Inside Iowa State
September 8, 2000
Opera star Estes joins music faculty
International opera star Simon Estes has joined the music faculty.
Estes, a native of Centerville, will be here for 10 weeks each year.
While on campus, Estes will work with Iowa State vocal/choral students through lessons, seminars and master classes. One of his primary activities this fall will be coaching opera studio classes for the performances of the holiday opera Amahl and the Night Visitors, which will be performed by music students in November.
Estes also will join the music faculty in November for a performance of Lee Hoiby's tribute to Martin Luther King's famous speech "I Have a Dream."
His schedule during the spring semester includes a performance with the Midwest Children's Choir Festival in February and a scholarship musicale in April. His primary teaching emphasis will be coaching Iowa State vocal students.
"I have been an artist-in-residence at many different colleges throughout the nation," Estes said. "But when Iowa State invited me here for this type of position, I jumped at the opportunity.
"I want to share the knowledge that I have of some of the world's great conductors and singers with the students here at Iowa State, and hopefully motivate them to look into classical music and operatic careers," he added.
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