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Bach Index Master Class Overview 2004 2003 2002 2001 Carmel Map Roster 1993-2002 Festival Website David's Website presents  (left to right) Bryce Westervelt, Tyler Oliphant, David Gordon, Kirsten Sollek-Avella, Kirsten Blase Kirsten Blase- soprano Kirsten (#1) applied for the Adams Master Class during her senior year in college (1996) and we encouraged her to get some baroque experience and re-apply. It was good advice! In four years she has acquired a Master's degree and a wonderful list of performing credits, from baroque to contemporary, including all the major works of Bach, plus some Monteverdi and Handel. A Manhattan resident, she has appeared this season with the American Classical Orchestra; the Netherlands Opera (with Sanford Sylvan); and most recently in the Young Artist Program of the St. Louis Opera. She is also a member of Paul Hillier's Theater of Voices ensemble. Kirsten Sollek-Avella - mezzo-soprano (Rochester NY) Indiana University; Eastman School of Music. A Seattle native currently living in Rochester, Kirsten (#2) participated in the Baroque Vocal Program at the 1998 Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan, a trip which led to an association with the Bach Collegium Japan. She is in demand for recitals and early music chamber performances, and has sung with lutenist Paul O'Dette and the Eastman Collegium Musicum. She is the wife of composer Vicente Avella, and is dedicated to performing music of the 20th century. Kirsten has sung roles in operas by Britten, Poulenc, Puccini, and Virgil Thomson. At Eastman, where she received her Master's Degree, her voice teacher was Dale Moore. Back to Top of Page Bryce Westervelt - tenor A resident of Columbia Maryland, just north of Washington, DC, Bryce has appeared with the Folger Consort, Masterworks Chorus, Alexandria Chorale, 20th Century Consort, University of Maryland Chorus, and the National Chamber Singers. His repertoire includes major concert works by Monteverdi, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Mendelssohn, and Honneger. He received rave reviews for his singing in Handel's Susanna with the Maryland Handel Festival. Recent opera engagements include Nicolai's Merry Wives of Windsor at the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina, Holsts Savitri with the Smithsonians 20th Century Consort, and several productions at Maryland Opera Studio. Mr. Westervelt was a finalist in the American Bach Society Young Artist Competition. Tyler T. Oliphant - baritone (Ann Arbor, MI) B.Mus. University of Utah; M.Mus. candidate, University of Michigan Tyler is originally from Salt Lake City. A 1999 graduate of the University of Utah, he is currently pursuing his Masters and Doctorate at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. On the concert stage Tyler has performed Handel's Messiah, Mozart's Requiem, Bach Cantatas 56 and 194, and contemporary chamber pieces. Recent opera credits include Papageno in Mozart's Magic Flute at the Bay View Music Festival; Donnizetti's Daughter of the Regiment and Carlyle Floyd's Susanna at the University of Michigan; and performances of Turandot, Cosi fan tutte, and Carousel. Back to Top of Page 2000 Adams Vocal Master Class Faculty: Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano rlsings@earthlink.net Catherine Robbin, mezzo-soprano birdsong@pathcom.com David Gordon, tenor (Master Class Director) Sanford Sylvan, baritone Daniel Lockert, coach/accompanist finguhz@aol.com |
