Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Program for Singers | July 30 – August 25, 2024
Program Overview
RSMI’s Program for Singers offers a unique setting for 15 classical singers to delve deeply into the vast repertoire of art song for three weeks. Fellows are paired with staff collaborative pianists to work with a faculty of distinguished musicians, pedagogues, and scholars on varied aspects of the musical tradition, including style, technique, language, diction, dramaturgy, performance, and career preparation.
Notable Alumni
Barbara Hannigan
Soprano & Conductor, 1999
Karen Slack
Soprano, 2008
Measha Brueggergosman
Soprano, 2002
Amanda Majeski
Soprano, 2007
Janai Brugger
Soprano, 2011
Jennifer Johnson Cano
Mezzo-soprano, 2008
Faculty and Fellows
Program Director
Kevin Murphy, piano
Faculty
Kurt Elling, guest curator
Cori Ellison, dramaturg
Samuel Hasselhorn, German diction and repertoire
John Henes, Alexander Technique
Walter Huff, vocal coach and pianist
Graham Johnson, scholar (German lieder and French mélodie)
Gerald Martin Moore, voice teacher
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano and voice teacher
Patricia McCaffrey, mezzo-soprano and voice teacher
JJ Penna, vocal coach and piano
Jennifer Ringo, language and diction coach
Mark Schnaible, bass-baritone and voice teacher
Dorothy Shrader, artistic producer
Melissa Wegner, career development
Susan Youen, scholar (art song)
Guest Artists
Marin Alsop, Ravinia Chief Conductor
Ailyn Pérez, soprano
Matthew Gemmill
Lucas Nogara
Michael Sikich
Nikolay Verevkin
Ting Ting Wong
Jacinta Barbachano de Agüero, soprano
Cierra Byrd, mezzo-soprano
Erik Grendahl, baritone
Yuntong Han, tenor
Melissa Joseph, soprano
Yvette Keong, soprano
Madeleine Lyon, mezzo-soprano
Kyle Miller, baritone
Ana Mora, mezzo-soprano
Celeste Morales, soprano
Nathanial Sullivan, baritone
Moses Sunghyun Park, tenor
Elissa Pfaender, mezzo-soprano
Edmond Rodriguez, tenor
Gabrielle Turgeon, soprano
