Enjoy this performance from almost anywhere in the world viaLIVE@jacobs!Repertoire Quinn Mason: Serenade (2025)Jessie Montgomery: Five Freedom Songs (2018)John Adams: Shaker Loops (1978/83)About the Artists Distinguished for insightful performances, visionary programming, and wide-ranging collaborations, conductor Jeffery Meyer has captivated audiences around the globe. He is professor of orchestral conducting at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music as well as artistic partner with the Northwest Sinfonietta, one of the northwest United States' most vibrantly creative ensembles. Artistic director of the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic for two decades, his work with the orchestra was noted for its breadth and innovation. His programming has earned three ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming and two Vytautas Marijošius Memorial Awards. A champion of contemporary music, Meyer imagines the orchestra experience as a forum for story, emotion, and civic dialogue. His projects have paired symphonic works with multimedia visionaries and diverse cultural collaborators. His recordings span repertoire from baroque to the present; his most recent, Illuminations: Music of Narong Prangcharoen, was released by Albany Records in 2023. Recent highlights include a multimedia Rite of Spring and Petrushka with the Thailand Philharmonic; Carlos Simon's Graffiti with renowned graffiti artists; a theatrical symphonic concert developed in collaboration with Daniel Bernard Roumain and Marc Bamuthi Joseph; Laura Kaminsky's Piano Concerto with Ursula Oppens (Cedille Records); a semistaged production of Nkeiru Okoye's Invitation to a Die-In; and multiple collaborations with the American Composers Orchestra's EarShot program. Recent and upcoming engagements include the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, Los Angeles Ballet, Xalapa Symphony, Orquesta Juvenil Universitaria Eduardo Mata, American Composers Orchestra, Texas Festival Orchestra at Round Top, and returns to the Grossman Ensemble, Sichuan Symphony, and Thailand Philharmonic. Passionate about working with young musicians and music education, Meyer is an active adjudicator, guest clinician, and master class teacher. Prior to his appointment at the Jacobs School, he led acclaimed orchestral programs at Arizona State University and Ithaca College. He has given master classes throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Meyer holds degrees in piano and composition and earned his Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance with Gilbert Kalish at Stony Brook University.Tichina Vaughn is associate professor of music in voice at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she was awarded a 2025 IU Trustees Teaching Award. As an educator and mentor, Vaughn has served as artist-in-residence at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and currently serves as artistic advisor for SAS Performing Arts Company NYC and as a faculty clinician with Opera Programs Berlin. The Grammy-winning American mezzo-soprano has performed in some of the world's most important opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, La Scala Milan, and the Royal Opera Covent Garden. Equally at home in classical, jazz, musical theater, and commercial music, Vaughn is celebrated for her electrifying artistry, versatility, and commitment to uplifting diverse voices in classical music. Recent performance highlights include Maria (Porgy and Bess) at the Met, Monisha (Treemonisha) at Washington National Opera, the Old Lady (Candide) at Semper Opera Dresden, mezzo soloist in Verdi's Requiem with the Flagstaff Symphony, Zia Principessa and Zita (Il Trittico) at Welsh National Opera, the Witch (Hansel and Gretel) at Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Azucena (Il Trovatore) at Piedmont Opera, and Amneris (Aida) at Fort Worth Opera and Cincinnati Opera. From 2010 through 2018, she was principal artist at the Semperoper Dresden and, from 1996 to 2006, principal artist at the Stuttgart State Opera, where she was awarded the title of Kammersängerin. In addition to her many operatic successes, Vaughn has performed concerts and recitals with the Berlin Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra, and Jerusalem Symphony, collaborating with maestros Simon Rattle, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Nello Santi, to name a few. Her discography includes the Grammy-winning Metropolitan Opera recording of the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Naxos Records' Der Ring Des Nibelungen from Stuttgart, her solo portrait CD Christmas at My House, as well as Schwanda The Bagpiper– Live from the Semperoper.