World Voice Day Special Event: Bryan Wagorn in Conversation and Masterclass

When: Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 7-8:30pm

Where: Open Jar Studios, 1601 Broadway (48th & Broadway, entrance on Broadway), 11th Floor (Studio 12L)

Cost: Free | Please RVSP at this link: https://forms.gle/xVTRcU3HRfHXhJMe9

What: NATS NYC Chapter presents the Metropolitan Opera’s Bryan Wagorn in conversation with Peter Thoresen (Classical Singer Magazine & NATS NYC Board Member). The evening will include a discussion and Q&A about Wagorn’s experiences working with singers ranging from students to today’s top artists. This free World Voice Day event will conclude with a masterclass with 2 preselected singers. 

Bryan Wagorn serves as Assistant Conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, and he regularly performs throughout North America, Europe, and Asia as a soloist, chamber musician, and recital accompanist the world’s leading singers, including Anthony Roth Costanzo, Lise Davidsen, and Nadine Sierra. Wagon holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Manhattan School of Music, where he serves as a member of the Collaborative Piano Faculty. 

Learn the winning strategies needed to upgrade your application materials and interview skills—so you stand a chance of landing the job. In this hands-on zoom session, Angela will present examples, go over her top 10 do's and don'ts for CVs, and even conduct some "hot seat" mock interview coaching. Bring your questions and leave with the answers you need to make the short list.

RSVP to natsnyc2@gmail.com. Please do RSVP in advance (!) so that Angela can send you the "Musician's Pathfinder Guide" with her top six coaching questions to get your career in forward motion!

The author of the classic “Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music,” Angela Myles Beeching is the former director of career and entrepreneurship programs at Manhattan School of Music, Indiana University, and New England Conservatory. Ms. Beeching maintains a thriving online career coaching practice helping musicians get more of their best work out into the world so they can become the artists they are meant to be. She writes a popular weekly e-newsletter with music career tips and insights, which you can get along with a free copy of her Musician’s Pathfinder Guide at http://AngelaBeeching.com

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For more information, click here.

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