolf 

Friday June 23rd

  • Elena Lacheva: Preparing Recitatives 

7pm: FINAL RECITAL