Introducing the Baritone Voice!

This video is produced in compliance with the California Arts Standards for Music with the specific intent of being relevant to students and teacher throughout the State of California. The content in this educational video, represents a collaborative partnership between Dr. Brian Asher Alhadeff, Opera San Luis Obispo, and the Visual and Performing Arts department of the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education. This video specifically address standards 3, 4, and 10. Standard Three deals with when creative work is ready to be shared with the public. Standard Four addresses how artists select repertoire, and Standard Ten describes how artists make meaningful connections through music.

In this video, maestro Alhadeff introduces viewers to "The Baritone Singer". This short video explores the world surround baritone singers, while also focusing on baritone Joel Balzun and pianist Susan Davies, who together performed a recital on March 20, 2021. Use the below timings to easily navigate different parts of the video:

From a wider historical view, this video was created in April of 2021, during the COVID-19 global pandemic, which required strict social quarantines preventing live performances. On behalf of Opera San Luis Obispo and the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education, we humbly ask for your support of free content like this, by sending a check in any amount to the following addresses:

Opera San Luis Obispo
P.O. Box 14760
San Luis Obispo, California, 93406