The Albuquerque Music Teachers Association is proud to present
Vocal Artistry Art Song Festival of New Mexico
Canzonette
Italiane
University of New Mexico | November 17-19, 2023


The Temptation of Song
Mezzo Soprano Jacqueline Zander-Wall and Pianist James Harder invite you to join in a celebration of fourteen years of the VAASF in a recital of enticing works by Rossini, Colibran, Viardot, Mahler, Schubert, Harbison and Villa Lobos. Come and enjoy a tasting of Song.
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Recital credits include the Stuttgart Hugo Wolf Gesellschaft, the Hamburg Mahler Verein, the Villa Lobos Ensemble, the Goethe Institute in Moscow and Boston, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Jacqueline Zander-Wall has performed Chamber Music with the New York Skaneateles Music Festival, the Hamburg Opera, Taos Chamber Music Festival, Montage Music Society, the Aspen Music Festival, the Warebrook Contemporary Music Festival in Vermont and throughout Germany. A proponent of new music Ms. Zander-Wall has sung with L’art pour l’art in Frankfurt, Chaosmas in Moscow and Boston, and Hamburgs improvisatory Scala Theater.

After a dual career as a collaborative pianist and psychotherapist in New York City, James Harder relocated to Albuquerque in 2021. He joined the UNM Department of Music Faculty as a Part-Time Vocal Coach in fall 2022. An alumnus of California State University Fresno and Hunter College School of Social Work of The City University of New York, Mr.Harder is thrilled to be working with young artists at a collegiate level.
Festival Schedule
Friday, November 17, 2023
All events for will be in in Keller Hall at the University of New Mexico
Vocal Artistry Division
Advanced Vocal Artists pursuing a classical singing career age 23-30
Young Artist Performances
Vocal Artists age 18-22
Music Education Division
Singers enrolled in a University Choral or Music Education Program no age limit
Young Artist Master Class
Lynn Helding
Canzonette Italiane Concert
Saturday, November 18, 2023
All events will be in Keller Hall at the University of New Mexico
High School Division
High School Singers grades 9-12
Collaborative Duo Division
Pianists/Singers no age limit
Middle School Performances
Young Singers grades 6-8
High School Master Class
Christòpheren Normura
From Memory Palaces to Neural Pathways: Training the Singer's Memory for Performance
Presentation by Lynn Helding and Blake Wilson
Adult Division Recital
Adult Singers age 30 and over
Collaborative Piano and Vocal Artistry Master Classes
Kayo Iwama
Sunday, November 19, 2023
Keller Hall at the University of New Mexico