Monday Music at Minnesota, Guest Artist Recital | André Chiang, baritone

Dr. André Chiang from Emory University will present a recital titled "What's Next?" "What's Next?" is a recital program of an artist's expereince in life connecting with art. Pulling songs from Chiang's album, Choice Pages, and representing a multitude of composer lived experiences. The recital aims to express why we sing and continue singing. Join us for an evening where art song, opera, and musical theater can intersect.

This School of Music event is free and open to the public. A livestream will be available (click on the Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall events in the callout box).

Baritone André Chiang has been described as “vocally commanding” (Oregonian), “handsome of voice” (Opera News), and lauded with “let’s hear more from this singer” (Washington Post). Chiang’s recent engagements include Ping (Turandot) with OperaDelaware, Gianni Schicchi (Gianni Schicchi) with Opera Mississippi, Marcello (La bohème) and Artist Martinez/Ecce Homo (Behold the Man - world premiere) with Opera Las Vegas, and Escamillo (Carmen) with Opera Western Reserve. Previous highlights include Young Galileo/Salviati (Galileo Galilei), for which he was commercially recorded, and Ford (Falstaff) with Portland Opera; Anthony Hope (Sweeney Todd) with Virginia Opera; Lancelot in the Young Artist Matinee of Camelot at the Glimmerglass Festival; Dandini (La cenerentola) with Dayton Opera; and Escamillo (Carmen), with Mobile Opera. Chiang has also been seen with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Opera Philadelphia, the Atlanta Opera, New Orleans Opera, and other American opera companies.

Competition honors include Regional Finalist for the MONC Auditions, Winner of the 59th NFMC 2017 Biennial Young Artist Award, and Winner of the 45th NATS Artist Awards Competition. Chiang’s Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall debut came as the Baritone soloist in the World Premiere of Martin Palmeri’s Gran Misa. Chiang has also been seen in concert with the Louisiana Philharmonic, Richmond Symphony, Rapides Symphony, Baton Rouge Symphony, Missouri Symphony, Huntsville Symphony, and Canterbury Voices in recent seasons.

As an educator, Chiang was a 2018 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Intern, designated a 2019 “National Center for Voice and Speech trained Vocologist”, featured at the 2020 and 2022 NATS National Conference, and a part of the first cohort of Pan American Vocology Association – Recognized Vocologists (PAVA-RV) in 2022. His research regarding new American art song, voice range lower extension, and inclusivity in the voice studio has been seen at national and international conferences for the National Opera Association (NOA), NATS, PAVA, and the College Music Society (CMS). As an administer, Chiang was the Artistic Director of Opera NexGen, Chairs the NFMC Young Artist Competition for Man’s Voice, Chairs the NATS Art Song Coalition and is Vice President of the Las Vegas Chapter of NATS, Secretary for the Southwestern Region of CMS, and is a board member of the Asian Opera Alliance. Chiang is an Assistant Professor of Voice at Emory University, an Instructor of Voice at the Interlochen Summer Arts Camp, and runs a private online and in-person studio teaching acoustic and amplified styles. He was formerly an Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Oklahoma State University, and is also a frequent contributor to Classical Singer magazine. www.andrechiangbaritone.com