SSMF Masterclass Series
The Sewanee Summer Music Festival is pleased to offer a series of masterclasses with our acclaimed festival artist-faculty. Come prepared to perform, ask questions, and develop your skills under the guidance of these expert musicians. Not ready to play in the class? You can select to just observe. However, we strongly encourage everyone to participate, ask questions, and engage with our faculty and fellow students. Learn, grow, and be ready for your future. Now is the time.
These masterclasses are FREE, but we do encourage a $20 donation if you are able. If you would like to support these masterclasses, please use the button below to give to the festival.
February 28, 3:00 pm EST
Natasha Farny, cello
Cello Masterclass with Natasha Farny
March 9, 8:00 pm EST
Laura Brooks Rice, opera
Vocal Technique Masterclass
March 16, 7:00 pm EDT
March 19, 7:00 pm EDT
Jorge Variego, composition
Developing Systems to Compose
March 30, 7:00 pm EDT
Gene Moon, conducting
A Masterclass in Conducting
April 1, 7:00 pm EDT
Kathleen Kelly, opera
Language of Music: How to Use the Inherent Qualities of Music Within Singing
April 8, 7:00 pm EDT
Sheldon Person, viola
Viola Masterclass for High School and College Violists
April 9, 7:00 pm EDT
Eva Cappelletti Chao, life coach
Don’t Wait—Create!
How to Create in Uncertain Times
April 10, 2:00 pm EDT
Bob Stephenson, oboe
Oboe Etudes in Concert
April 22, 7:00 pm EDT
Josh Bynum, trombone
Eric Bubacz, tuba
Thoughts from the Back Row
April 23, 8:00 pm EDT
Jessica Dan Fan, violin
Violin Masterclass with Jessica Dan Fan
April 24, 4:00 pm EDT
Gabriel Beavers, bassoon
The Resonant Bassoon: Strategies for Improving One’s Sound and Expression in the Tenor Register
April 30, 7:00 pm EDT
Steve Beck, piano
Masterclass:
Standards in Piano Repertoire
May 13, 6:30 pm EDT
Paula Bressman, harp
Rachel Miller harp
Harp Masterclass
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