A native of Dayton, OH, tenor Christopher Puckett has maintained an active career as both a performer and teacher over the last decade. He made his professional operatic debut in 2008 as a member of the prestigious Gerdine Young Artist’s Program at the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, appearing as Wolfram in The Tales of

Australian baritone Leslie John Flanagan has performed leading roles throughout Australia, Europe and the USA, including performances at the Sydney Opera House, in London at English National Opera’s Coliseum, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Royal Albert Hall, Wigmore Hall, the Janacek Theatre in Brno and at the Edinburgh Festival. Recent operatic performances include

2019 Messiah Festival of the Arts Calendar of Events March 31-May 26 121st Annual Midwest Art Exhibition @ Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery On View: March 31-May 26 Reception: March 31, 2-4pm with exhibition talks beginning at 2:30. Historical Lindsborg artists from the Sandzen Gallery’s permanent collection Paintings by Mark Flickinger of Arkansas City, Kansas Woodcut

Kyle Ferrill, baritone, joined the voice faculty of the University of Memphis in the fall of 2014. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Memphis, Ferrill taught at Indiana University, Boston University, Butler University, DePauw University, Walnut Hill School for the Arts, the Asolo (Italy) Song Festival, the University of Idaho, Songfest, and