The Carmel Bach Festival has announced the return of the Virginia Best Adams (VBA) Masterclass.

The masterclass will run from July 7 from July 26, 2025, and will feature vocal artists soprano Andréa Walker, alto Veronica Roan, tenor Michaël Hudetz, and bass Grant Jackson.

The final VBA showcase will take place on July 26, 2025 at 1 p.m., at the Carmel Presbyterian Church.

Established in 1984 by the friends and family of Virginia Best Adams in honor of her 80th birthday, the VBA endowment has since supported the training and mentorship of over 100 early-career professional singers from around the world. The four-week residency will allow selected vocalists to participate in six public masterclasses, training intensively with the Festival’s Principal musicians. Throughout the masterclasses, the VBA artists will explore ways to communicate Baroque repertoire more vividly.

The VBA Masterclass will be led and produced by the Festival’s master teachers: conductor and harpsichordist Michael Beattie is Masterclass Director, Festival Artistic Advisor and Director of Choral Activities Andrew Megill (Director of Choral Organizations at Northwestern University), and by Festival vocal soloists.

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