Meet our 2022 Vocal Music Faculty! Our vocalist and coach is Courtenay Budd. A Georgia native, Courtenay is a highly accomplished and awarded soprano, whose work includes everything from Handel and Bach to bel canto opera and contemporary works. She has received critical praise from The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times, just to name a few. Courtenay has performed at the National Symphony, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and more! She has even appeared on multiple recordings, and her CD Sleep is Behind the Door was named “Lullaby Album of the Year” by CDBaby.com. Courtenay now lives in New York, where she teaches at Vassar College.

Courtenay Budd is the 2022 Vocal Music Intensive vocalist and coach

Erika Switzer is our 2022 collaborative pianist and coach. Erika has performed as a collaborative pianist around the world, including at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. Erika studied and performed in Germany for seven years, during which she won numerous awards, and she has received critical praise from the New York Times and Le Monde. Erika holds a doctorate from The Juilliard School, and she currently serves on the music faculty at Bard College and the Vocal Arts Program of the Bard Conservatory of Music.

Erika Switzer is our 2022 Vocal Music Intensive collaborative pianist and coach.

We are excited to welcome Courtenay Budd and Erika Switzer as our 2022 Vocal Music Intensive Faculty! This intensive runs from July 11-20, 2022, and applications are open NOW! Visit spoletostudyabroad.org/vocal-music-intensive to learn more.