Event Name: A Master Class with Sherrill Milnes
Venue: Recital Salon, Squires Student Center
Event Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets Pricing: $20 general; $10 for students/youth
Sponsored by: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
Description: Drawing on his years of experience on international stages, baritone Sherrill Milnes coaches singers on musical and vocal artistry. The resulting transformations are amazing to watch.

Event Name: From Romanticism to Folk Music: An Evening of Brahms, Dvořák , and Klezmer Music
Venue: Recital Salon, Squires Student Center
Event Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Tickets Pricing: $20 general; $10 for students/youth
Sponsored by: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
Description: Brahms trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano (Peter Laul, piano; Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet; Dmitry Kouzov, cello); Dvořák String Sextet (David Ehrlich and Gregory Ellis, violins; Michael Klotz and Karen Dreyfus, violas; Dmitry Kouzov and Alan Weinstein, cellos); and Klezmer music for Clarinet and Strings (Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet; David Ehrlich and Gregory Ellis, violins; Michael Klotz, viola; Alan Weinstein, cello).

Event Name: A Master Class with Mignon Dunn
Venue: Recital Salon, Squires Student Center
Event Date: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets Pricing: $20 general; $10 for students/youth
Sponsored by: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
Description: World-famous mezzo-soprano Mignon Dunn brings her rich experience and sense of humor to her coaching, guiding the singers to meld the text, music, and drama into their performing.

Event Name: Recital: Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Kayo Iwama, pianist
Venue: Haymarket, Squires Student Center
Event Date: Friday, June 14, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Tickets Pricing: $20 general; $10 for students/youth
Sponsored by: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
Description: Renowned soprano and special festival guest artist Dawn Upshaw performs a diverse evening of works from Claude Debussy, Olivier Messiaen, Charles Ives, and William Bolcom.

Event Name: A Master Class with Dawn Upshaw
Venue: Recital Salon, Squires Student Center
Event Date: Saturday, June 15, 2013, 4:00 p.m.
Tickets Pricing: $20 general; $10 for students/youth
Sponsored by: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
Description: Renowned soprano Dawn Upshaw, a champion of new music as well as the classics, shares her musical insights with selected singers.

Event Name: A Festival of Quintets, Three Great Masters: Boccherini, Mozart, and Dvořák
Venue: Recital Salon, Squires Student Center
Event Date: Saturday, June 15, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Tickets Pricing: $20 general; $10 for students/youth
Sponsored by: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
Description: Boccherini Cello Quintet (Gregory Ellis and David Ehrlich, violins; Karen Dreyfus, viola; Dmitry Kouzov and Ben Wyatt, cellos), Mozart Viola Quintet in D Major (David Ehrlich and Gregory Ellis, violins; Michael Klotz and Karen Dreyfus, violas; Ben Wyatt, cello), and Dvořák Piano Quintet (Milana Strezeva, piano; Gregory Ellis and David Ehrlich, violins; Karen Dreyfus, viola; Ben Wyatt, cello).

Event Name: An Evening with Carlisle Floyd
Venue: Haymarket, Squires Student Center
Event Date: Sunday, June 16, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Tickets Pricing: $20 general; $10 for students/youth
Sponsored by: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
Description: A multi-faceted evening with preeminent American operatic composer Carlisle Floyd, including a brief film and a talk with Mr. Floyd. A highlight will be the performance of his opera Susannah.

Event Name: A Master Class with Diana Soviero
Venue: Recital Salon, Squires Student Center
Event Date: Monday, June 17, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets Pricing: $20 general; $10 for students/youth
Sponsored by: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
Description: Acclaimed soprano Diana Soviero shares her interpretive skills and vocal magic with young singers.

Event Name: A French Salon Concert: A Potpourri of Mélodie
Venue: Recital Salon, Squires Student Center
Event Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets Pricing: $20 general; $10 for students/youth
Sponsored by: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
Description: A survey of French songs from various periods and composers.

Event Name: The World of Brahms: A Liederabend
Venue: Recital Salon, Squires Student Center
Event Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Tickets Pricing: $20 general; $10 for students/youth
Sponsored by: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
Description: A concert of German lieder, featuring the music of Brahms and his musical contemporaries.

Event Name: From the Intimate to the Dramatic: Haydn, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky
Venue: Recital Salon, Squires Student Center
Event Date: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Tickets Pricing: $20 general; $10 for students/youth
Sponsored by: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
Description: Haydn Piano Trio (Jacob's Dream; Milana Strezeva, piano; Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin; Dmitry Kouzov, cello), Mozart Viola Quintet in C Major (Milana Strezeva, piano; Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin; Dmitry Kouzov, cello), and Tchaikovsky String Sextet (Souvenir de Florence; Shmuel Ashkenasi and David Ehrlich, violins; Rami Solomonow and Michael Klotz, violas; Dmitry Kouzov and Ben Wyatt, cellos).

Event Name: A Broadway Melody
Venue: Recital Salon, Squires Student Center
Event Date: Friday, June 21, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Tickets Pricing: $20 general; $10 for students/youth
Sponsored by: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
Description: Our high-energy Broadway extravaganza, with some favorite musical theater selections, returns!

Event Name: Grand Finale - Gems and Masterpieces
Venue: Recital Salon, Squires Student Center
Event Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Tickets Pricing: $20 general; $10 for students/youth
Sponsored by: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
Description: Singers perform a stunning final concert featuring operatic selections from around the world, and guest artist instrumentalists present Schubert's Notturno Piano Trio (Milana Strezeva, piano; David Ehrlich, violin; Ben Wyatt, cello) and Strauss's Sextet for Strings (Capriccio; Shmuel Ashkenasi and David Ehrlich, violins; Michael Klotz and Rami Solomonow, violas; Dmitry Kouzov and Ben Wyatt, cellos).