VAMS is delighted to welcome distinguished contralto GRETCHEN GREENFIELD as its Artistic Consultant.  With over 25 years professional experience, Miss Greenfield contributes a wealth of expertise derived from her triumphs as a nationally and internationally acclaimed solo artist, as well as her successful teaching studio SingingAndYOU (link on the right) and her passion for mentoring musicians of all ages.

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Highlights of Miss Greenfield's career as a contralto soloist include appearances in Mahler's Third Symphony with the Minnesota Orchestra, Charles Dutoit conducting; on tour with the Südwestfunk Orchestra of Baden-Baden, Helmuth Rilling conducting; on tour in Tokyo with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in performances of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Leonard Slatkin conducting; and encore performances of Shostakovich's songs From Jewish Folk Poetry with the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center, the New York Y Chamber Orchestra and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Maxim Shostakovich conducting, as well as with I Musici de Montreal, Yuli Turovsky conducting.