VIRTUAL MASTERCLASSES

Bass-baritone Dashon Burton has established a vibrant career in opera, recital, and with orchestra.  Key elements of his repertoire include Bach’s Passions and the B minor Mass, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Beethoven 9, the Brahms Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, and Mozart’s Requiem. Dashon is a frequent guest with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale, and he has appeared with many other major orchestras of the United States, Europe, and Japan. Burton’s album, Songs of Struggle and Redemption: We Shall Overcome, was singled out by the New York Times as “profoundly moving…a beautiful and lovable disc.” A multi-year San Francisco Performances Resident Artist, Burton is an original member of the groundbreaking vocal ensemble, Roomful of Teeth, with whom he tours internationally, and won a Grammy for their recording of Caroline Shaw’s Pulitzer-Prizewinning Partita for 8 Voices.

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale partners with the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and other institutions every season to provide the opportunity for local music students to participate in masterclasses and one-day intensive training workshops with world class performing artists and respected teachers. The student body may participate and the general public is welcome to attend free of charge. These events provide opportunities for emerging artists to gain one-on-one guidance and helpful critique from some of the world’s master musicians, right in front of a live audience.