The Music Department was thrilled to welcome baritone Andrew Garland and pianist José Meléndez for a first-of-its-kind Orvis Guest Artist Residency featuring seven UH Mānoa voice students. Amy Taba, Noah Alcantara, Sydney Branch, Audrey Walters, Nicole Ikeda Cossi, Dennis Dilwith III, and Kaelyn Howard worked intensely with Garland and Meléndez in lessons and coachings for two weeks in an unparalleled artistic experience. The residency culminated in an impressive recital of art song, opera, musical theater, and kundiman, where students got to perform together with these two world-class artists. Congratulations to all on a successful residency, and mahalo nui loa to the Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation, who generously provided funding and support for this phenomenal experience.
