The voice and choral areas of Mississippi State University’s nationally accredited Department of Music are welcoming high school and college students and educators Jan. 19-20 for the third annual Mississippi Voice Symposium and Institute.
Metropolitan Opera singer Lisette Oropesa is among guests visiting the Starkville campus for the Friday and Saturday event that connects youth and adult musicians with respected instructors in vocal science, pedagogy, literature and performance from the U.S. and abroad.
Registration is open until 5 p.m. on Jan. 12 at http://statesings.com/State_Sings/MVSI.html. On-site registration takes place Jan. 19 at 9 a.m. in the lobby of MSU’s Band and Choral Rehearsal Hall at 72 Hardy Blvd. The cost is $40 for high school teachers, college professors and non-educator adults; $15 for college students; and free for high school students accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or chaperone.
Other MVSI events include:
On Jan. 19
On Jan. 20
For more information, contact Jeanette Fontaine, MSU assistant professor of voice and Opera Workshop instructor, at 662-325-3490 or [email protected].
Learn about MSU’s Department of Music at music.msstate.edu and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @msstatemusic.
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