Boston Conservatory at Berklee welcomes Shawn Marie Jeffery, vice president of classical and creatives at UIA Talent Agency, for a master class and discussion.
This past year, Jeffery joined the team at UIA Talent Agency, having been an integral part of the ADA Artist Management team since 2005. Deeply dedicated to providing the next generation of artists with the tools to succeed, she often speaks with emerging artists, sharing her insight on business and artistic trends within the industry in lecture and master class settings. She has presented at many American opera companies and academic institutions, and has served as a judge for the Opera Birmingham Vocal Competition, Opera Connecticut’s American Opera Idol, and the AMICI Vocal Competition. She also has been a panelist for feedback auditions at the Classical Singer Convention.
During her career as a mezzo-soprano, Jeffery performed throughout the United States. A recipient of the Heinz Rehfuss Singing Actor’s Award, she was well-regarded for her keen dramatic abilities, and now shares her dramatic tools and insights into character development in private consultations and coachings through her studio, Stage and Self.
This event is open to Berklee students, faculty, and staff with a valid Berklee ID, and invited guests only.
Shawn Marie Jeffery is presented as part of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s Opera Innovators Series in partnership with the Boston Lyric Opera.
Program Information
Repertoire
GEORG FREDERIC HANDEL: “Già respira in petto il core” from Lucio Cornelio SillaErika Barloon, sopranoMaja Tremiszewska, pianoGIACOMO PUCCINI: “Quando m’en vo” from La BohèmeLaura Santamaria-Mendez, soprano Brian Moll, pianoCHARLES GOUNOD: “Mab, la reine des mensonges” from Roméo et JulietteJunhan Choi, baritone* Brian Moll, pianoCHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK: “Addio, addio, o miei sospiri” from Orfeo ed EuridiceGrace Heldridge, mezzo-sopranoMaja Tremiszewska, pianoWOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: “Non mi dir” from Don GiovanniBrianna J. Robinson, soprano* Maja Tremiszewska, pianoWILLIAM GRANT STILL: “Give Me No Body Without Your Soul” from Blue SteelNina Evelyn, sopranoBrian Moll, piano*Boston Lyric Opera Steven and Jane Akin Emerging Artist Welcome
Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s Voice Department accomplishes the extraordinary, meeting the needs of its community and the evolving industry through its relevant curriculum and a myriad of exciting opportunities that surface on our campus every day. The scope and variety of annual Voice Department performances and curated offerings testify to the ways Boston Conservatory mentors its students to thrive as artist-citizens in an ever-changing world and marketplace. We continue building on the rich history of our Voice Department, which houses the oldest opera training program in America and has served young artists, the field of singing, and the city of Boston for more than 100 years. Indeed, our students, faculty, and staff are heirs to a harvest of memory, spirit, dream, and music that long preceded us and that now nourishes and sustains us.
Last year, the Conservatory announced a new educational and artist development partnership with our neighbor, Boston Lyric Opera (BLO). The partnership unlocks incredible opportunities for Boston Conservatory students and members of BLO’s Jane and Steven Akin Emerging Artists, and includes the Opera Innovators Series—a curated collection of talks and master classes that will now engage some of the most innovative and sought-after figures in the opera world. Additionally, Voice Department classes in art song, vocal pedagogy, and the choral arts will welcome an exceptional lineup of visiting clinicians, each of whom brings their own powerful and distinct voice to bear on our season’s productions and curricula.I am so grateful to our generous donors whose giving provides access to the tools and resources our students and faculty need to succeed, here and beyond. Providing a transformative high level of training is the Conservatory’s reason for being. Inherent in this charge is our faculty and administration’s commitment to foster a genuine sense of goodness, breathing familial inspiration through our Conservatory’s hallways and learning spaces. There is an ethic of care here that is distinct and that champions people’s goals and aspirations in ways where they feel creative, safe, powerful, and courageous, in and through the learning. We’re helping students build a life for themselves through music that has purpose and that could actually change the world.With a faculty of international renown, a stealthy annual lineup of important visiting artists, and a strong commitment to a meaningful list of civic and global initiatives, Boston Conservatory’s Voice Department is an exciting place to be! I hope you enjoy your experience with us this evening, and welcome you to join us again often.—Isaí Jess Muñoz, Interim Dean of MusicConcert Services Staff
Senior Manager of Concert Services – Luis Herrera
Coordinator, Concert Services – Matthew Carey
Concert Production Manager – Kendall Floyd
Performance Technology Technicians – Sara Pagiaro, Goran Daskalov
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