Advertise with Googlier.com AAMS Opera https://aamsopera.com Supporting and Promoting the Arts Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:36:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.12 AAMS Master Classes and Performance! https://aamsopera.com/index.php/2025/10/31/aams-master-classes-and-performance/ https://aamsopera.com/index.php/2025/10/31/aams-master-classes-and-performance/#respond Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:05:14 +0000 https://aamsopera.com/?p=829 AAMS Master Classes and Performance:

All Free Admission!

Sunday, November 2nd from 3:00 to 6:00 pm, Bethesda Presbyterian Church

*Vocal Science and Singing Diction for understanding the voice instrument

by Dr. Mira Yang, George Mason University and Kennedy Center

*How to Develop the Career Move and Auditions

by Tiffany Cloe, Washington National Opera, YAP

https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/c/ca-cn/tiffany-choe/

Sunday, November 9th from 3:00 to 6:00 pm, Bethesda Presbyterian Church

*Bel canto Style and How to prepare for the audition for College, MM, YAP

by Richard Leech, tenor, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Leech_(tenor)

*Opera company and YAP audition

by Ken Weiss, WNO Principal Coach

https://operatoday.com/2025/07/washington-national-opera-coach-ken-weiss-holds-masterclass-with-canto-virginia/

AAMS Young Musicians’ Concert on Saturday, November 15th 6:00 pm at Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center.

Come Join Us, Joy of Singing!

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Year 2025 AAMS Voice International Competition on Sunday, October 26 at the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, 7611 Clarendon Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, (Adjacent to the Bethesda Elementary School). For all voice types for High School, College, and Young Professionals, no age limits. The repertoire: Two contrasting pieces of any genres of classic, pop, jazz, spiritual no more than 15 minutes (You may precut)
  • The selected winners will be performing at the AAMS Singers’ Concert, Justice Forum, REACH, Kennedy Center on Saturday, November 14, 2026.  There will be a small scholarship for the First-place winners for each division.
  • The first-place winners will be receiving Sue Goets Ross Scholarship of $500 each.
  • Two master classes will be offered on Sunday, November 1 and November 8 at 3:00 pm.
  • The application deadline is Saturday, October 10, 2026, for all divisions.   Upon receipt of the application, we will contact you by E-Mail.
  • Submit a copy of your current resume and photo (Except last year’s competitors and AAMS program participants)
  • If you cannot attend in-person, you may submit YouTube Unlisted Video link with your application.  You need to be available for one or both master class and rehearsal on Sunday, November 1 and 8, 3:00 pm.
  • $50 application fee (non-refundable) payable to email:  mirayang@aamsopera.com, on Paypal: https://www.paypal.com
The previous winners list: The winners of 2024 competition: http://aamsopera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2024-AAMS-Competition-Winners.pdf The Winners of 2023 Competition: http://aamsopera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-winners-aams.pdf The Winners of 2022 Competition: http://aamsopera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2022-winners-aams.pdf The Winners of 2021 Competition: http://aamsopera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2021-winners-aams.pdf The Winners of 2020 Competition: http://aamsopera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2020-winners-aams.pdf ]]> AAMS International Summer Music Institute in Todi, Italy https://aamsopera.com/index.php/2019/12/30/summer-music-institute-in-tampere-finland/ Mon, 30 Dec 2019 15:36:44 +0000 http://aamsopera.com/?p=45

The AAMS International Summer Program will be from Sunday, July 5th to Sunday, July 19th, 2026. This in-person program is in Todi Conservatoire and La Lingua La Vita, Todi, Italy.

LOATION: Study in the beautiful hilltop town of Umbria, Italy.  Among the medieval buildings framing the central Piazza del Popolo. At La Lingua La Vita and Scuola Comunale di Music di Todi.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InternationalSummerMusicInstitute/

Program:

Daily Italian classes (learn to speak Italian) with La Lingua La Vita, Master Classes, Lessons, Coaching, and Body Movement

Friday, July 10th: Art Songs Recital

Saturday, July 11th: Celebration of Jacopone da Todi with the Lecture, Poetry Reading, and Concert for different composers of Stabat Mater by AAMS.

Friday, July 17th: Evening of the Favorite Arias

Saturday, July 18h: Opera and musical scenes presentation

Faculty:

Director of La Lingua La vita: Stefania Belli

Co-Artistic Director: Dean Southern, VP and Dean of Cleveland Institute of Music

Co-Artistic Director: Mira Yang, George Mason Univ. Washington Opera, and Kennedy Center

Marco Bruno Ferulli, Conservatorio di Musica “Nino Rota” – Monopoli & Universita del Salento

Ilil Danin, Vocal Coach and accompanist, Conservatorio  Statale di Musica “F. Morlacchi” in Perugia

Dina Kuznetsova, Cleveland Institute, MET, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Covent Garden, Vienna

StaatsoperKatharina Rössner, Voice Master Clinician, Universität Mozarteum, Vienna State Opera

Patricia Rozario, OBE FRCM, Voice, Royal College of Music and Trinity Laban Conservatoire, UK

Roberto Scaltriti, F. M. Conservatory of Perugia, La Scala, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Netherlands & Philadelphia opera, etc.,

Noemi Schlosser, Stage Director, Conservatory of Belgium and Netherland

Paula Suozzi, Stage Director, Executive Stage Director, Metropolitan Opera, New York City

Mark Troop. Vocal Coach and Accompanist, St Paul’s Boys School and Guildhall School of Music, UK

Sirkku Wahlroos-Kaitila, Metropolia Univ, Sibelius-Academy, Finland

Application form: http://aamsopera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2026-AAMS-ISMI-Todi-Italy-Application.pdf

Now, we are accepting application,

Application fee: $100, through paypal.com to webmaster@aamsopera.com, Non-Refundable.

The total tuition: $2,500,

Some scholarship available for talented basis.

Down Payment Required at the time of acceptance: $500, Must Completed by March 15, Non-Refundable after March 31st, 2026

Remainder of tuition is due by March 31, 2026, Non-Refundable after March 31, 2026

Registering for Homestay is due by April 30, 2026: 590 euro to La Lingua La Vita through paypal.com for 14 nights with breakfast and dinner, non-refundable after April 30, 2026.

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]]> AAMS Emerging Artist Workshop REACH, Kennedy Center https://aamsopera.com/index.php/2019/10/09/sample-page/ Wed, 09 Oct 2019 01:34:19 +0000 http://aamsopera.com//?page_id=2 The AAMS Emerging Young Artist Intensive Workshop will be held from Monday, June 22 to Saturday, June 27,  2026 at REACH, Kennedy Center.   We will present the finale ensemble performance  at the Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center on Saturday, June 27, 2026.  This program offers private coaches, diction, interpretation, improvisation, singing with body movement, and master classes for the young artists who are preparing for the master’s Programs and Young Artists Programs.

Mira Yang, Artistic Director, GMU, WNO, Kennedy Center

Tiffany Choe, Cafritz Young Artists at Washington National Opera

Sharon Christman, CUA, Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera

Elizabeth Daniels, Former adjunct faculties of The University of Maryland, The Catholic University of America and The Curtis Institute of Music. 

Rick Davis, Dramatization, Dean of CVPA, GMU

Richard Leech,  Master Clinician, GMU, Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, Paris Opera, Royal Opera House, etc.,

Kyle Pfortmiller, Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Lehigh University

Danielle Piatelli, Diction and Vocal Coach, Kunstuniversität, Graz, Austria

Dean Southern, VP and Dean of the Cleveland Institute of Music 

Ken Weiss, Washington National Opera Principal Coach

Young Artists Programs Presentation by Chris Cano, Director of YAP, WNO

Dr. Amy Keesun Kwon and Dr. Ina Mirtcheva Coach/Accompanist

Daily: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, Open Master Classes of body movement, diction, drama, interpretation, vocal coaching, and young artists programs presentation.

Selected singers will be at the Final Concert on Saturday, June 21st at 6:00 pm at the Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center.

Now, we are accepting the application, Application fee: $50,

Application deadline: March 31, 2026

Tuition: $500 paid by April 30, 2026 through paypal.com to webmaster@aamsopera.com,

The application fee and the tuition are not refundable after April 30.

Application form: Click Here: http://aamsopera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2026-AAMS-Emerging-Artist-Worshop-Application.pdf

More information, write to : webmaster@aamsopera.com

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