Residencies and Masterclasses
Meg Bragle
Voice, Historical Performance and Choral/Conducting
Artist in Residence, University of Pennsylvania (2017-present)
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2017 - Present University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Director, Collegium Musicum (2018-present)
Director, Opera and Musical Theater Workshop (2019-present)
Vocal Performance Advisor and Coach (2018-present)
Artist in Residence (2017-present)
Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, MI - Voice Instructor - High School Division (2013 - 2015)
The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK - Instructor of Voice (2008 - 2009)
The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT - Visiting Assistant Professor of Voice (2005 - 2006)
Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, MI - Voice Instructor/Coach (All-State Chorus) (1995 - 1998)
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2025 Infinity Tours/TENET Ensemble, New York, NY - Guest Conductor
2025 - present Penn Museum - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - Choral Clinician
1998–present - Vocal Master Classes Carmel Bach Festival Adams Fellowship Masterclasses (2017-2023)
2011 The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Residency
2010 Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, MI Residency
1996 – 1998 Vocal Master Classes/Coaching, MI
Jonathon Adams
Voice, Historical Performance, Interdisciplinary Arts, Indigenous/Native American studies
Inaugural Indigenous Artist-in-Residence, University of Toronto
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Inaugural Indigenous Artist-in-Residence, University of Toronto, Historical Performance Program.
Inaugural Artist-in-Residence, Early Music Vancouver (teaching component)
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McGill University (masterclass, 2025)
University of Victoria (masterclass and lecture, 2024)
Crimson Coast Dance: BodyTalk Powwow (workshop, 2024)
University of Manitoba (masterclasses, 2024, 2023, 2022)
The Juilliard School (lecture, 2023)
Bard College (workshop, 2023)
Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance (workshops, 2023, 2021)
University of Toronto (workshop, 2022)
University of British Columbia (masterclass as EMV artist in residence, 2021)
University of Alberta at Augustana (masterclass, 2020)
Dominique Labelle
Voice
Associate Professor, Schulich School of Music, McGill University 2014-present
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2020-Current Schulich School of Music, McGill University
Associate Professor of Voice
2018-Current Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Coordinator of the Voice Area
2014-Current Schulich School of Music, McGill University
Assistant Professor of Voice
Currently teaches undergraduate and graduate voice performance majors
Taught French Diction during Winter 2015
2013-2014 Smith College (Northampton, Massachusetts)
Adjunct Faculty, Voice Instructor
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2019 NATS Montreal, joined masterclass with Prof. John Mac Master, April 13th, Schulich School of Music
2018 Atelier de l’opéra de Montréal Masterclass, October 13th
Gordon Wallis Opera Competition, Regina, SK, Jury, February 24th
Gordon Wallis Opera Competition, Regina, SK, Joined Masterclasses with Brian Deedrick, February 25th
Concours musical international de Montréal, Voice, Montréal, Preliminaries “ Grey Zone”, Jury, January 25th
Classical Singer Voice Competition Preliminaries, Montreal, QC, Jury, January 13th
2017 Wirth Vocal Prize, Schulich School of Music, Montreal, QC, Preliminaries, Jury, November 11th
Opera Nuova, Edmonton, AB, Joined Masterclass with Michael McMahon, June 18th
Conservatoire de Gatineau, Gatineau, QC, Joined Masterclasses with John MacMaster, March 27th
Ecole de La Salle, Ottawa, ONT, Joined Masterclasses with John MacMaster, March 27th
Ecole Vincent d’Indy, Montreal, QC, Joined Masterclass with John MacMaster, March 17th
University of Toronto, Toronto, ONT, Masterclasses, February 8-10th
Vanier College, Montreal, QC, Joined Masterclasses with John MacMaster, January 31st
2016 Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, Masterclass, October 31st
Classical Singers’ Convention, Boston, MA, Masterclass, May
San Francisco Conservatory, San Francisco, CA, Masterclass, April 29th
2015 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Masterclass, April
2014 Carmel Bach Festival, Carmel, CA, Masterclass, July
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Milwaukee, WI, Masterclass, April 8th
2012 Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, Masterclass, February 17th
2010 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Masterclass, February 11th
Smith College, Northampton, MA, Masterclass, February 7th
2009 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Masterclass, May
2005 McGill University, Montreal, Masterclass, April 6th
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2019 Heifetz Institute Baroque Program, inaugural program in collaboration with David Stern (Staunton, VA)
2019 Opera Nuova (Edmonton, AB), Voice Instructor
2018-… Canadian Opera Company Ensemble (Toronto, ON), Guest Voice Teacher
2018-… Atelier de l’opéra de Montréal (Montreal, QC), Member of the teaching academy
2017 Opera Nuova (Edmonton, AB), Voice Instructor
Domaine Forget (St-Irénée, QC), Voice Instructor
University of Toronto (Toronto, ON), Residency with Schola Cantorum
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2018 Opera Canada Ruby Award
2018 Schulich School of Music Outstanding Teacher Award
2017 Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Honours in recognition of outstanding commitment to Early Music and extraordinary partnership
1996 Boston University Distinguished Alumni Award
1996 George London Foundation Award
1989 Metropolitan Opera National Winner
1989 Esther B. Kahn Career Grant, Boston University
1988-1989 Boston University Dean Scholarship
Emma Kirkby
Historical Performance; Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque voice
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Dartington International Summer School 1977-2021, United Kingdom
Sommerakademie Neuburg-an-der-Donau, Germany
Baroque Performance Institute, Oberlin, OH USA
Early Music Summer Academy, Graz
WittenbergerRenaissance Musikfestival, Wittenberg, Germany
Monteverdi Madrigal Week, Venice, Italy
International Summer Academy for Singing and Conducting, Wenigerode, Germany
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN USA
Yale University, Institute of Sacred Music, New Haven, CT, USA
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2018 REMA Early Music Award in recognition of her career as an artist and mentor to young Early Music performers
2011 Queens Medal for Music
2007 Dame Commander of the British Empire
BBC Music Magazine - #10 on their list of the 20 greatest sopranos
2000 Order of the British Empire
1999 Voted "Artist of the Year" by Classic FM listeners
1994 Honorary Degree (Doctor of Music) from the University of Bath
Sherezade Panthaki
Voice
Lecturer in Voice and Coordinator of the Voice Area,Mount Holyoke College
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Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts
Lecturer in Voice and Coordinator of the Voice Area, 2021 - presentYale University, New Haven, Connecticut Instructor of Voice, 2019 - 2022
Instructor of Voice (Private Lessons), 2011 - 2019
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Founding Member and Artistic Advisor of the Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble
2019 - present: Founding member soprano of one-voice-per-part vocal octetDirector of Music, University Church at Yale, New Haven, Connecticut Annually from May through August, 2010 - present
Director of Music, First Presbyterian Church of Urbana, Urbana, Illinois August 2004 - July 2009
Choir Director, Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church, Elkins, West Virginia August 1997-July 1999 -
Harvard University, 2016: Christoph Wolff Visiting Performer at the Harvard University Department of Music, to present public masterclasses for students at Harvard University, and sing lecture recital programs of Jewish Baroque Music in the Venetian Ghetto, with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra.
Yale University, 2009-2011: The Phyllis Curtin Career Entry Prize, to assist in launching the career of a graduating voice student who demonstrates exceptional talent as an artist and promise for a professional career.
The Margot Fassler Prize in the Performance of Sacred Music, to a graduating student demonstrating a consistently exceptional level of performance.
Institute of Sacred Music Director’s Prize, awarded by faculty vote for the best academic final thesis presentation. Institute of Sacred Music Student’s Choice for Best Colloquium Prize, awarded by student vote for the best academic final thesis presentation.
The Horatio Parker Memorial Prize, to a returning student selected by the faculty as best fulfilling Dean Parker’s lofty musical ideals.Carmel Bach Festival Young Artist Fellowship, 2006: One SATB quartet selected each year from hundreds of international applications, featuring young artists in several performances and masterclasses, exploring all aspects of performing Baroque vocal music, including vocal technique, musical style, foreign language skills, and artistic communication.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: School of Music Graduate Fellowship, awarded as a teaching assistantship and all-expenses paid graduate degree.
West Virginia Wesleyan College: Dean’s Scholarship, awarded each semester for academic excellence.
Marie Boette Organ Scholarship, awarded for demonstrated interest and encouragement of an organ student. Music Department Scholarship, awarded for consistently demonstrated musical excellence.All-India Piano Competition, Intermediate Division, 2nd Prize, 1993: National Piano competition with several rounds adjudicated by an international jury panel.
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Yale University
Harvard University
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Amherst College
Dartmouth University
Governor’s School for the Arts
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
University of Miami Frost School of Music
Rice University School of Music
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Grand Valley State University
Rollins College, Ars Lyrica Houston
Bella Musica Urbania Italy
Nicholas McGegan
Conducting, Historical Performance, Baroque Ornamentation
Music Director Emeritus, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Principal Guest Conductor, Capella Savaria
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Supervisor at King’s College, Cambridge (1973-79)
Supervisor at Oriel College, Oxford (1974-75)
Professor of Baroque Flute, R.C.M., London (1973-79)
Professor of Music History, R.C.M., London (1975-79)
Director of Early Music, R.C.M., London (1976-80)
Artist-in-Residence, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri (1979-85)
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Christoph Wolff Distinguished Scholar, Harvard University
Yale Center for British Art
Yale Institute for Sacred Music
The Juilliard School
Lewis Walpole Library Lecture, Yale University
American Handel SocietyUniversity of California, Berkeley
University of Toronto
Stanford University, California
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Estherháza International Haydn Course
Oberlin College, Ohio
San Francisco Conservatory
New England ConservatoryIndiana University Jacobs School of Music
The Colburn School
The Curtis Institute of Music
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Hon. R.C.M. (Honorary degree from Royal College of Music, London) 1977
Grammy Nomination – Best Choral Performance (Other than Opera) – “Handel: Susanna” 1990
Halle Handel Prize 1993
Hon. Prof. Georg-August University, Göttingen (Honorary Professor of Philosophy, Georg-August University, Göttingen) 2006
O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) 2010
Verdienstkreuz (am Bande) Niedersachsen Germany 2011
Grammy Nomination – Best Orchestra Performance - "Haydn: Symphonies 104, 88 & 101" 2012
Honorary degree of Doctor of Music, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, California 2013
Gramophone Award – Baroque Vocal – Handel Susanna with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra 1991
Gramophone Award – Early Opera – Handel Ariodante with Freiburger Barockorchester/Lorraine Hunt 1996
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Capella Savaria, Hungary, Principal Guest Conductor 2019 – present (lifetime appointment)
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, San Francisco, California, Music Director, (1985 – 2020) Music
Director Laureate (2020 - present)
Pasadena Symphony & Pops, Principal Guest Conductor (2013 – 2020)Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide, Australia, Artist-in-Association, (2014 – 2016)
International Handel-Festival Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany, Artistic Director, (1991 – 2011)
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, St. Paul, MN, Artistic Partner (2004 – 2009)Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Artist-in-Residence, (2003 – 2006)
Irish Chamber Orchestra, Limerick, Ireland, Music Director, (2002 – 2005)
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, St. Paul, MN, Baroque Series Director, (1999 – 2004)Scottish Opera, Glasgow, Scotland, Principal Guest Conductor, (1993 – 1998)
Drottningholm Court Theatre, Sweden, Principal Conductor (1993 – 1996)
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Baroque Artistic Consultant, (1990 – 1992)
Arcadian Academy, San Francisco, CA, Artistic Director and Founder, (1992 – ) -
Aspen Music Festival and School (2001 - Present)
National Repertory Orchestra (2022)
Music Academy of the West (2008 - 2016)
Mary Phillips
Voice
Guest Voice Faculty, Sarah Lawrence College
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2019- Present, Sarah Lawrence College- guest voice faculty
Private Voice Instructor, 2015 - Present, Riverdale Country School, Riverdale, NY Individual instruction in vocal technique, breathing, diction, classical & popular repertoire Private Voice Instructor, 2014 – 2019, Westchester Home Music Group, Scarsdale, NY Individual instruction in vocal technique: breathing, diction, classical & popular repertoire Private Voice Instructor, 1992 –93, Yale University – Taught Undergraduates vocal technique, breathing, diction, classical & popular repertoire
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University of Alberta, Grad. Students, 2013
Rhode Island College, Undergraduate Voice Students, 2015
Arizona Opera Studio Artists, 2013; Pittsburgh Festival Opera Young Artists 2017
Julian Perkins
Historical Performance, Harpsichord, Directing, Voice, Chamber Music
Principal adjudicator for Lewis Memorial Prize, Musica Britannica
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2023 Musica Britannica
Principal adjudicator for Lewis Memorial Prize
2017 – Royal Opera House, London
Visiting coach for Young Artists Programme
2015 – Royal College of Music, London
Sole adjudicator for Historical Performance Competition
Masterclasses with students from the vocal faculty and Historical Performance departments
Cover teacher for first-study harpsichord
2012 – ’14 Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
Harpsichord teacher and vocal coach for first- and second-study students
2012 – National Opera Studio, London
Visiting coach for vocal students and repetiteurs
Showcase concerts with students on Baroque repertoire
2012 – Masterclasses and workshops
Inc. Amsterdam Conservatory, Juilliard School, Royal Conservatory of the Hague, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Venice Conservatory, Cambridge University and Oxford University
2002 – ’09 Royal Academy of Music, London
Lecture-demonstrations at the Royal Academy of Music Museum
Chamber music coaching, lecturer of academic studies and teacher of keyboard skills
Supervisor for undergraduate dissertations
Devised and taught a bespoke academic course for the prodigy programme
2002 – Sinfonia Smith Square
Baroque coach and conductor for annual Baroque and Classical projects
2001 – Outreach educational work
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Live Music Now, National Youth Orchestra (UK), Handel Hendrix House, Finchcocks Charity, Pembroke Academy and Portland Baroque Orchestra
Cyndia Sieden
Voice
Faculty, Vocal Arts, Manhattan School of Music
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Instructor, Vocal Arts Manhattan School of Music 2025 - present
Mannes, staff, 2018-present
Pacific Lutheran University, adjunct faculty, 2011-2023
University of Washington, Artist in Residence, 2014-2020
Cornish College of the Arts, adjunct faculty, 2010-2014
Private Students, 1991 – present -
Gent Opera Studio, studio voice and master classes, 2002-2003
Seattle Opera Young Artist Program, studio voice and master classes, 20042009 Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, studio voice and masterclasses, 2013, 2014
Nola Richardson
Voice
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Yale School of Music
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2014-2017 Graduate Teaching Assistant at Yale School of Music - New Haven, CT
2007-2014 Private Voice Studio - Bloomington, IL and Baltimore, MDStudents ranging from 15-75 years of age
2011-2013 Teacher of voice, violin and piano at Music and Arts - Rockville, MDStudents ranging from age 5-65 years of age
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2024 Masterclass for Friends of Chamber Music - Kansas City, MO
2024 Masterclass for Peabody Institute of Music - Baltimore, MD 2023 Guest Clinician and workshop leader for Choral Conducting Symposium, University of Missouri - Kansas City, MO
2023 Discussions, rehearsals, and workshops with students of the Seraphic Fire ProfessionalChoral Institute at Aspen Music Festival - Aspen, CO
2021 Masterclass (virtual) for Illinois Wesleyan University - Bloomington, IL
2019 Discussions, rehearsals, and workshops with students of the Seraphic Fire ProfessionalChoral Institute at Aspen Music Festival - Aspen, CO
2018 Workshop for Baltimore Choral Arts Society Vocal Fellows - Baltimore, MD
2016 Masterclass for Oratorio Chorale singers - Portland, ME
2015 Masterclass at Oberlin - Oberlin, OH
2013 Workshops for Choral Singers of the Diocese of Maryland - Baltimore, MD
2012 Workshops for Choral Singers of the Diocese of Maryland - Baltimore, MD
Jory Vinikour
Voice, Harpsichord, Baroque style for pianists, Chamber Music
Tchaikovsky Conservatory : Masterclass in Harpsichord
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1993-1999: Conservatoire National de Musique de Chalon-sur- Saône : professor of harpsichord
2004, 2006, 2008, 2009: Austria Baroque Academy : professor of harpsichord 2010: Gnessin Academy : masterclass in harpsichord2010: Tchaikovsky Conservatory : masterclass in harpsichord
2010: European Academy (Montepulciano) : masterclass in harpsichord 2011, 2013, 2015, 2020: University of Chicago : masterclass in Baroque style for pianists
2014: University of California, Los Angeles – masterclass in Baroque style for pianists
2014: Gilmore Piano Festival : masterclass in Baroque style for pianists2016, 2017, 2023: University of Southern California - masterclass in harpsichord, voice, chamber music
2018: Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles (classes in Prague) - masterclass in harpsichord - French Baroque répertoire, 17th and 18th century
2020: Belgrade Baroque Academy, masterclass in harpsichord, voice, chamber music
2021: LAMP Academy (Lunenburg, Nova Scotia) - masterclass in harpsichord, voice, chamber music
2022, 2023: Prangins Baroque Festival (Switzerland) - masterclass in harpsichord, voice, chamber music -
1994 Prague Spring Competition : First Prize, overall Festival Prize
1993 Warsaw International Harpsichord Competition : First Prize
1987 Concours International de Clavecin de Paris : Contemporary Music Prize (Ligeti and Tôn-Thât Tiêt)2013 : Grammy Nomination (Complete harpsichord works of Jean-Philippe Rameau) :Best Classical Instrumental Solo
2015 : Grammy Nomination (Toccatas : Contemporary American Works for Harpsichord) : Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Laura Strickling
Voice, Art Song, Career Advice, Composition (Commissioning)
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2025 GRAMMY Award Nominee: Classical Vocal Solo Album - 40@40
2022 GRAMMY Award Nominee: Classical Vocal Solo Album - Confessions
2015 Rochester Ontario Society Competition: First Place, Audience Award
2012 Schubert Club Competition: First Place
2012 Joy In Singing Competition: Finalist
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Avaloch Farm - Summer 2025
Yellow Barn Music Festival - December 2016
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Liederfest in Suzhou (Jiangsin, China) - Resident Artist
The Steans Music Institute at Ravinia - Resident Artist
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2020 - 2025 Cincinnati Song Initiative Advisory Board Member
2019 - 2024 Brooklyn Art Song Society New Music Advisory Board Member