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Opera Conference 2018

Jamie Andrews

Minnesota Opera
Chief Learning Officer
USA

Jamie Andrews is currently the Chief Learning Officer for the Minnesota Opera. In this position he has developed award winning programs that engage audiences of all ages, such as Music Out Loud, an opera-based El Sistema-inspired social development program, and Project Opera, a vocal training program for young voices ages 8-18. An important part of Project Opera has been the commissioning of The Giver by Susan Kander, and Memory Boy with music by Reindalo Moya and libretto by Mark Campbell. He is a participant of OPERA America’s Leadership Intensive, and was featured by Musical America as “Top 30 under 40” arts education administrators in 2012.

1:00pm CDT

New Works Forum Regency Ballroom A/B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJecca Barry • Douglas Clayton • Anthony Davis • David Devan • Zizi Mueller • Threshold Acoustics • The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices

2:00pm CDT

New Works Forum Breakout Session - Repertoire Development for Teen Singers Sterling 6, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJamie Andrews • Rachel J. Peters • Christopher Powell • Richard Russell • Chaz'men Williams-Ali • The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

4:30pm CDT

Women’s Opera Network: Taking Control of Our Narrative Regency Ballroom A/B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyKathryn Smith • Jane Pigott • Ana De Archuleta • Cheryl Hickman • Gayle P.W. Jackson • Laura Kaminsky • Liz Kellogg • Esther Nelson • Karen Quisenberry • Jeri Sedlar • Karen Slack • Dona D. Vaughn • Caleres • Fisher Dachs Associates

5:45pm CDT

Shuttle to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis 4th Street Lobby EntranceAct 1 Tours

6:30pm CDT

Leadership Intensive Alumni Dinner Loretto-Hilton CenterAmerican Express Foundation

8:00pm CDT

Regina Loretto-Hilton CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis

8:00am CDT

Roundtable: Leadership Intensive — Personal Development Refresh Sterling 5, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyKurt Howard • Steven Humes • American Express Foundation

9:15am CDT

Keynote: A Conversation with John Adams Regency Ballroom C/D, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJohn Adams • Peggy Kriha Dye • Laura Kaminsky • Mark Edward Kent • Anh Le • Susan Malott • Timothy O'Leary • Ruth Orth • Karen Quisenberry • Marc A. Scorca • Roger Weitz • ADA Artist Management

11:00am CDT

Equity Begins with Access to Training Regency Ballroom B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyGill Sotu • Anthony Davis • Julia Gallagher • Tracy L. Wilson • LiveNote • Threshold Acoustics • Fisher Dachs Associates

12:30pm CDT

Specialty: Innovation Grantee Lunch Sterling 6, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyClaire Gohorel • Kurt Howard • Sarah Lutman • Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

2:00pm CDT

Roundtable: Education and Community Engagement (Budget Groups 1 and 2) Sterling 4, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJamie Andrews • Allison Felter

3:30pm CDT

Opera Artists as Activists Regency Ballroom F, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyChristian De Gré • Kayhan Irani • Laura Kaminsky • Ben Krywosz • Gill Sotu • Fisher Dachs Associates The Art of Asking Regency Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyGregory Robertson

5:00pm CDT

Sponsor Reception Soundmirror Exhibit Hall, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyCaleres • LiveNote • PatronManager • Soundmirror • Vatic • Threshold Acoustics • Connect the Arts • Fisher Dachs Associates • Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates • Music Publishers Association • Stingray Classica • Robert Swaney Consulting • Missouri Arts Council • Centene Charitable Foundation • PNC Foundation • Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis • ADA Artist Management • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices • Act 1 Tours

6:30pm CDT

Network Dinners Loretto-Hilton CenterLiveNote • Threshold Acoustics • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices

8:00pm CDT

Orfeo & Euridice Loretto-Hilton CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis

8:30am CDT

Roundtable: Leadership Intensive — Power and Privilege Sterling 5, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMichelle Ramos • Fisher Dachs Associates • American Express Foundation

9:00am CDT

Innovation: Human-Centered Design Thinking Sterling 4, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencySarah Lutman • Jamie Andrews • David Devan • Joseph Specter • Sean Waugh • Threshold Acoustics • Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation • Schuler Shook

10:30am CDT

Meeting Audience Expectations Regency Ballroom C/D, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyTim Powers • Annie Burridge • David Devan • Sunil Iyengar • Marc A. Scorca • Christine Yoon • Threshold Acoustics • The Wallace Foundation • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices

1:45pm CDT

All Conference Roundtable: Confronting Sexual Harassment, Abuse and Assault Regency Ballroom C/D, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyAdrienne D. Davis

3:30pm CDT

Community Engagement: Defining Success Regency Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMitra Sadeghpour • Stacy Brightman • Maria Bradford, CFRE, MA, MBA • Lauren Medici • Brandon Neal

5:15pm CDT

Shuttle to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis 4th Street Lobby EntranceAct 1 Tours

6:00pm CDT

Host Company Welcome Reception Sally S. Levy Opera CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis

8:00pm CDT

An American Soldier Loretto-Hilton CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis

10:45pm CDT

Shuttle to Hyatt Regency at the Arch South Turnaround on Garden AvenueAct 1 Tours

8:00am CDT

Roundtable: Leadership Intensive — Harassment and Corporate Culture Sterling 5, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyAnnie Burridge • American Express Foundation

9:15am CDT

Recognizing and Undoing Racism Regency Ballroom C, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyRoberto Bedoya • Mark Edward Kent • Timothy O'Leary • Melanie Powell-Robinson • Marc A. Scorca • Felicia Shaw • Fisher Dachs Associates

11:00am CDT

Training Teaching Artists Sterling 6, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMargie J. Reese • Linden Christ • Ruth Nott • Ashley Renée Watkins • Threshold Acoustics

1:15pm CDT

Roundtable: Education (Teaching Artist Training Workshop) Regency Ballroom B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMargie J. Reese • Stuart Holt • Stefanie Izzo • Ashley Renée Watkins

2:45pm CDT

Culturally Conscious Casting Regency Ballroom E, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMolly Dill • Clare Burovac • Andrew Jorgensen • David Lomeli • Ian Rye • Threshold Acoustics • Fisher Dachs Associates • Schuler Shook

My Moderators Sessions

2:00pm CDT

New Works Forum Breakout Session - Repertoire Development for Teen Singers Sterling 6, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJamie Andrews • Rachel J. Peters • Christopher Powell • Richard Russell • Chaz'men Williams-Ali • The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

2:00pm CDT

Roundtable: Education and Community Engagement (Budget Groups 1 and 2) Sterling 4, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJamie Andrews • Allison Felter