Masterclass Series

One of the many advantages of studying music in a major city is the ability to interact with great artists. Every year, the UNC Charlotte Department of Music hosts a Masterclass Series that brings instrumentalists, vocalists, and ensembles to our campus to work with our students. Clinicians include prominent local musicians, as well as world renowned guest artists performing with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and Opera Carolina.

2018-2019 MASTERCLASS SERIES

Kunio Hara, 
Dende Macedo, percussion
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Ellie Woo, cello
Sergej Krylov, violin
Matthew Burns, bass-baritone
Alyson Cambridge, soprano
Gabriela Montero, piano
The American Spiritual Ensemble
Victor Wang, flute
Jordan Bisch, bass

2017-2018 MASTERCLASS SERIES

Mirasol Saxophone Quartet
Tom Burge, trombone
Ashraf Sewailam, bass-baritone
Benjamin Beilman, violin
Matthew Curran, bass
Erinn Frechette, flute
Diane Schoff, mezzo-soprano

2016-2017 MASTERCLASS SERIES

Esther Yoo, violin 
Benedetto Lupo, piano 
Kevin Langan, bass-baritone 
Elizabeth Caballero, soprano
Benjamin Gellar, viola 
Gordon Hunt, oboe
Kristen Sampson, soprano

Other clinicians and guest artists during the 2016-2017 academic year included Tim Armacost, Alan Black, Bonnie Draina, Lori Hicks, Jace Saplan, Marcos Sadao Shirakawa, and Arlene Shrut.

2015-2016 MASTERCLASS SERIES

Rebecca Cook-Carter, soprano 
John Parker, trumpet
Andrew Richards, tenor
Christina Pier, soprano
Jonathan Boyd, tenor
Michael Collins, clarinet
William Wolfram, piano
Irina Mishura, mezzo-soprano
Angelo Xiang Yu, violin

Other clinicians and guest artists during the 2015-2016 academic year included the Army Ground Forces Trombone Quartet, Christy Banks, Tom Burge, Jeff Coffin, David Dees, Rodney Eichenberger, George Faison, Jacqueline Hairston, Ashley Hall, Kathy Lawson, Frank Portone, Jim Riggs, José Rivera, Sheila Silver-Feldman, Marga Skelly, Michael Steinel, and Reuben Zellman.

2014-2015 MASTERCLASS SERIES

Brenda Harris, soprano
Abdel Rahman El Bacha, piano
Russell Braun, baritone
Julian Schwarz, cello
Lukas Vondracek, piano
Katie Lewek, soprano

Other clinicians and guest artists during the 2014-2015 academic year included Tim Armacost, David Berkman, Mark Britt, Bonnie Draina, Rodney Eichenberger, David Finucane, Guy Fishman, Randy Gardner, Gene Jackson, Michael Janisch, Evelyn Orman, Anthony Plog, Karl Sievers, Kirsten Swanson, Don Tison, and Eric Thompson.

2013-2014 MASTERCLASS SERIES

Karen Gomyo, violin
Finghin Collins, piano
Alan Black, cello
Sarah Jane McMahon, soprano
Stephen Hough, piano
Calin Lupanu, violin

Other clinicians and guest artists during the 2013-2014 academic year included Grace Anderson, Michael Bakan, Janice Bradner, José Fernández, Marcelo Jardim de Campos, Alfredo Martínez, David Pietro, Jim Romain, Arlene Shrut, Jeb Wallace, Nathan Warner, Scott Wendholt, and Richard Winslow