MUSIC
NAME Ilmar Gavilan (violin), Melissa White (violin) (IAC 93-94, IAA 00-02), Jaime Amador (viola), and Felix Umansky (cello) PROFESSION Harlem Quartet
SPECIAL NOTES The quartet was featured on the 2013 multi-Grammy Award winning album, Hot House with Chick Corea and Gary Burton. VISIT DETAILS Jan. 28-30 – Coached chamber musicians in master classes and worked with string students. The Harlem Quartet also performed a concert at the City Opera House in nearby Traverse City.
Harlem Quartet
NAME River Guard (tenor), Cameron J. Rolling (bass), Brianna J. Robinson (soprano), Kendra Faith Beasle y (mezzo-soprano), and Cole Bellamy (baritone) PROFESSION Detroit Opera Resident Artists (DORA) EDUCATION Master’s degree in opera from the University of Toronto Opera School; Master of Music in Choral Conducting and Vocal Performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City; master’s degree in performance and literature from the Eastman School of Music; Artist Diploma from The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music; Master of Music from Florida State University VISIT DETAILS Jan. 29-30 – Facilitated voice and collaborative piano master classes for classical voice students and pianists. They also participated in a Q&A session, discussing their artistic journeys and professional paths.
Detroit Opera Resident Artists
“ The Academy has allowed me to study with some of the best professors in the world, as well as given me a conservatory-like experience. I am privileged to study with one of the greatest, if not the greatest saxophone players in the world. This environment has made me feel at home, and I know that I am in a place where I belong.” —SHIRE (IAC 24, IAA 24–25), SAXOPHONE STUDENT “ Under the instruction of my instructor’s practice and performance techniques I have made great amounts of progress... this year I have received two solos. This will be my very first time having a solo as principal oboist, and learning the English horn. All of this was made possible due to the excellent teachers I have been honored to work with.” —LAUREN (IAA 23–25), OBOE STUDENT
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