EMERGING ARTISTS DIVISION
Vocal Artists Management Services (VAMS) announces auditions for its new, exciting Emerging Artists Division!
Eligibility: open to college/university/conservatory and emerging professional classical singers looking to "bridge the gap" between undergraduate vocal studies and professional marketability. There are no restrictions, regarding country or nationality.
What we offer: as a member of VAMS' Emerging Artists Division, each singer is under the umbrella of Vocal Artists Management Services, and provided with the following:
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Visibility on the VAMS website
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Professionally designed resumes, with VAMS logos
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Specifically designed demo videos (using footage provided by the singer)
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Advertisement in the VAMS Musical Spotlight newsletter and social media
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Monthly information regarding Young Artist Programs, competitions, auditions, etc.
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Opportunity to perform as part of VAMS' Virtual Online Recital Series
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Opportunity to perform at VAMS' annual concert at the National Opera Center in New York (social distancing restrictions pending)
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Interaction with VAMS staff and professional artists
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Recommendation letters from VAMS
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Ongoing advice regarding professional advancement and vocal health
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Dynamic, international online community of singers, offering support and encouragement to you, as a creative singing artist
Fees: membership in the VAMS Emerging Artists Division is for one year. The cost is $49.99 per month, with a discount of one month free offered to those paying for a year (12 months) in advance. VAMS collects no commission on artist engagements.
To audition: send headshot, resume and links to video/audio recordings to: vocalartistsmgmt@gmail.com
Deadline: There is no deadline to apply.
KELLY
MOREL
Mezzo-soprano
Originally from Los Angeles, mezzo-soprano KELLY MOREL has
now made her home in Kansas City, Missouri, where she performs regularly with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and throughout the Heartland region.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/vjPYRV2Vvt4
Personal website: https://www.kellyleemorel.com/
Credits include: Lyric Opera of Kansas City; Aspen Music Festival; Opera NEO; Varna International Opera Academy; Topeka Symphony; Musica Sacra.
Repertoire/roles include: Duruflé/Requiem; Mahler/Symphony No. 2; Désirée Armfeldt/A Little Night Music/Marcellina/Le nozze di Figaro; Third Lady/Die Zauberflöte; Alisa/Lucia di Lammermoor; Mrs. Massey/The Shining (Moravec); Beethoven/Mass in C.
ALEXANDRIA
CRICHLOW
Soprano
Soprano ALEXANDRIA CRICHLOW is rapidly making her mark in the genres of opera, oratorio, and as a concert recitalist.
Compilation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rXxxMlG_6g
Personal website: https://www.alexandriacrichlow.com/
Credits include: Philadelphia Orchestra; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Amalfi Coast Music Festival; Mannes Opera; Professional Performing Arts; Bouchaine Young Artist Series.
Repertoire/roles include: Suor Angelica; Maria/Porgy and Bess; Handel/Messiah; Mozart/Mass in G; Madame Lidoine/Dialogues des Carmélites; Donna Anna/Don Giovanni; Liu/Turandot; Countess/Le nozze di Figaro; Bach/Magnificat; Verdi/Messa da Requiem.
For more regarding the Emerging Artists Division, click on the video above for a message from
VAM Founder, Dr. James Greening-Valenzuela!
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CAROLYNE
DALMONTE
Soprano
Praised for her lithe, elegant and sumptuous soprano, CAROLYNE DALMONTE is a versatile singer whose skills are equally at home in opera, oratorio, and art song.
Compilation video: Coming soon
Personal website: https://carolynedalmonte.wordpress.com/
Credits include: North Shore Music Festival; Cantanti Project; Opera NEO Music Festival; Aspen Opera Theatre; Bach Collegium San Diego.
Repertoire/roles include: Handel/Messiah; Countess/Le nozze di Figaro; Mimì/La bohème; Brahms/Ein deutsches Requiem; Manon; Adina/L'elisir d'amore; Fauré/Requiem; Dorinda/Orlando; Haydn/Nelsonmesse.
JENNIFER
PAULINO
Soprano
A versatile and accomplished chamber and concert artist, soprano JENNIFER PAULINO has garnered praise and recognition as a significant interpreter of baroque and contemporary repertoire.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/EumIhyCCjQA
Personal website: http://jenniferpaulino.com/
Credits include: California Bach Society; San Francisco Choral Society; Seraphic Fire; San Francisco Bach Choir; Symphonic Chorale of Southwest Florida; Leiden Baroque Ensemble (Netherlands); Southwest Florida Symphony; San Francisco Festival of Contemporary Music.
Repertoire/roles include: Mendelssohn/Elijah; Psalm 42; Preben Antonsen/Songs; Bach/St. Matthew Passion; St. John Passion; Cantatas; Vivaldi/In furore iustissimae irae; Mozart/Requiem; Mass in C Minor; Coronation Mass; Poulenc/Gloria; Haydn/Lord Nelson Mass; Vaughan Williams/Dona Nobis Pacem; Stacy Garrop/Terra Nostra; Jocelyn Hagen/Ashes of Roses; Lansing McLoskey/Sudden Music.
JAMILLE
LEA
Soprano
Soprano JAMILLE LEA excels in the genres of opera, oratorio, musical theatre, and as a solo recitalist.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/rZuAlUZtgVA
Credits include: El Paso Opera; Gilbert & Sullivan Company of El Paso; Sun City Musical Theater Co.; Franco American Vocal Academy; Paso del Norte Philharmonia; Opera UTEP; UTEP Dinner Theater; UNT Summer Opera.
Repertoire/roles include: Second Lady, Papagena/Die Zauberflöte; Clorinda/La Cenerentola; Haydn/Missa Sancti Nicolai, Lord Nelson Mass; Oberto/Alcina; Patience/Patience; Mabel/The Pirates of Penzance; Angelina/Trial By Jury; Cosette/Les Miserables.
ERIN
HANNON
Soprano
Soprano ERIN HANNON has distinguished herself as a musician with great versatility, passion, and insight.
Compilation video: Coming soon
Personal website: https://www.erinhannon.com/
Credits include: Virginia Opera; Mobile Opera; International Performing Arts Institute; Cantabile Project; Royal Irish Orchestra; Tidewater Opera Project.
Repertoire/roles include: Violetta/La Traviata; Magda/La Rondine; Handel/Suor Angelica/Meg/Little Women; Donna Elvira/Don Giovanni; Countess/Le nozze di Figaro; Handel/Messiah; Haydn/Lord Nelson Mass.
DAVID
RIVERA BOZÓN
Tenor
A truly versatile singer with an exceptional, robust, vibrant, and mesmerizing voice, tenor DAVID RIVERA BOZÓN's captivating presence has charmed audiences internationally.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/NEzY1W35Occ
Personal website: https://www.davidriverabozon.com/
Credits include: Boston Bel Canto Opera; Coro Dante Alighieri; Opera on Tap; Philharmonia Boston; Calliope; Rhode Island Encore Opera; Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá, Orquesta Sinfónica de Colombia; Unitas Ensemble.
Repertoire/roles include: Pinkerton/Madama Butterfly; Rinuccio/Gianni Schicchi; Tamino/Die Zauberflöte; Le Marie/Les Mamelles de Tiresias; Beethoven/Ninth Symphony; Stravinsky/Les Noces; Ginastera/Cinco Canciones Populares Argentinas.
CASEY
KUNMANN
Soprano
A versatile artist, soprano CASEY KUNMANN is equally at home singing oratorio, chamber music, art song, and musical theatre repertoire ranging from renaissance to contemporary music.
Compilation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPdVRx8iG84&ab_channel=vocalartistsmgmt
Personal website: https://www.caseykunmann.com/
Credits include: Palm Beach Opera; Miami Music Festival; Masterworks Chorus of Palm Beaches; Aspen Music Festival; Seraphic Fire PCI; Master Chorale of South Florida; Song Fest.
Repertoire/roles include: Gretel/Hansel and Gretel; Belinda/Dido and Aeneas; Frasquita/Carmen; Handel/Messiah; Bach/Magnificat, St. John Passion; Beethoven/Symphony No. 9.
EUN-AH
ROH
Soprano
Soprano EUN-AH ROH specializes in lyric-coloratura repertoire and holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/HoKdUVNnglg
Personal website: https://www.eunahroh.com/
Credits include: Bethesda Summer Music Festival; New York Lyric Opera; Pro Voce Washington; James Madison Opera; Amadeus Pro-Arte Chamber Orchestra of Greater Washington; Baek-Ryeong Opera Company.
Repertoire/roles include: Queen of the Night/Die Zauberflöte; Violetta/La Traviata; Olympia/Les contes d'Hoffmann; Beethoven/Symphony No. 9; Händel/Messiah; Lucia/Lucia di Lammermoor; Susanna/Le nozze di Figaro.
PEDRO
CARRERAS, JR.
Tenor
Noted for his emotionally sensitive portrayals and dark,
resonant voice, tenor and Miami native PEDRO CARRERAS, JR.
is a very active performer in the Southeast and beyond.
Compilation video: Coming soon
Personal website: http://www.pedrocarreras.com/
Credits include: Atlanta Opera; Peach State Opera; Utah Philharmonic; DCINY; Atlanta Philharmonic; Georgia Southern Symphony; Capitol City Opera.
Repertoire/roles include: Pinkerton/Madama Butterfly; Don Josè/Carmen; Rodolfo/La Bohème; Cavaradossi/Tosca; Nemorino/L'elisir d'amore; Bruckner/Te Deum.
