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Alberto
Rincon-Pardo
Bryce Genovese
Cameron Creitz
Casey Winkelman
Gavin Huval
Jayme Vaughn-
Linebarger
Krissy Terwilliger
Leah Huber
Young artists perform in recital,
Puccini opera in Astoria Music Festival
A
STORIA – Young vocalists from as far
away as Chicago, Fairbanks, Alaska,
and Louisiana have flown, and even
drove, to sing in this year’s Astoria Music
Festival’s Young Artists program.
The students are Alberto Rincon-Pardo,
Bryce Genovese, Cameron Creitz,
Casey Winkelman, Gavin Huval, Jayme
Vaughn-Linebarger, Kristina Terwilliger
and Leah Huber.
Students had to submit a video, resume
and letters of recommendation. The pro-
gram is directed by Dr. Mark Ross Clark.
There were more than 20 singers who
applied.
Students will perform recitals at 7 p.m.
June 19 at Calvary Episcopal Church in
Seaside and at 7 p.m. June 21 at Can-
non Beach Community Church in Cannon
Beach.
Both recitals are free; a $5 donation
is suggested. A mix of opera, art song
and Broadway/American songs will be
performed.
The students will also perform in a fully
staged production of Puccini’s “Gianni
Schicchi” opera at 7 p.m. on June 27 and
28 at the Performing Arts Center in Asto-
ria. The opera is directed by Clark. This
is a pay what you can performance; a $15
donation is suggested.
Metropolitan Opera singer Allan Glass-
man and the young artists will present a
concert at 2 p.m. on June 29 at the Liberty
Theatre. The concert is free; a $10 donation
is suggested.
The students are training in Astoria for
two weeks with Clark, who is director of
Louisiana Lyric Opera and professor at the
University of Louisiana; Kosta Popovic,
who has worked as Assistant Chorus Mas-
ter with the Metropolitan Opera; Metropol-
itan Opera singers Allan Glassman, profes-
sor at Chicago Conservatory of Roosevelt
University, and baritone Richard Zeller.
In conjunction with a Young Composers
Workshop, the festival will present a con-
cert of new music by 13 Cascadia Compos-
ers at 7:30 p.m. June 25 at the Performing
Arts Center in Astoria.
For more information, visit the festival’s
website: amf2020.org