Composers & the Voice : INSTRUCTORS

PROGRAM Directors / MUSIC DIRECTORS / Mentors / Instructors / SINGERS


PROGRAM DIRECTORS

Steven Osgood  C&V Artistic Director 2002-Present

Steven Osgood
C&V Artistic Director

2002-Present

Mila Henry  Head of Music 2011-Present

Mila Henry
Head of Music

2011-Present

Matt Gray Head of Drama 2017-Present

Matt Gray
Head of Drama

2017-Present

 
 
 

MUSIC DIRECTORS

Jeanne-Minette Cilliers Music Director 2011-12

Jeanne-Minette Cilliers
Music Director
2011-12

Jennifer Peterson Music Director 2005-08

Jennifer Peterson
Music Director
2005-08

Mila Henry
Music Director
2011-Present

Elaine Rinaldi Music Director 2002-04

Elaine Rinaldi
Music Director
2002-04

Kelly Horsted Music Director 2006-Present

Kelly Horsted
Music Director
2006-Present

Ron Robinson Music Director 2021-Present

Ron Robinson
Music Director
2021-22

James Lowe Music Director 2005-06

James Lowe
Music Director
2005-06

Charity Wicks Music Director 2013-2017

Charity Wicks
Music Director
2013-17

 

Artistic Chairs (Mentors)

With each new group of fellows, sponsorships are named in honor of mentors and their support of Composers & the Voice. During the workshop session these “Composer & the Voice Artistic Chairs" make themselves available to our fellows for one-on-one discussions and feedback. 

Mark Adamo composer Little Women, The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, Lysistrata

Mark Adamo
composer
Little Women, The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, Lysistrata

Daron Hagen composer Amelia, Little Nemo in Slumberland

Daron Hagen
composer

Amelia, Little Nemo in Slumberland

Libby Larsen composer A Wrinkle in Time, Picnic, Mrs. Dalloway

Libby Larsen
composer

A Wrinkle in Time, Picnic, Mrs. Dalloway

Tobias Picker  composer Emmeline, Dolores Claiborne, Thérèse Raquin

Tobias Picker
composer
Emmeline, Dolores Claiborne, Thérèse Raquin

Tan Dun  composer Peony Pavilion, The First Emperor, Marco Polo

Tan Dun
composer
Peony Pavilion, The First Emperor, Marco Polo

Mark Campbell librettist As One, Silent Night, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs

Mark Campbell
librettist
As One, Silent Night, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs

Jake Heggie composer Moby Dick, Dead Man Walking, Three Decembers

Jake Heggie
composer

Moby Dick, Dead Man Walking, Three Decembers

David T. Little composer Dog Days, JFK, Soldier Songs

David T. Little
composer
Dog Days, JFK, Soldier Songs

Kimberly Reed librettist / filmmaker As One, Today it Rains, Hometown to the World

Kimberly Reed
librettist / filmmaker
As One, Today it Rains, Hometown to the World

Royce Vavrek librettist JFK, Dog Days, 27, Breaking the Waves

Royce Vavrek
librettist
JFK, Dog Days, 27, Breaking the Waves

John Corigliano  composer The Ghosts of Versailles, The Red Violin

John Corigliano
composer
The Ghosts of Versailles, The Red Violin

Lee Hoiby composer The Tempest, This Is the Rill Speaking, The Scarf

Lee Hoiby
composer
The Tempest, This Is the Rill Speaking, The Scarf

Missy Mazzoli composer Breaking the Waves, Proving Up, Song From the Uproar

Missy Mazzoli
composer
Breaking the Waves, Proving Up, Song From the Uproar

Kaija Saariaho  composer L'Amour de loin, Émilie, Adriana Mater

Kaija Saariaho
composer
L'Amour de loin, Émilie, Adriana Mater

Richard Wesley Librettist The Black Terror, The Mighty Sirens, The Gents

Richard Wesley
librettist
The Black Terror, The Mighty Sirens, The Gents

David Cote Librettist Blind Injustice, Three Way, The Scarlet Ibis

David Cote
librettist

Blind Injustice, Three Way, The Scarlet Ibis

Huang Ruo composer An American Soldier, Sun-Yat Sen, M. Butterfly

Huang Ruo
composer
An American Soldier, Sun-Yat Sen, M. Butterfly

John Musto composer Volpone, Later the Same Evening, The Inspector

John Musto
composer
Volpone, Later the Same Evening, The Inspector

Gene Scheer librettist Three Decembers, Moby Dick, Cold Mountain

Gene Scheer
librettist
Three Decembers, Moby Dick, Cold Mountain

Du Yun composer Angel’s Bone

Du Yun
composer
Angel’s Bone

Michael Korie librettist Grey Gardens, The Grapes of Wrath, Harvey Milk

Michael Korie
librettist
Grey Gardens, The Grapes of Wrath, Harvey Milk

Nkeiru Okoye Composer Harriet Tubman, Invitation to a Die-In, Black Bottom

Nkeiru Okoye
composer

Harriet Tubman, Invitation to a Die-In, Black Bottom

Stephen Schwartz  composer / librettist Wicked, Pippin, Godspell, Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Stephen Schwartz
composer / librettist
Wicked, Pippin, Godspell, Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Ricky Ian Gordon  composer 27, The Grapes of Wrath, Morning Star

Ricky Ian Gordon
composer

27, The Grapes of Wrath, Morning Star

Kristin Kuster Composer A Thousand Acres, When There Are Nine

Kristin Kuster
composer
A Thousand Acres, When There Are Nine

Richard Peaslee  composer Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Richard Peaslee
composer
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Gregory Spears composer Fellow Travelers, Paul’s Case

Gregory Spears
composer
Fellow Travelers, Paul’s Case

 

skillbuilding INSTRUCTORS

Kathleen Amshoff Acting, 2011-12

Kathleen Amshoff
Acting, 2011-12

Pat Diamond Acting, 2015-2017

Pat Diamond
Acting, 2015-17

Elena Araoz
Acting, 2021-Present

Terry Greiss Improv Studies, 2002-Present

Terry Greiss
Improv Studies, 2002-Present

Mary Birnbaum Acting, 2017-Present

Mary Birnbaum
Acting, 2017-21

Richard Wesley Libretto Writing, 2021-present

Richard Wesley
Libretto Writing, 2021-Present

Mark Campbell Libretto Writing, 2015-Present

Mark Campbell
Libretto Writing, 2015-Present

 

GUEST INSTRUCTORS

Michael Korie Libretto writing, 2021-Present

Michael Korie
Libretto Writing, 2021-Present

Matthew Aucoin

Composition, 2021-present

Paul Moravec Composition, 2021-Present

Paul Moravec
Composition, 2021-Present

Bill Holab

Notation, 2021-present

Jessie Montgomery Composition, 2021-Present

Jessie Montgomery
Composition, 2021-Present

Norman Ryan
Publishing, 2021-Present

 
 

Resident Ensemble of Singers

Dominic Armstrong tenor, 2013-14

Dominic Armstrong
tenor, 2013-14

Brandon Coleman bass, 2019-2021

Brandon Coleman
bass, 2019-21

Blake Friedman tenor, 2015-18

Blake Friedman
tenor, 2015-18

Keith Jameson tenor, 2002-03

Keith Jameson
tenor, 2002-03

Max Potter mezzo-soprano, 2021-present

Max Potter
mezzo-soprano, 2021-Present

Tookah Sapper soprano, 2015-18

Tookah Sapper
soprano, 2015-18

Jorell Williams baritone, 2011-14

Jorell Williams
baritone, 2011-14

Justine Aronson soprano, 2019-present

Justine Aronson
soprano, 2019-Present

Jennifer Goode Cooper soprano, 2015-17

Jennifer Goode Cooper
soprano, 2015-17

Blythe Gaissert mezzo-soprano, 2015-18

Blythe Gaissert
mezzo-soprano, 2015-18

Rebecca Ringle Karamei mezzo-soprano, 2011-12

Rebecca Ringle Karamei
mezzo-soprano, 2011-12

Deborah van Renterghem soprano, 2002-04

Deborah van Renterghem
soprano, 2002-04

Amy Shoremount-Obra soprano, 2011-12

Amy Shoremount-Obra
soprano, 2011-12

Stephanie Woodling mezzo-soprano, 2002-04

Stephanie Woodling
mezzo-soprano, 2002-04

Derrick Ballard bass, 2002-04

Derrick Ballard
bass, 2002-04

Matthew Curran bass, 2005-08

Matthew Curran
bass, 2005-08

Matthew Garrett tenor, 2007-08

Matthew Garrett
tenor, 2007-08

Deborah Lifton soprano, 2013-14

Deborah Lifton
soprano, 2013-14

Aaren Rivard tenor, 2021-present

Aaren Rivard
tenor, 2021-Present

Donna Smith soprano, 2007-08

Donna Smith
soprano, 2007-08

Jonathan Woody bass-baritone, 2015-16

Jonathan Woody
bass-baritone, 2015-16

Matthew Burns bass-baritone, 2013-14

Matthew Burns
bass-baritone, 2013-14

Mario Diaz-Moresco baritone, 2017-Present

Mario Diaz-Moresco
baritone, 2017-Present

Anne Graczyk mezzo-soprano, 2005-06

Anne Graczyk
mezzo-soprano, 2005-06

Robert Mack tenor, 2005-07

Robert Mack
tenor, 2005-07

Amy van Roekel soprano, 2002-07

Amy van Roekel
soprano, 2002-07

Brandon Snook tenor, 2011-12

Brandon Snook
tenor, 2011-12

Caroline Worra soprano, 2005-08

Caroline Worra
soprano, 2005-08

Rachel Calloway mezzo-soprano, 2013-14

Rachel Calloway
mezzo-soprano, 2013-14

William Ferguson tenor, 2003-04

William Ferguson
tenor, 2003-04

Kofi Hayford bass, 2021-present

Kofi Hayford
bass, 2021-Present

Andrea Arias Martin soprano, 2011-12

Andrea Arias Martin
soprano, 2011-12

Adrian Rosas bass-baritone, 2017-18

Adrian Rosas
bass-baritone, 2017-18

Timothy Stoddard tenor, 2019-2021

Timothy Stoddard
tenor, 2019-21

Matthew Worth baritone, 2007-08

Matthew Worth
baritone, 2007-08

Augusta Caso mezzo-soprano, 2019-2021

Augusta Caso
mezzo-soprano, 2019-21

Abigail Fischer mezzo-soprano, 2006-08

Abigail Fischer
mezzo-soprano, 2006-08

Justin Hopkins bass-baritone, 2011-12

Justin Hopkins
bass-baritone, 2011-12

Jasmine Muhammad soprano, 2019-present

Jasmine Muhammad
soprano, 2019-Present

Kristin Sampson soprano, 2013-14

Kristin Sampson
soprano, 2013-14

Michael Weyandt baritone, 2015-17

Michael Weyandt
baritone, 2015-17

Michael Zegarski baritone, 2002-07

Michael Zegarski
baritone, 2002-07