International soloist and chorister Brandon Michael Nase is on campus this week to give a series of master classes leading up to his Sept. 21 performance at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts.
Master classes to benefit music education students, student singers
Nase’s residency will include seven master classes for music education students and student singers.
Music education students
- Monday, Sept. 14, 9:05-9:55 a.m., Ellis 203
- Monday, Sept. 14, 11:15 a.m.-12:05 p.m., Ellis 203
- Tuesday, Sept. 15, 8 a.m., Ellis 116
- Tuesday, Sept. 15, 9:30 a.m., Ellis 201
Student singers
- Monday, Sept. 14, 4-6 p.m., Ellis Recital Hall
- Friday, Sept. 18, 2:30-3:30 p.m., HHPA 305
Free concert offers range of music
The Hammons Hall concert is free and open to the public. Nase will perform pieces from “Honeymoon in Vegas,” “Parade,” “Bridges of Madison County,” “Man of La Mancha” and more.
Date: Sept. 21
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts
Admission: Free and open to the public
Connect online: #brandonnaseatmsu
This event is made possible by a grant from the discretionary funds of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc. and Missouri State’s music and musical theatre departments.
More about Nase
Nase, a Texas native, has performed across the United States and abroad as both a soloist and chorister. Most notably he has served as a soloist in Puccini’s “Messae di Gloria,” Jenkins’ “The Armed Man,” and Telemann’s “Gott sei mir Gnädig.”
He has also recently been seen in “Man of La Mancha” (Cervantes/Don Quixote), “Bloomer Girl” (Pompey) and “The Student Prince” (Dr. Engel).
Nase has a bachelor’s degree in choral music education from the University of North Texas College of Music and master’s in vocal performance/musical theatre from NYU Steinhardt. He has studied voice with Michael Ricciardone, Dr. Jeffrey Snider and Dr. Linda DiFiore.