SYMPOSIUM 2023

THE DENYCE GRAVES FOUNDATION PRESENTS

SEPTEMBER 29 – OCTOBER 1, 2023

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THE DENYCE GRAVES FOUNDATION'S SHARED VOICES PROGRAM OFFERS IN-DEPTH TRAINING IN ITS SECOND YEAR

To launch the second year of its flagship initiative, Shared Voices, the Denyce Graves Foundation presented a Classical Vocal Arts Symposium to participants in their second program year. This immersive experience offered an intensive, one-of-a kind opportunity for classical vocal arts and industry engagement, to give aspiring classical singers the knowledge and tools to become successful.

FEATURING THE EXPERTISE OF SUCH INDUSTRY LUMINARIES AS:

SIMON ESTES

Internationally
Acclaimed Bass
Baritone Opera Singer

FREDERICA
Von STADE

World-renowned Mezzo Soprano
Opera Singer

CARLOS
SIMON

Grammy-Nominated
Composer

MARCIA LYNN SELLS

Chief Diversity Officer,
Metropolitan Opera

JULIA COOKE

Artistic & General
Director, Opera
Baltimore

STEVEN ZEITELS, M.D.

Director, Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation

RON

BAKER

Author, Bright Lights
Big Empty

RYAN
TAYLOR

President & Director,
Minnesota Opera

JUN

KIM

Artistic Director,
Washington Chamber

Orchestra

FRANCESCA ZAMBELLO

Artistic Director,
Washington
National Opera

SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW

Amplifying the foundational music training provided at conservatories and HBCUs, the Symposium provided students access to information about how careers in the classical vocal arts develop and focused on particular aspects of a singer’s career, including vocal health, mental health, and physical fitness.

ACTIVITIES DURING THIS RIGOROUS 3-DAY EVENT INCLUDED:

Repertory Requirements

Exposure

Music Business

Cultivating Your Industry Network

Workshops

Performances

Master Classes

Talk-Backs

Simulated Auditions

Some sessions were open to the public via livestream. See event schedule for details.

For more information, contact us via email and stay tuned for future event updates.

Shared Voices is a ground-breaking collaboration between Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and leading conservatories and schools of music in the United States. Inaugurated in September 2022 at the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University, Shared Voices builds on the longstanding connections between HBCUs and conservatories by working with institutions that are committed to preparing classical vocal artists and to addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in a novel way. Institutions in the Shared Voices 2022-2024 Cohort are:

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The Denyce Graves Foundation was founded in 2021 with the goal of achieving diversity, equity and inclusion across the musical spectrum. Through strategic partnerships and cross-industry alignments, including with HBCUs, conservatories and schools of music, The Library of Congress, The Metropolitan Opera, and The Smithsonian Institution, among others, the Foundation champions educational outreach, research, new works of art, and philanthropic investment in young classical vocal artists of world-class talent from all backgrounds.