VBA Masterclass

Virginia Best Adams Masterclasses are free and open to the public.

 

Each year the Festival selects four singers from hundreds of international applications. These emerging artists join the Festival and study with Festival principal artists. The busy schedule includes six working sessions which are open free to the general public, dozens of private coachings, and a special Showcase Concert. In the informal working sessions, the audience shares in the excitement as the coaches and young artists explore all aspects of performing Baroque vocal music, including vocal technique, musical style, foreign language skills, and artistic communication.

The VBA Masterclass is distinguished by the Festival’s master teachers. Conductor and harpsichordist Michael Beattie is Masterclass Director. Sessions are also led by Festival Associate Conductor Andrew Megill (Director of Choral Activities at the Univ. of Illinois) and by Festival vocal soloists from the US and UK.

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Director

Michael Beattie
Michael Beattie

Event Info

Free

Date

Jul 24 2025

Time

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Featuring

  • Grant Jackson
    Grant Jackson
    VBA Bass

    Hailed for his “revelatory” singing voice, baritone Grant Jackson is an active and dynamic performer of opera, art song, oratorio, and early music. Mr. Jackson holds a bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, and a master’s degree in vocal performance from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music.

    Highlights from the 2024-25 season include company debuts with Cincinnati Opera and the Sioux City Symphony. Highlights from previous seasons include appearances with Opera Maine, Emmanuel Music, Opera Idaho, the Glimmerglass Festival, the Colorado Bach Ensemble, Harmonia Stellarum Houston, Bach Society Houston, Collegium Cincinnati, and Queen City Opera, among others.

Location

Carmel Presbyterian Church
Carmel Presbyterian Church
Junipero St &, Ocean Ave, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93921
Website
https://www.carmelpres.org/

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