Music Department Special Events 2026-2027
Here’s what’s coming up…..
We’re making plans for these special musical guests during the 2026-2027 academic year. Check the Music Department calendar for dates and details.
Steven Campbell
Guest Recital and Masterclass
Steve Campbell, principal tuba of the Minnesota Orchestra, is a native of Brenham, Texas. Steve became interested in music at an early age, as both of his parents are musicians. His father, also a tuba player, was his first teacher. Campbell went on to study at the University of Houston with David Kirk of the Houston Symphony, and completed his Bachelor of Music degree at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where he studied with Chester Schmitz, formerly of the Boston Symphony.
While in Boston, Steve performed and toured regularly with the Boston Symphony and Pops Orchestras, and was principal tuba of the Rhode Island and Vermont Symphonies. Steve then went on to join the Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia as principal tuba, in La Coruna, Spain. After two years in Spain, Campbell was invited to join the fellowship program with the New World Symphony in Miami Beach. After one year in Miami, Steve moved on to the New Mexico Symphony where he was principal tuba for four years. Steve moved to Minneapolis from Milwaukee where he fulfilled a one-year engagement as principal tuba with the Milwaukee Symphony.
– Information from https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/campb467
Robert Henry
Guest Recital and Masterclass
Hailed as a “consummate artist — brilliant, formidable, effortless, and the epitome of control and poise,” Robert Henry is an internationally distinguished pianist, winning universal acclaim as orchestral soloist, recitalist, accompanist, and chamber musician. Possessing the rare combination of insight, inspiration, and a dazzling technique, he continues to touch and electrify audiences around the world.
As an educator and pedagogue, Robert Henry presents lectures, masterclasses, residencies, youth concerts, and has been featured in American Music Teacher, Gramophone, and Clavier. He has served as recitalist, clinician, and juror for state, regional, and national MTNA conventions and competitions. He operates an exclusive private studio in Atlanta, GA. Presently, he is Artistic Director of the Great Performances Concert Series in Highlands, NC, Assistant Director of the Atlanta Boy Choir, Organist-Choirmaster of the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation in Highlands, NC, and he proudly serves as Artist-in-Residence at Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, GA.
– Information from roberthenry.com
Kenneth and Joanne Bozeman
Lectures and Masterclasses
A graduate of the University of Arizona, Joanne Bozeman has been a singing teacher for 50 years. Her teachers include Richard Miller, Eugene T. Conley, Bruce Lunkley, and Teresa Seidl. In 1993, she joined the faculty of Lawrence University’s Conservatory of Music in Wisconsin, where, until retirement in 2019, she taught singing and a number of voice-related, diction, and music education courses. Her students have gone on to select graduate schools, young artist programs, and singing and teaching careers. In addition to teaching, Joanne was an actively performing soprano, specializing in chamber music, oratorio and song repertoire. She served as voice trainer for the Lawrence Community Girl Choir program. Inspired by her long-standing interest in voice health and the relationship of hormones with voice throughout the female lifespan, Joanne co-authored Singing Through Change: Women’s Voices in Midlife, Menopause, and Beyond, released in 2020 (StudioBos). She has spoken on the subject of female voice and hormones for many organizations, including ICVT, AOTOS, BVA, NATS, PAVA, and numerous voice collectives and universities. Joanne is a co-author of a chapter on female voice and hormones in the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Voice Pedagogy. With co-researcher Marita Stryker, she also presents on her secondary topic of interest, hypermobility, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome with Hypermobility and POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome), and how these frequently overlapping conditions may affect singers. Joanne and her husband, Ken, are thankful to be grandparents, and enjoy traveling and interacting with the voice community all over the globe.
Kenneth Bozeman, Professor Emeritus of Music, taught at Lawrence University for 42 years where he chaired the voice department and from which he received two awards for excellence in teaching. He holds performance degrees from Baylor University and the University of Arizona and studied at the Conservatory of Music in Munich. He was awarded the Van Lawrence Fellowship by the Voice Foundation in 1994, is the chair of the editorial board of the Journal of Singing and was inducted into the American Academy of Teachers of Singing in 2019. His writings on acoustic voice pedagogy include the books, Practical Vocal Acoustics: Pedagogic Applications for Teachers and Singers, and Kinesthetic Voice Pedagogy 2: Motivating Acoustic Efficiency, now in a second edition. Bozeman’s students have sung with Houston Grand, Boston Lyric, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Dresden Opera, San Francisco, New York City, the Metropolitan, Chicago Lyric, and Santa Fe Opera.
– Information from National Assocation of Teachers of Singing
Haven Trio
Guest Recital and Masterclasses
Established solo artists soprano Lindsay Kesselman, clarinetist Kimberly Cole Luevano, and pianist Midori Koga joined as the Haven Trio in 2011 around performances of Abbie Betinis’ hauntingly beautiful song cycle Nattsanger. Haven released its first album, Bright Angel, (Fleur de Son, Ltd.) in 2013 to critical acclaim: “…amazingly performed works…performances are exquisite as is their ensemble chemistry.” (Sequenza 21) Now in its 12th season, Haven has commissioned a compelling body of repertoire from its extended family of composers. Their recordings: all we are given we cannot hold (Blue Griffin, 2023), Twinge (Blue Griffin, 2019), Atonement (Fleur de Son, 2015), and Bright Angel (Fleur de Son, 2013) can be found on all streaming platforms. Haven believes in commissioning people, not pieces of music, and enjoys ongoing relationships with composers such as Abbie Betinis, David Biedenbender, Evan Chambers, Roshanne Etezady, Lee Kesselman, Amy Beth Kirsten, Gilda Lyons, Kieren MacMillan, Jon Magnussen and Ivette Herryman Rodriguez. Haven feels fortunate to have received support from numerous granting organizations in support of new music and is the recipient of a Barlow Endowment Commissioning Grant (2021), Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Grant (2021 and 2015), Ontario Arts Council Grant (2016) and others. Recent and upcoming performances include: premieres of all we are given we cannot hold by David Biedenbender and poet Robert Fanning, DE OTRO MUNDO by Ivette Herryman Rodriguez, Hardwired for Optimism by Roshanne Etezady and poet Carolyn Petit Pinet, as well as premieres of new arrangements of David Biedenbender’s Shell and Wing and Amy Beth Kirsten’s to my own heart). They were featured in performances with Chamber Music International and the Fine Arts Chamber Players in Dallas, TX, and also in a residency with the Jackman Humanities Institute at the University of Toronto. Kim, Lindsay and Midori are all passionate teachers and actively seek out opportunities to work with student performers and composers. Haven has recently engaged in performing/teaching residencies at Michigan State University, the Hartt School, University of Texas – San Antonio, Sam Houston State University, Emory and Henry University, Abilene Christian University, St. Mary of the Woods College, College of DuPage and as an Ensemble-in-Residence at the Connecticut Summerfest in June 2022 (and also upcoming in June 2024). Whether in a living room, an art gallery, a school, or a concert hall, Haven harnesses the power of vulnerability…inviting its audiences into an intimate and personal experience of contemporary music. Through their composers, they aim to create artistic experiences which allow audiences to feel welcomed, included, and connected to one another through poetry and musical storytelling.
– Information from haventrio.com
Esme Quartet
Masterclass, Studio Coaching, Q&A
Praised for their warm sound and commanding stage presence, the Esmé Quartet has quickly established itself as one of the most captivating chamber ensembles of its generation. Formed in 2016 in Cologne, Germany, by four Korean musicians and lifelong friends, the quartet is driven by a deep artistic connection and a shared passion for music and the arts.
The ensemble garnered international acclaim after winning First Prize and four special awards at the 2018 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition in London. That same year, they were named HSBC Laureates of the Académie du Festival d’Aix. Additional honors include top prizes at the Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition, the Possehl Musikpreis Lübeck, and the inaugural Hans Gál Prize by the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz and Villa Musica Germany.
The Esmé Quartet has performed at major venues and festivals across Europe, North America, and Asia, including the Lucerne Festival, Wigmore Hall, Opéra de Lille, L’Auditori Barcelona, Hong Kong Arts Festival, and the Aix-en-Provence Festival. They were the first Artists-in-Residence at Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul for the 2020–2021 season and have appeared in residencies at the McGill International String Quartet Academy, Classic Esterházy, and the Heidelberg String Quartet Festival.
In recent seasons, the quartet made acclaimed debut tours of North America, Japan, and Australia. Highlights include performances of John Adams’ Absolute Jest with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (with John Adams conducting), and Gyeonggi Philharmonic. Their collaborations also include a multimedia project, ‘The book of water’ by Michel van der Aa and British actor Samuel West at the Hong Kong Arts Festival and a North American tour with Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Yekwon Sunwoo.
The quartet’s discography on Alpha Classics includes To Be Loved (2020), named one of the best classical albums of the year by WQXR as well as five stars review by Diapason, Yessori: Sound from the Past (2023), and a 2024 Apple Music Classical Sessions EP of Mendelssohn’s Op. 13. A third album celebrating their 10th anniversary will be released in 2026.
Belgian-American violist Dimitri Murrath joined the ensemble in 2023, succeeding founding member Jiwon Kim.
– Information from esmequartet.net
Marci Rosenberg
Marci is a singer, speech pathologist and clinical singing voice specialist. An active performer in her earlier years, Marci completed her degree in vocal performance at Peabody Conservatory before entering the field of Speech-Language Pathology. Specializing in the rehabilitation of injured voices, Marci has worked clinically for over 24 years at The University of Michigan Vocal Health Center, which was recently ranked nationally in the top 1% for patient satisfaction and care. Additionally, she serves as the on-site vocal health consultant to the Department of Musical Theatre at the University of Michigan. Marci teaches workshops and lectures nationally and internationally on a wide array of topics, including vocal fitness, the application of SOVTs to voice training, managing vocal injuries and rehabilitation in elite singers, the application of kinesiology and motor learning principles to voice training, and healthy belting. Marci is the co-author of The Vocal Athlete and The Vocal Athlete- Application and Technique for the Hybrid Singer, now in its 3rd Edition. She is a featured author in several voice pedagogy books and a collaborator on numerous research publications. Among the first cohort to receive the PAVA-RV distinction, Marci co-chairs the PAVA Standing Symposium Executive Committee and was recently re-elected as Vice President for the incoming Board of Directors. She is guest faculty at The New CCM Summer Pedagogy Institute at Shenandoah and was recently a featured voice expert on the award-winning Canadian science documentary program The Nature of Things – A User’s Guide to the Voice. In addition to her clinical practice, Marci maintains a private voice studio and consulting practice. Her varied clients include performers, executives, and teachers spanning the Boardroom, Broadway stage, Metropolitan Opera, and everything in between.
– Information from marci-rosenberg.com