Furman University Masterclass

Sat May 25, 2024
11:15 am EST
New York Room
Classical/Opera
High School

General Information

College Auditions

Work with voice faculty members Grant Knox and Craig Price in a masterclass to help you nail your college auditions.



Presenters

Grant Knox and Craig Price

American tenor, Grant Knox is enjoying a varied career in opera, musical theater, concert and recital. He has appeared with the Cincinnati Opera, Atlanta Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, Chautauqua Opera, Tri-Cities Opera, Ohio Light Opera, Asheville Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera Atlanta, Rochester Lyric Opera, Indianapolis Opera, and with Maestro Lorin Maazel’s Castleton Opera Festival. Equally at home in concert repertoire, Knox has been engaged by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Illinois Philharmonic, Greenville Symphony Orchestra/Chorale, Cobb Symphony, Peninsula Music Festival, Bach Ensemble of Cincinnati, Rochester Oratorio Society/Philharmonic, Constella Festival, Hendersonville Symphony and in recital at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Upcoming engagements include the tenor solos in Handel’s Messiah with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus, the tenor solos in Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang with the Peninsula Music Festival, and the tenor solos in Mozart’s Requiem and Bach’s Magnificat with the Greenville Chorale and Symphony.



Craig Price is a Bass-Baritone that has been seen with orchestras and opera companies across the country including Central City Opera, Charlottesville Opera, Kentucky Opera, and Opera Saratoga. He has been awarded prizes in vocal competitions including the Metropolitan Opera National Council and Orpheus National Vocal Competition. In concert he has performed with organizations including the Owensboro Symphony, the Greenville Symphony, the Greenville Chorale, the Florence Masterworks Choir, the Bach Ascending concert series, and Varna International. He holds degrees in voice from Furman (BM), Manhattan School of Music (MM), and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of South Carolina. Craig is thrilled to be able to share his passion for singing with a new generation of Furman students.