Master Class With Maestro Sherrill Milnes
Co-Production with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra

Monday, March 3 | 1:00 PM
SoundWaves
7 Lagoon Road
Hilton Head Island, SC

Reserve your spot for a Master Class with Maestro Sherrill Milnes.  This is a once in a lifetime experience!  

Sherrill Milnes is a five-time Grammy® nominated, three-time Grammy® winner and 2008 Opera News Award winner, Milnes is internationally recognized as the leading Verdi Baritone of his time. A world-renowned opera star who sang for over four decades, Milnes has conquered all of the great opera capitols of the world, including the Royal Opera, Covent Garden; La Scala, Milan; Berlin’s Deutsche Opera; the Paris Opera; Buenos Aires’ famed Teatro Colon; the Liceu in Barcelona; the Bavarian State Opera in Munich; the Salzburg Festival; the Hamburg Opera; and Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre. Milnes is Commendatore of the Italian Republic and a Chevalier of the French Republic and was inducted into the Lincoln Academy, the highest honor the State of Illinois can bestow. He has had the honor of performing for every United States President from Gerald Ford to the end of the 20^th Century. Milnes is dedicated to sharing his knowledge and continuing the tradition of great opera through a commitment to working extensively with young singers throughout his career.  He has led master classes at the Juilliard and Manhattan Schools in New York, at most major universities throughout the country and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.  More extensive teaching has been done at the Yale University School of Music; Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow; the Northern Royal College of Music in Manchester, England (where he is a fellow); the Israel Vocal Arts Institute in Tel Aviv; Montreal; Puerto Rico; the International Institute of Vocal Arts in Italy; and in his own 25-year training program, VOICExperience. The legendary artist and educator is now Distinguished Professor of Music Emeritus from Northwestern University who teaches and judges vocal competitions around the world. In his ninetieth decade, he continues to be a vital part of his programs, teaching and presenting his many events throughout the year. 

The mission of the Sherrill Milnes VOICE Programs is to pass on the traditions of great singing and develop new audiences for opera and classical voice. The programs are dedicated to the quality, integrity and perpetuation of the vocal arts through life-changing intensives, performances, and community-enriching outreach events across the nation and throughout the year.