Voice
Faculty
Professor and Chair of the Department of Music, Director of Choral Studies
James Bass James K. Bass, GRAMMY®-winning singer and conductor, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Music, and Director of Choral Studies at The Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA.…
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Lecturer - Choral Studies and Music Education
Ryan Brown Dr. Ryan R. Brown has been praised for his evocative conducting, flexible vocalism, and charismatic leadership. Committed to broadening the choral audience through captivating programming and innovative performance practices, Brown…
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Lecturer--Choral Studies, Voice
John Buffett Baritone John Buffett enjoys a versatile career lending his “warm tone and ringing top notes” (Salt Lake Tribune) to music from the early baroque through the 21st century. Recent solo…
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Lecturer - Vocal Coaching
Wendy Caldwell Wendy Caldwell, a native of Canada, graduated with her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Acadia University in Nova Scotia, receiving the Birks Medal in Music as the top…
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Distinguished Professor - Voice Performance
Vladimir Chernov Internationally renowned Russian baritone Vladmir Chernov joined the Music Department faculty at UCLA In January 2006 as a Professor of Vocal Studies. Vladimir Chernov was born in a small village…
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Professor
James Darrah James Darrah joined The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music faculty as the director of Opera UCLA in 2024. Darrah is a GRAMMY Award-nominated director and of opera, theater and…
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Professor - Voice Performance
Michael Dean Michael Dean, Professor of Voice Performance at UCLA, has performed to great acclaim worldwide in both concert and operatic repertoire, appearing in leading bass-baritone roles with many of the leading…
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Lecturer - Vocal Diction and Vocal Coaching
Cheryl Lin Fielding “Warm, grand, and rich”, Cheryl Lin Fielding’s pianism has been praised by the New York Sun, and throughout the world. Her performances have taken her to major venues including Alice…
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Distinguished Professor - Voice Performance
Juliana Gondek Juliana Gondek is a renowned vocal pedagogue whose success with students has been informed by a more than 40-year performance and recording career on the world’s most celebrated opera, symphony,…
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Lecturer - Music Director of Opera UCLA
Rakefet Hak After pursuing studies at the Hartt and Manhattan Schools of Music on full scholarship, Ms. Hak apprenticed as coach/pianist with the Merola Opera Program. She then joined the Lindeman Young…
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Distinguished Professor - Director of Opera UCLA
Peter Kazaras Peter Kazaras is the Director of Opera UCLA and was the Inaugural Susan G. and Michel D. Covel MD Chair at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music from 2016…
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Lecturer - Vocal Coaching
Victoria Kirsch Victoria Kirsch is a Southern California-based collaborative pianist and vocal coach known for creating and performing innovative programs, including staged art song/poetry programs and concerts based on museum exhibitions (USC…
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Lecturer - Vocal Coaching
Iris Malkin Israeli born Mezzo-Soprano, Pianist and Vocal Coach Iris Malkin graduated from the Jerusalem Academy of Music with a Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance and an Artist Diploma in Piano – with…
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Lecturer - Vocal Diction and Vocal Coaching
Lucy Yates After apprenticeships at Ravinia and Aldeburgh, and appearances with the New-York Collegium and at the Boston Early Music Festival, Miss Yates made her Italian singing debut as Violetta in a…
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