Success Stories

In her new role beginning in September, Maureen Zoltek (DMA ’13) will work with HGO Studio Director Brian Speck to support young artists, the company’s casting committee, and work on its recital series programming.

“Our young artist program is known for being one of the most distinguished in the world, and it will continue to grow with talent like Maureen joining the team,” said Houston Grand Opera General Director and CEO Khori Dastoor.

Maureen is currently at the San Francisco Opera, working as assistant conductor, vocal coach, and orchestral keyboardist.

Learn more about the appointment here.
More about Maureen here.

The Park Avenue Armory Recital Series returning this fall will feature MSM Collaborative Piano faculty member Warren Jones accompanying mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton on November 9 and 21, as well as MSM faculty member Myra Huang on October 10 and 11, who will accompany baritone Will Liverman. The concerts will take place in two of the Armory’s period rooms.

The Park Avenue Armory Artists Studio series, launched in 2016 and curated by jazz pianist, composer, and MacArthur Fellow and MSM alumnus Jason Moran (BM ’97), is returning this fall as well.

More information on the Park Avenue Armory Recital Series here.
More information on the Park Avenue Artists Studio upcoming concert here.

Tonight at 7:30 PM EST, Fleur Barron (MM ’08, Classical Voice) and Myra Huang (MM ’01, Collaborative Piano) will perform in 92nd Street Y’s final performance of the 2019/20 vocal series. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the concert will have no audience but be streamed live from the 92nd Street Y website.

The concert, which will feature a program of songs by Gustav Mahler, has been featured by Forbes, Vogue, and PBS.

A “charismatic star” (The Boston Globe) mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron is a student of Cynthia Hoffman. Grammy-nominated Myra Huang is a former student of Warren Jones.

Manhattan School of Music alumni Craig Terry (’99) and Charlie Porter (MM ’09) won the award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album for Songplay alongside Joyce Didonato and fellow accompanists Chuck Isreals and Jimmy Madison.

Lauded for his “sensitive and stylish” (New York Times) and “superb” (Opera News) playing, pianist Craig Terry has launched an international career regularly performing with some of the world’s leading singers and instrumentalists. Craig studied with pianist Warren Jones during his time at Manhattan School of Music.

Internationally acclaimed trumpeter and composer Charlie Porter first cut his teeth on the New York jazz scene in the late 90’s under the tutelage of famed trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis. Charlie has since delved into many projects from jazz and classical to Arabic, Indian, African, Australian Aboriginal and Korean music, seeking to find common ground among all “good music” and avoiding the pigeonholing of genre labels.

View the full list of GRAMMY winners here.

Alumna Myra Huang (MM ’01, Accompanying) and Precollege alumna Chloe Flower were recently added to Steinway & Sons’ prestigious Artist Roster. For decades, Steinway & Sons has cultivated special relationships with pianists from every genre. From Lang Lang to Diana Krall to Billy Joel to such legends as Cole Porter, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Arthur Rubinstein.

Learn more about Chloe (left) and Myra (right) on their Steinway Artist pages.

Myra Huang Artist Page

Chloe Flower Artist Page

Alumnus Gordon Schermer (MM ’10, Accompanying) joined the music staff of Santa Fe Opera earlier this summer, where he accompanied the famous soprano’s master class. His next projects at Santa Fe include Puccini’s La bohème and the world premiere of The Thirteenth Child (libretto by faculty member David Starobin).

Purchase tickets to these productions here.

A vocalist and pianist, Mr. Sun is a former vocal coach at Manhattan School of Music, and will be joining the Minnesota Opera’s Resident Artist Program this fall.

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