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CCPA Voice

Preparing for a life in music requires an unwavering desire to perform and perfect one's art. Voice majors arrive with artistic desire and leave with the skills and knowledge to begin a life in music. Studio lessons and participation in recitals, opera, and large ensembles form the nucleus of a performer's training. Led by Metropolitan Opera Alumna David Holloway, the Music Conservatory voice faculty, many of whom are in positions of prominence in the Chicago musical community, provide mentorship and direction to our students. They faculty members as Metropolitan and Lyric opera stars Samuel Ramey, Judith Haddon, and Richard Stilwell; All provide their students with technical expertise, knowledge of repertoire, and an inspiring love of music. Our students also benefit from hearing the range of fine music that sweeps through the city. They watch great conductors from around the world conduct the Chicago Symphony, enjoy outdoor performances at Pritzker Pavilion in the nearby Millennium Park, or see jazz greats appearing at the famous Jazz Showcase. Part of a lively continuum of artistic success, our music alumni perform with major orchestras and chamber ensembles and become educators, conductors, composers, and critics. Among our alumni are the great Opera bass Donald Gramm and Robert McFerrin, the first African-American male soloist at the Metropolitan Opera.