QSVI experience: High School and Opera/Pre Professional Divisions!

2025 

Queens Summer Vocal Institute 
NOW IN OUR 18TH SEASON

Queens College - Flushing, NY 
Dr. Sherry Overholt, Executive & Artistic Director 

Jennifer Grimaldi Toohey, Artistic & Program Coordinator 

Alex Paul Sheerin, Director of Opera Division & Stage Director 

The QSVI experience provides each young artist with a strong foundation of essential tools to excel in the competitive world of vocal performance. Led by acclaimed regional and international professionals, this intensive summer program is sure to train, motivate, and inspire each young singer! Prepare yourself for success in college auditions, professional auditions & beyond! On-campus housing is available!

OPERA DIVISION A 17-day training program for college students and post-college students looking for an intensive training program to gain further experience in their craft.  Singers will be cast in our staged & costumed productions of Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld (sung in English) & Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel (sung in German), and other assigned operatic scenes from the standard operatic literature and musical theater repertoire. Singers will also receive voice lessons and coaching, participate in masterclasses, and sing for Management. This small select group of singers will quickly elevate their ability to perform operatically and connect with seasoned professionals while receiving individual and group attention.  

 

OUR HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION This unique 11-day workshop intensive program includes Individual voice lessons, coaching, vocal repertoire classes (classical and Musical Theater repertoire), and English, Italian, French, and German diction instruction.Master Classes from well-known experts in all areas of singing in audition preparation, movement classes, vocal health workshops, college preparation skills, artist management, & more.Our High school Division workshop culminates in a gala performance on the final day, which includes songs, arias, staged scenes, and opera choruses!

TUITION HS Division: $1690  Opera Division: $1890 

Campus housing is available. Rooms are single-occupancy, fully furnished, and dorm-style. Financial assistance and scholarships may be available.